14 Aug 1951
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1951
Page
1
In Seattle a B-50 bomber crashed into a frame apartment building causing a fierce fire. Fire officials estimate up to twenty to thirty may have died or been unaccounted for as residents fled. The plane skidded along a brewery administration area before exploding, coming from King County Airport.
Elizabeth Bentley testified that the Institute of Pacific Relations was a Communist front and that IPR leadership criticized its loose operations. She described her past as a courier for a spy ring and detailed OSS secrets access and the transfer of Duncan Lee, noting his fear and use of coded messages.
Prices moved down by noon in thin trading with overall losses small. Volume in first two hours about 460000 shares, versus 510000 yesterday, while several leaders held near prior closes. Amerada Petroleum rose to 12 1 2, others fell. Union Carbide gained 1 4, Du Pont and American Cyanamid eased, rails and steel thinned, Chrysler and GM edged down.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee warned Western Europe is not yet ready to withstand a Russian attack but will be soon. It urged congressional approval of aid, while senators push for deep cuts focusing on economic programs. The panel warned of a costly defense race and noted arms and funding bottlenecks beyond manpower.
Angry farmers from Fallbrook and nearby towns crowded a high school gym in California to oppose a federal bid to seize river water for Camp Pendleton. The hearing before Rep. Clair Engle examined whether water rights belong to citizens or the federal government, amid claims the move could destroy coastal lands and threaten the Marine base. Estimated agricultural losses reach up to 10 million dollars annually.
Beverly Hills bulletin reports William Randolph Hearst chief of a newspaper chain died today. He led the Hearst papers and built a vast media empire across multiple cities and regions.
Detroit dispatch notes Bertha Dickinson, seamstress and matron at Kaiser-Frazer Corp., signs off from a long career under arrangements with the CIO United Auto Workers Union. She has five children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
At Fort Bragg North Carolina the 82nd Airborne Division prepares a major assault in a large Army Air Force Southern Pine maneuvers drill. The exercise features aggressive patroling and a potential reinforcements shift as two Nazi Guard divisions join later. The event underscores wartime readiness and air defense coordination amid a tense strategic backdrop.
West Point expelled cadets prepare for furloughs and army discharges. Of 90 dismissed for cheating, several head home with families joining them. Some planned quick marriages at the Thayer Hotel as others await overseas assignments. Cardinal Spellman opened new options by inviting men to Fordham Manhattan or Iona colleges.
U N commanders Ridgway and Van Fleet warned that the 38th Parallel cease fire line the Reds demand is indefensible and urged a practical alternative. Nam Il pressed the armistice plan while talks at Kaesong showed continued deadlock over a demilitarized zone.
Public school officials from around the state are expected to attend tonight’s general meeting in Mars Hill. Roots will present rural aspects of opera and demonstrate work done with opera in the vernacular.
Communist forces feverishly reinforce the central front with convoys and supplies moving from Won'gan toward the front bastion of Many Enemy as U.N. warships bombard Wonsan for the 179th straight day. British Commonwealth ships also bombarded targets on the western coast and U.N. efforts continue to thwart enemy actions.
Washington dispatch reports Sen. Paul H. Douglas of Illinois declares he will not seek the 1952 presidential or senatorial race. The announcement suggests a quieting of political speculation surrounding the veteran Democrat.
The Senate Post Office today approves a bill setting a four cent increase on the letter rate. A separate measure seeks gradual postage hikes of ten percent per year for three years.
The report notes tonight's low and tomorrow's high as well as the previous high of 99 and last night's low of 90, presenting a brief forecast glimpse.
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