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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1953
Page
1
At Panmunjom the United Nations prepares to interview 30 of 328 South Korean prisoners who have not returned home. The process aims to compare democracy versus communism, with about 11 days of interviews ahead.
Sgt. Frederick J. Brown 25 a member of the 82nd Airborne Division Band was shot to death in Fayetteville North Carolina. Sgt. Vernon A. Thomas 25 a band member was arrested and charged with murder. Police say Brown advanced with a bottle and Thomas fired in self defense. Brown killed by a 38 caliber slug. They had fought earlier and were living with their wives off the military base. Fort Bragg officials list Thomas as living in South Massillon Ohio. Brown's mother Mrs. Florence Johnson Roxbury Massachusetts.
Walt Scott presents a Christmas tale featuring The Little People and a scraggy spruce tree in the Valley of the Small Ones. The Spirit of Christmas reshapes a thoughtless world as an old witch and the Mean Ones sow harm. Page 8-B begins the series with the first strip.
Longshoremen refused to work on the New York waterfront as the New York New Jersey Waterfront Commission began enforcing a new permit system. Picket lines stretched a mile from Canal to Chambers and spread from Pier 86 to other luxury liner piers, led by workers barred from permits. The AFL moved to control the docks by reorganizing the ILA, while workers protested permit delays and the shape up hiring method.
RALEIGH officials seek the state’s largest turkey for the 1954 heaviest turkey contest at Milwaukee on January 15. Governor Umstead accepted a challenge from Wisconsin Governor Kohler to enter North Carolina’s top bird, with hopes it gains more weight before the contest. The Texas winner last year weighed 68 1/2 pounds.
Prime Minister Churchill leaves London by air with Foreign Secretary Eden for a Bermuda conference expected to push for quick acceptance of the Soviet bid and early Big Four talks. Laniel and Eisenhower set to join. Berlin site and mid January date discussed. Suez, Israel Jordan, Trieste and European army also on agenda.
Secretary of State Dulles, with Ike's backing, rejects belligerent demands and praises allied bases and warning systems. He notes McCarthy's criticisms of permissive diplomacy and cites bases from Detroit to Milwaukee as crucial to deterring Russia. A security review of Davies and a planned Bermuda Four power meeting are also discussed.
Gastonia North Carolina. Lawyer P Froneberger argued before a Gastonia Court jury when juror Claude Cannon spoke to him. Froneberger ordered Cannon withdrawn after he told him not to holler in his face, ending the trial.
Senator Welker accuses Democrats of “eating warmed over spy” rhetoric amid hearings on the Harry Dexter White case. He says further disclosures are coming as internal security subcommittee delves into White’s promotion in the Truman era and related FBI involvement.
Gov Thomas E Dewey of New York arrives at Sandhills resort for a nine day vacation accompanied by Mrs Dewey after an overnight train from New York City He plans to conduct urgent state business from the retreat and may face a New York waterfront strike on the first day of his vacation.
Washington officials report ongoing debate over wartime labor constraints with Meany outlining an AFL backed labor-management agreement. Industry groups, AFL CIO, and railroad unions favor no government power to order workers, while Defense and Selective Service weigh manpower needs and potential conflicts with Flemming who will reconcile agency views.
Chief Justice William A. Devin of the North Carolina Supreme Court and U S District Judge Johnson J Hayes will head a judicial panel at a Freedom of Information conference in Raleigh January 14 The conference aims to discuss news coverage and solutions with judiciary and law enforcement agencies Readiness of all invited judiciary and law enforcement members is noted and panels include media representatives and state officials.
At the United Nations Vishinsky dismissed U S charges of Chinese and North Korean killings in Korea as forged. Lodge Jr reported about 38 000 atrocity victims, with over 35 000 dead, citing death marches and camp losses. Neutral nations mostly silent as debate opened.
A Zurich based summary reports 40 percent of American newspaper readers cannot identify Georgi Malenkov as Soviet Premier and 79 percent do not know NATO. The 266 page study The Flow of News was financed by Ford and Rockefeller foundations and conducted by the American Institute for Public Opinion for IPT.
New York readers face a citywide shutdown as six major papers close amid a photo engravers strike. Union and publisher reps resume talks after federal mediation, with 20 000 workers idled and the Herald Tribune suspending until further notice.
In Greenville Michigan a fire trapped four McAllister brothers in an upstairs room. James 14 led as the oldest perished trying to save Vernon 10 Ronnie 9 and L D 6. Sisters Jean 10 and Reva escaped. father William McAllister scrap dealer was at a tavern. mother waitress. Deputy Hugh Yaney reported Jim called for help at the window before he died.
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