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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
1
President Truman and congressional leaders met at the White House to discuss a stern crisis and a multi bill request. He seeks 16.8 billion for rapid armed forces buildup and 1.05 billion to accelerate the atomic energy program, with broader fiscal plans extending into the next year.
The chilly and wet spell of late November eased in many areas on December 1 as winds diminished in the Great Lakes region. Western and central New York saw heavy snow yesterday. Florida crops sustained over 10 million dollars in damage from the cold spell. Snow also hit the northern Rockies and plains with near zero temperatures in some border cities.
Prime Minister Attlee moves to fly to Washington Sunday for talks with President Truman aimed at ending Communist China's Korea intervention and preserving world peace. Bevin and Shinwell among early callers at 10 Downing Street as Morrison stands by in his absence.
Informed sources report a meeting of North Atlantic military leaders arranged to press for an immediate agreement on a combined defense force in western Europe. A formal announcement is likely within 24 hours.
United Nations diplomats held round the clock talks on how to remove Chinese Communists from Korea without triggering World War. Russia and Peiping rejected a six power security council resolution, delaying any easy diplomatic withdrawal and pushing decisions toward Washington after weekend discussions between Truman and Attlee.
The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill of Greenwich Conn presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church was nominated as first head of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States His 60 years of leadership include presiding over episcopal communicants since 1947 and he served on the president's civil rights commission The nomination followed an executive session by the council's general board and was kept secret until today
Detroit’s Grand Prize Baby title goes to Lester H. Massengill a 29 month old whose father is a Ford foundry worker and mother a former WAC. He topped 5244 rivals in a public Convention Hall ceremony judged on health beauty and popularity with a point basis.
President Truman named Michael DiSalle of Toledo as price administrator signaling likely wage and price controls. Senators and officials predicted an imminent shift to broader controls to ration materials and curb civilian spending while defense costs rise.
Documents reveal Japan chose to wage war on the United States on December 1, 1941 nine years ago. A week later a Japanese envoy sought peace talks in Washington as Pearl Harbor sparked U S involvement. A separate China delegation visited New York to address the United Nations and Wu Hsiuchuan praised Sino American friendship amidst Korean fighting. Churchill planned U S talks and Attlee was to arrive for discussions with President Truman next week.
U S Steel leads with an immediate 16 cent hourly raise for 259000 CIO United Steelworkers members and a price increase of about 5 percent. Republic Steel and Jones and Laughlin indicate similar moves as multiple producers follow the pace set by the industry leader. Murray signals broad strike of settlements through the sector with talks resuming across 1400 companies.
ENGLEWOOD N J Dec 1 A 29 year old wife identified as Mrs Margaret Thompson Oppenheimer and her three children were found dead in a closed garage from carbon monoxide fumes. Husband William returned home at 9 55 pm and found the family in the station wagon.
A National Resources Security Board proposal would place civil defense under a single administrator reporting to the President with extensive powers over military, atomic energy, and state programs. Rep. Durham introduced the bill, urging quick action in the current session, while critics warn of its far reaching provisions and potential costs.
In Tokyo the G-2 chief said the Allied northwest line is stabilizing as UN forces fight to slow a large Chinese advance. He stressed atomic bombs are not needed now and warned against relying on desperate measures amid the Korea crisis.
Halifax Nova Scotia December 1 Firemen searched the ruins of Kay Ltd four story department store after a fire started by an electrical sign in the Christmas window display. At least ten people died with twenty nine clerks and shoppers inside. Teen Roland Mulholland led others to safety via a rooftop ladder before the building burned out. An injury left one woman in hospital. Police and fire officials debated whether an explosion occurred as the blaze cut off the entrance and roared through the structure setting Halifax’s worst blaze since 1939.
The New York Times reports General Douglas MacArthur rejected calls to halt at a line short of the Manchurian boundary. In a dispatch relayed by Arthur Krock, MacArthur said there was no truth to anonymous gossip and that UN resolutions and directives guided every major move. He warned that stopping would require revising UN resolutions and questioned the motive behind the rumors.
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