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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1946
Page
2
Report from Shanghai describes street vendor riots sparked by police crackdowns. At least 100 injured, 100 vehicles wrecked, shops looted. Mayor Wu denies deaths. Police used tear gas and fire hoses as martial law loomed and rioters seized a theater as a field headquarters amid clashes near the Whangpoo and Blood Alley areas.
In Greater Hesse voters face a socialist constitution and state takeover plan. Bavaria shows mixed support with conservatives backing the Bavarian constitution while three minor parties campaign against it. A high turnout is anticipated across the occupied zones.
Violence erupts in the western city with gunfire, explosions, and heavy police actions near the station and central post office. Reports tie the unrest to Jewish deportations to Palestine, as troops move to restore order while Field Marshal Montgomery surveys installations.
An estimate places around 902 wars in the last 2,500 years. The stratosphere darkens and daytime stars become visible as sky conditions change.
Easthampton Mass November 30 Investigators pursue facts in the death of Donald R Green 52 found nude in woods after a party. District Attorney Harold Grousbeck says no current evidence of a crime and notes Green’s WWII service as an Air Force colonel may have unsettled others. Seventeen of eighteen poison tests are negative. one test pending.
Senator Theodore G. Bilbo arrives in Jackson to attend a senate committee hearing on his summer Democratic primary campaign. He calls himself an innocent bystander and says he may be represented by a team of lawyers if needed. He criticizes the committee as focusing on racial issues.
United States and French delegate Alexandre Parodi push to prevent any veto over atomic energy oversight. Russia backs inspecting under the Security Council, risking a veto by its five permanent members. Sir Hartley Shawcross rejects any scheme granting veto power. Vishinsky offers no reply.
Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small hopes the coal mine stoppage ends soon. Fines authorized by union contracts and government action may be imposed by mine operators with government approval. Capt. N. H. Collisson said many applications granted. up to 3,300 strikebound companies could levy daily penalties. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co began $1 daily fines for 4,500 strikers at 14 western PA pits, to be deducted from pay.
A five day preliminary field maneuver on Adak Island signals harsher drills to come as a 75 mile storm rips tents and a medium tank stalls nine hours. Col Joseph D Raney leads a force to test artillery self propelled guns vehicles gear and rations during three ten day maneuvers starting December 9 January 6 and February 6 with observers from the army navy and marine corps.
The article notes Groves may step down as Manhattan Project head as a civilian commission takes over. A joint army navy liaison committee led by Lt. Gen. Brereton and Rear Admiral Solberg is coordinating military needs with Lilienthal's panel. They discuss bomb research, power for bases, propulsion, and medical uses of nuclear by products.
Army officials describe ongoing misery among displaced persons in Austria and Germany. They stress German responsibility for the war and urge U S and allied action for lasting peace. Patterson supports admitting 100000 Jews to Palestine and a limited number of displaced persons to the United States. He notes 900 UNRRA centers, crowding, fair to improving health, and calls for work programs with private aid to provide materials and machines.
Carolina Petroleum company reports Salter No. 1 in Merriman area produced gas bubbles and oil sands, the first coring of oil sands in eastern North Carolina wildcat wells. A fifth well near Berry's Creek faced mud delays, but drilling progressed toward a possible Christmas completion.
Oklahoma offshore and onshore oil production approaches the total output of prewar Europe, signaling a sharp rise in domestic energy capacity. The surge reflects broader industry expansion and regional reserves driving higher crude yields across the state.
A speaker urged newsmen to campaign for five more junior colleges in eastern North Carolina within four years by adding two years of college work to five well located high schools. He noted rural areas in counties producing most cotton, tobacco and peanuts lack hospitals and medical facilities, hurting residents.
Odell Brown of 116 West Willis Street and Robert Woodrow Hiatt of 331 West Russell Street were booked on indictments of carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old High Point girl said to be of unsound mind. They posted $1 000 bonds and await hear ing Monday in municipal court. Hiatt allegedly acted on November 12 and Brown on October 23. Police noted the girl had no prior relations with any male before October 25.
British scheduled a December 9 constituent assembly, but Jinnah suddenly declined to attend if talks focus only on the current British plan. He had urged postponement amid Indian turmoil and left for London after meetings with Attlee and Wavell, signaling a shift in strategy.
President Avila Camacho said after leaving office he wishes to visit President Roosevelt's grave at Hyde Park New York and to visit former U S ambassador Josephus Daniels at his Raleigh home during Daniels' guest role for Mexico's inauguration of Miguel Aleman. Daniels noted the plans and conveyed greetings from Truman and North Carolina officials.
Half million Russell Kentucky area and 313 at Newport News yards show job cuts. In Dayton Delco GM division lays off 500 workers with more cuts likely if coal shortages persist. Indiana Chamber says Thanksgiving saved coal supply. Illinois forecasts production dip from 150 million to 120 million, costing 10 million in wages next week. Schools face closures due to heat loss as Youngstown and Goshen plan shutdowns.
New York November 30 The Soviet foreign minister Molotov opposed an international supervision plan to return war seized Jewish property in former enemy states. He argued the Romanian treaty clause insulted Romania and urged the council to rethink the provision, citing concessions already made to expedite council work.
Ada Victoria Elizabeth Tesh Zimmerman, 70, died at her Lexington Rt. 1 home. She was daughter of the late David A. and Hannah Tesh. Survived by husband Frank E. Zimmerman, four sons, four daughters, a half brother, two sisters, and two half sisters. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin labeled John L. Lewis as the chief ally of Communism in Europe over the coal strike and warned millions may die in Europe. He planned a ten point labor reform to prevent crippling strikes and said Lewis had aligned with communist interests, jeopardizing coal contracts with Italy France and other nations.
A United Nations committee urged South Africa and India to resolve disputes over Indian treatment through direct talks. It argued South Africa’s domestic policy concerns should not hinder bilateral relations and called for negotiations to iron out differences.
A Spokane mascot yellow kitten named Postage Due slept in a mail pouch and rode a 300 mile freight to Port Orchard Washington. Crated back to Spokane the cat eyed workers and jumped into another sack prompting Walter Hays to vow cat and bag inspections before loading.
Federal forecasters predict a mighty fine week end with sunny pleasant weather across most of the nation. Cold spots will remain in the Red River Valley and Lake Superior region where temperatures dip well below freezing. Recurrent light snows will continue in the north but no major precipitation elsewhere.
Rome reports a Franco Italian agreement to emigrate up to 200000 Italian laborers in 19 will be submitted to both governments for ratification. The pact aims to regulate labor movement and cooperation between the two nations.
The joint politics and legal committee of the general assembly approved renewed consultations between governments by a 24 to 19 vote. Debate centered on India's claim that the Union government discriminates against Indians who once worked in South Africa as indentured laborers.
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