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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1947
Page
1
MOSCOW April 15 Officials said U S Secretary of State Marshall rejected Molotov amendments to the four power treaty aimed at disarming Germany as a basis for negotiation. The Soviet proposal was deemed unacceptable by Marshall during talks in Moscow.
Informants report the American secretary expects a clear Russian answer on whether Moscow will support a 40 year German disarmament treaty. Discussion resumes in the foreign ministers council with US insisting German settlement proceed via regular peace talks. Russia seeks sweeping revisions via Molotov amendments, while Marshall argues the Soviet proposals threaten the US drafted approach.
Patricia Schmidt known as Saura, a 21 year old Toledo dancer, says she killed John Lester Mee, Chicago lawyer, aboard his 72 foot yacht in Havana harbor after discovering he was married. Cuban judge must charge Schmidt and Charles Jackson by noon.
Weather report for the Carolinas shows partly cloudy skies with warmer interior, possible rain today and tonight, increasing clouds and showers by midweek. Temperatures near seasonal norms with rising temps Wednesday through Friday. forecast covers 7:30 pm today to 7:30 pm Saturday. Observed readings include Charleston 63 35, Charlotte 63 40, Raleigh 54 41, Washington 34 68.
Russia will face a heavier lend-lease bill than other wartime allies once talks begin in Washington. Officials say a bigger share of civil goods flowed to the Soviet Union, raising the ante beyond others at less than full payment. Discussions hinge on a postwar reconstrution loan possibility.
In Kinston North Carolina Joe Cuthrell with B F E Dale Jr runs a four week training program for tobacco auctioneers at the town market. The course emphasizes a keen eye quick mind clear voice and steady temper. Graduates may not be stellar but careful practice aims to build competence.
In Moscow on April 15 the focus shifts to two plain questions for the council of foreign ministers and Comrade Stalin. When will we go home and when will Secretary Marshall meet Stalin. Betting runs on May departure while Marshall stays mum on the second issue. Observers fear the conference nears end as delegations prepare to pull out, with some saying the conference seems dead and no one around to bury it.
A burglar left a German note on a mirror in Prof. Max S. Dunn’s home after stealing costume jewelry. Police report the value was limited to costume pieces and the thief quoted the saying all that glitters is not gold.
About 2,700 Jewish immigrants were landed in British naval custody from the steamer Guardian and sent to detention camps on Cyprus after clashes aboard the vessel. The refugees, singing Hebrew hymns, viewed two dead men claimed to be killed when the Guardian was boarded off Tel Aviv.
Negotiations for world wide arms reductions were delayed again as the five-nation Britain France China Russia United States group postponed meetings for a third time. Brazil and Colombia urged big power unity while Hershel V. Johnson of the United States cautioned against excluding others from the talks. Britain voted against the proposal.
Allied dispatches claim a Moscow controlled Balkan super-state directs territorial questions and governs military and political actions across Greece Romania Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Albania. Dimitrov Pauker and Zachariades reputedly lead with Tito’s envoys. proposed borders allocate Greek Macedonia to Yugoslavia and Thrace to Bulgaria, with a Macedonian autonomy plan pending.
Pittsburgh April 15 coal consuming industries moved back toward normal as stockpiles covered disruptions from the AFL United Mine Workers stoppage. United States Steel subsidiaries lost an estimated 67 000 tons of pig iron. some blast furnaces resumed. Railroads warned of more layoffs. Norfolk and Western noted normal coal movement returning for the first time in a fortnight. About 400 000 soft coal miners were back at work with uncertain duration amid looming July 1 government mine control end.
Chicago manufacturer Milton Reynolds flies Bombshell toward Edmonton on the penultimate leg of his round the world record bid. The plane took off from Adak after an unscheduled stop due to heavy headwinds and dwindling fuel.
London April 15 Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton said the British government will slash operating costs by 729 million pounds in the 1947-48 fiscal year. He noted April 1 to March 31 spending is estimated at 3.181 billion pounds, 19 percent below last year, with army war and air force outlays 46 percent lower and defense expenditures cut to 899 million pounds. Dalton expected further substantial reductions next year.
The piece describes Budget Day as a barometer of Britain’s economic health, with wartime austerity expected to continue. It notes national worry over crisis conditions, rationing, and taxes, citing figures on taxpayers and the dwindling ranks of the wealthy. It highlights public patience toward a socialist government and the inherited war debt.
Washington reports the GOP high command urged the house steering committee to approve a 10 percent general rent increase. The house banking committee had voted 9 to 4 for the across-the-board rise. the senate banking committee rejected a general increase. Rep Wolcott declined to forecast the steering vote.
In Washington on April 15 leading Democrats blasted Henry A. Wallace while President Truman remained silent as the Senate prepared to resume debate on the Greek Turkish aid measure.
The White House stated Henry A. Wallace speaks only as a private citizen on foreign policy critiques and that no official notice supports his speeches. Presidential Secretary Charles Ross refused to comment when asked if the government would notify Britain Wallace is speaking for himself.
Senator Tydings of Maryland and Senator Lucas of Illinois on the Senate Democratic Policy Committee criticized Wallace with sharp wording similar to some Republican colleagues. The attacks targeted Wallace for his criticism of the press in England.
Washington April reports say top conciliators met with telephone union leaders to win acceptance of Schwellenbach's settlement by 5 p m Eastern. Warren told reporters he hopes the plan is accepted by both sides as unions prepare to decide before the deadline. Shared details note the plan covers most employees but excludes New York City New England and Pennsylvania with a five member arbitration board to settle money issues and a 90 day limit for a finding.
Wallace and Britain's Tom Williams toured Rothamsted testing plots in Hertfordshire discussing plant diseases fertilizers and farming methods with agricultural scientists. Wallace paused his Truman Doctrine critique to focus on scientific farming before continuing his European itinerary.
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