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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1949
Page
2
Congressman Doughton, the leading tax spokesman, said there is little chance for an immediate tax repeal and urged study of revisions for next year. He warned lower excises could be offset by higher other taxes and noted wartime levies raise over 1.2 billion annually.
Catholic leaders led by Cardinal Spellman denounce a bill to curb federal aid for transportation health services and other school needs to parochial and private schools. Lesinski a Catholic critic, Carey backs the measure urging broad school assistance and compromise. Mosquitoes spread malaria yellow fever and dengue.
Gheorghiu-Dej accused Tito of plotting to spark a Balkan crisis at a Bucharest rally of about 8,000 Romanian Reds while Voroshilov labeled Tito a traitor to the Soviet Union. Western observers saw the Cominform campaign as a nerve war with no Tito capitulation in sight. A World Bank loan drive and a dissident German red group offered Tito support as Yugoslavia faced an allied economic boycott.
J Howard McGrath resigns as national chair and Rhode Island senator to join the cabinet as attorney general. William M. Boyle Jr. is slated to replace him, with both McGrath and President Truman backing the choice. Credentials and contests loom as pro Truman forces field candidates for national committee posts while states’ righters face opposition.
Fire crews battled multiple blazes across the United States. Payette National Forest in Idaho reported over 14 000 acres burned with progress on Yellowstone fires also. three fires remained out of control over 1 700 acres. Near Shasta California foresters burned 3 000 acres to slow a 7 000 acre fire while Idaho saw a 7 500 acre blaze in Hell s Canyon Gorge with one crew member killed and three hospitalized.
The hurricane dubbed Harry’s Hurricane veers north away from Florida coast. A navy weather plane tracked the eye described as a nine shaped figure. At 5am EST winds up to 100 mph, 300 miles east of Melbourne with a 30 to 40 mile wind field. Forecasters expect increased forward motion and urge small craft to stay off the Atlantic from Melbourne to Cape Hatteras.
The Currituck wildlife resources commission discusses interagency overlaps and a statewide policy need at their meeting. Officials note autonomy attempts fail due to precedent while addressing dam repairs lease issues and federal project dependencies affecting inland and coastal jurisdictions.
A speaker labeled as promoting a safe living program for youth argues that excess, moderate, occasional, and social drinking are linked stages leading to heavier use. Dr. Jesse Hays Baird of San Anselmo California also spoke, noted as a former moderator of the Presbyterian church in the United States.
North Carolina dairy officials conclude four public hearings on milk classification. Commissioner L Y Ballentine aims to set a uniform statewide schedule affecting farmers and distributors in an eastern area of 34 counties. The rule prohibits selling milk in a higher class than purchased from the producer.
Mostly cloudy today and tonight with warmer conditions in the mountains. Scattered showers expected this afternoon and interior drizzle tonight. Coastal areas will see partly cloudy skies and warmth. Wednesday sunrise at 5 45 AM and sunset around 8 15 PM.
Edwin J. Dingle, once near death in Tibet, claims mystic guidance and knowledge can heal health, end poverty, and bring wealth. He seeks readers for a free 9,000 word treatise from The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles, urging prompt response as copies are limited.
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