16 Aug 1953
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1953
Page
1
Panmunjom reports a large prisoner swap as 75 Americans 75 British and 262 South Koreans move north in Molotov trucks. The halfway mark toward the target exchange sees both sides releasing substantial numbers with some injuries reported.
Ronald W. Cocking is appointed Sunday editor of The Enterprise by Editor Holt McPherson. He comes from Canada where he led The Hamilton News for 40 years and will start Aug. 24. Cocking, born in England in 1917, has written for major papers and magazines, served in the RAF, and helped develop public facilities in Hamilton. He and his wife Olivia Williams will reside with Mrs. Banner Davis at 505 Denny St.
Berber chiefs at Marrakech named Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa imam leader of the faithful while Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef remains de facto ruler. The action, a French mediated compromise, aims to avert civil war and preserve the sultan’s throne amid anti-French nationalist tensions and potential upheaval affecting U.S. air bases in the region.
Tokyo reports a third Japanese flood disaster in a month leaves hundreds dead or missing and thousands displaced in the Kizu River valley. The Taisho Dam failure sent half a million tons of water into the Kizu, washing away 560 homes, 24 682 inundated, 168 bridges destroyed, with many still unaccounted as rescue efforts continue.
United Nations allies in New York after a three hour harmony meeting reported near agreement on a formula to seat Russia at the Korea peace conference. A U S backed proposal would invite UN members to participate in their individual capacities with separate clauses for Russia and India. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr said progress was substantial and Britain, Canada, and France pressed for Russia’s inclusion via UN channels.
Liberated American prisoners report Chinese threats to halt repatriation unless they praised camp conditions. At Kaesong an interpreter urged them to tell Red Cross teams favorable stories, with some men warned they might be held back. Several inmates faced trumped up charges at Camp 1 along the Yalu River, stepups to release under the armistice.
Sen. Bridges predicts federal spending at 72 billion dollars for the current year, two billion below the latest Eisenhower Administration estimate but still leaving a 3 3/4 billion dollar deficit under the revenue forecast. He notes Congress trimmed vast sums in the last session and expects further reductions ahead.
Sen McCarthy urges ASNE editors to study the Washington Post coverage after accusing James Russell Wiggins of prostituting and endangering press freedom. The Washington Post editorial defends its reporting on McCarthy and the ASNE report on Wechsler questioning.
Rome reports Italy's postwar recovery chief Giuseppe Pella agreed to lead as premier with a businesslike cabinet. He omitted former premier Alcide De Gasperi from the foreign ministry, promising a short tenure and a focus on the budget while urging reconciliation between left and right.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford was sworn in as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Gen. Omar N. Bradley at the Pentagon. Gen. Mathew Ridgway became Army chief of staff, and Gen. Nathan Twining assumed Air Force leadership as part of a high command turnover.
NAHA Okinawa Sunday August 16 one of the wildest typhoons on record passed Okinawa and the American airbase after an overnight battering with winds up to 58 mph. Forecasters said the center was moving into the China Sea 130 miles southeast of the island at 3 am local time and could strike the Chinese mainland near Shanghai about 120 miles south. Earlier, winds were reported at 11 mph with a broader threat to the region.
Today's high reaches 90 with a low of 63 and yesterday's high was 95. Tonight's low around 65. Sunset is 7:09 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow at 5:40 a.m.
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