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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
2
Congressman doubts UMT approval this year while Chairman Vinson says he will introduce any Defense Department bill but expects Senate action first as panel忙忙 themes and busy schedule delay action on the measure.
President Truman accepted an offer of Philippine troops to fight in Korea and said U S and Philippine soldiers will stand shoulder to shoulder against aggression, signaling renewed alliance as war efforts intensify.
Malik says three embassy officials in Washington have quit and asked for asylum. Janusz Zoltowski Stefan Rogozinski and Wladyslaw Nizinski reportedly resigned within two months to ten days and written asylum requests. State Department officials expect likely grant of asylum if no evidence of communism.
The Grenadier Guards, the British Army’s premier regiment, traces its origins to 1685 when it was raised as the bodyguard for King James II.
Wake Forest graduates and Winston-Salem residents are taking key roles at the University of North Carolina system. Gordon Gray of Winston-Salem is named president elect, Jack McCracken heads State College student body, and Nancy Blanton leads Greensboro Woman's College council, with other leaders from the Forsyth city chosen through democratic processes.
Marines press the attack on Obongi ridge as artillery and mortars thunder. Captain Lewis B. Sheen of Honolulu observes as U S Marines push uphill amid machine gun fire and smoke, while PFC Richard C. Powley of Lester PA recalls taking the hill twice and holding it in a fierce engagement.
Halifax county health officer Dr. Robert F. Young says he tried in vain to admit Jewel Faye King, a two year old with poliomyelitis, to a North Carolina hospital nearer than Greensboro. The child remains in a Portsmouth Virginia hospital. He spent a morning calling eastern NC hospitals including Raleigh and Durham seeking an acute bed.
Brigham Young longtime head of the Latter-day Saints church died in Salt Lake City at age 60 plus after more than three decades leading the faith and its territorial expansion.
Sugar Pine trees stand as the largest true pines with occasional heights up to 250 feet and diameters reaching 12 feet, illustrating remarkable size among conifers.
A report details Red breakthroughs west of Chindong and Pohang evacuation of the South Korean third division. British, American, and Chinese forces clash with Communist batteries near Hong Kong and on island shores. US and allied leaders debate Formosa policy and a unified European defense plan nears formalization in Strasbourg.
Stantonstown news reports 17 year old Ralph Wainwright spotted a burning oil truck at a bulk oil plant and safely drove it away before it exploded, likely saving the town from a major fire. He jumped out seconds before the blast occurred.
Corporal Rudd recounts a capture near Waegwan by North Korean troops. He describes a mass march, stripping of gear, tying with wires, and feeding prisoners a pear and an apple. He says 43 prisoners were held and five disappeared during the night assault.
The Jackson Memorial Research laboratory in Bar Harbor Maine possesses the world’s oldest pure-bred mouse strain, reaching 220 generations since its 1909 start. If humans had the same lineage rate, they would trace back to 3500 B.C.
Governor Scott announced the appointment of Dr. E. M. Medlin of Aberdeen and the re appointment of Dr. A. T. Jennette of Washington to the State Board of Dental Examiners. The appointments were recommended by the North Carolina Dental Society.
The committee proposes 1950 corporate tax rates of 23 percent on the first 25 000 of income and 42 percent on income over 25 000, to simplify applying higher rates to half of 1950 income. Treasury revenue from corporations is expected at about 700 million dollars. current brackets range from 21 percent to 38 percent across multiple income ranges.
In Venezuela voting is compulsory for ages 21 to 65 while those from 18 to 21 and those above 65 may vote but are not required to. The policy sets mandatory participation within the 21 to 65 bracket and optional participation outside it.
The article weighs tactical B 29 bombing against potential atomic use in Korea. It notes area coverage, the scale of atomic blasts needed for similar impact, safety distancing for troops, and political risk if atomic weapons are seen in Asia. It also discusses possible targets and the Boeing B 47 role. A separate note mentions menhaden fish oil as a lubricant and in tanning and manufacturing.
It is estimated that about seven million five hundred thirty-two thousand dollars worth of privately owned range land in Utah is covered with sagebrush.
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