18 Dec 1951
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1951
Page
1
Morganton residents boosted the reward to 575 dollars for arrest and conviction of the person who cut out a dog’s tongue. A 100 dollar check arrived from Judy World in New York, with 110 more added by Morganton citizens.
The wife of Bell faces charges as an accessory after the fact of murder. Solicitor J Allies Hayes stated she would not be tried at this term.
A 34 year old Charlotte resident, McCorkle, seeks parole from prison while her supporters press for clemency. Parole Commissioner T C John grants a 10 day continuance, scheduling a second hearing session for the 27th.
On the New Jersey Turnpike six miles south of Bordentown a car carrying six Marines from Camp Lejeune collided with a tractor-trailer. Five young Marines were killed: Joseph De Pere, Andrew M. Jacobs, Joseph D. Harrop, John J. Rand, Norman Violette. The sole survivor, Pfc. James L. Robertson, was critically injured at Burlington County Hospital. Police said the car traveled at a very great speed and became wedged under the truck.
Ice covered highways stopped all bus schedules in High Point from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. and disrupted travel statewide. Service resumed gradually with full restoration expected by noon. Flights faced cancellations though a few planes managed to operate. Snow and freezing rain created dangerous conditions with freezing temperatures and drifting snow across the Midwest and Northeast.
A vast snow storm sweeps from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic today and forecasters warn the pre winter wave will intensify with no letup in the freezing conditions already in place.
Federal mediation chief Cyrus S. Ching prepared to convene steel industry and United Steel Workers leaders in Washington to avert a January strike. Union head Philip Murray warned a 650,000 member walkout would cripple the defense effort if wage demands are not met. Discussions with steel executives and Prize Stabilizer DiSalle aimed to assess a possible price boost under the Capehart amendment as bargaining resumes.
Henry Wetine Grunewald, a focal figure in a tax corruption inquiry, was subpoenaed to testify Thursday in closed session. He is hospitalized in Georgetown with a stomach ailment and had previously refused to reveal his name to subcommittee members.
The Communists handed UN authorities a list of prisoners and missing Americans from the Korean war, including 12,795 missing. The tally confirms Gen Ridgway’s Nov 30 estimate that about 6,000 Americans may have been murdered by Communist forces, with at least 2,000 fewer missing than earlier forecasts.
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, missing since July 20, 1950, after Taejon battle, is reportedly alive in a Communist prisoner camp. A Communist newsman listed him among Allied POWs, while U.N. and family reactions varied as lists and armistice talks continued.
The United States military to inform families of 3,198 Americans listed as prisoners of war in Korea. The list, supplied by the Communists, covers about one quarter of 11,042 missing, and will be flown to Tokyo for distribution to newsmen before matching with missing roster in Washington. Public release to next of kin is hoped to follow as soon as possible.
The Air Force awarded Pratt & Whitney a secret second contract to develop a distinct atomic airplane power plant while General Electric is already working on the first atomic engine at its Lockland plant. The Atomic Energy Commission backs both efforts, aiming for potential unlimited range and high speeds, with a speculative 5 to 10 years for a flight test. Weight and shielding remain critical hurdles for crew safety.
At Munson apple orchard HQ United Nations and armistice officers debated extending the 30 day truce deadline or switching to a shooting campaign. Communist probes targeted Turkish positions while patrol actions continued along a mine front. Sabre jet pilots reported over 200 Communist aircraft but few engagements occurred. One pilot was wounded after a bailout. two planes were lost to ground fire.
Elizabeth New Jersey agencies led by the Civil Aeronautics Board formed two committees to probe a Sunday crash that killed all aboard a cut rate non flight to Florida. The plane struck Elizabeth River water after attempting emergency return to Newark and burned. Mayors plan talks on restricting flights over homes.
The forecast reports a low tonight near 1 degree with a high around 32 tomorrow. Earlier, the day’s high was expected at 38 with a low of 23 last night.
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