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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1952
Page
1
Gorham Manufacturing Co of Providence has bought land near Asheville to set up a new plant. The firm, known for Gorham silverware, will determine the product lines plant size and employment later. Local officials provided no timetable or details on production scope.
Leland Wan ve dies Wooten 52 year old Statesville native and Bell Tele-Co chemist. Dr Hugh G Stokes cites natural causes as autopsy pending. Parents named Mr and Mrs W C Wooten of Statesville. News item notes new member Scroop W noon to Raleigh State Board of Education and Development and illness.
London AP reports Alan Nunn May, the atomic spy who passed West secrets to Russia, is released after six years and eight months in Wakefield Prison. The Home Office cites publicity concerns and says steps were taken to shield him, with plans him to stay with Ralph Nunn May outside London. family comments vary on motives.
President Truman plans a fiscal 1954 budget around 79 billion dollars to Congress, aiming to trim total spending from early estimates of 85 billion to about 80 billion. Deficit projection hovers near 6 billion, with congressional talks centering on a balanced budget prior to tax cuts and potential trims across defense and aid programs.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg request clemency as they await an execution date in Sing Sing for passing atomic secrets. Emanuel Bloch, their lawyer, may appeal to President Truman if clemency fails, while a circuit court appeal and last‑ditch petitions continue. Letters from scientists and clergy, including Harold Urey, support commuting the sentence.
The Navy lists Ru fus Lloyd Mounce aerographer's mate second class as one of ten crewmen killed when PBM patrol aircraft crashed off the east coast of Korea. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Mounce of Summerfield North Carolina.
In Seoul sector, Chinese loudspeakers warned of a big Red drive for January 4 but UN commanders doubted an imminent offensive. A probing attack with about 200 Reds failed at Old Baldy, costing 30 dead and 100 wounded, as UN forces reclaimed positions hours later amid sleet and cold of six to 42 degrees.
House investigators suggest Secretary Acheson may be summoned to answer charges that the State Department obstructed a New York grand jury probe into the suppression of a UN oversight report. The panel plans possible impaneling a new grand jury to continue the inquiry with support from Attorney General Brownell.
Florida State University biologist H. Frank of Tallahassee told AAAS members that authoritative dogmatic religions should divorce themselves from primitive ideas. He argued science favors realistic hypotheses and that few great scientists are adherents of authoritative religions, noting religion can cause conflict when used as a moral measuring rod.
Washington reports a bipartisan push to change Senate filibuster rules threatening Republican aims for a smooth new session. About 20 GOP and northern Democratic senators meet to plan strategy to seek cloture reform, risking a confrontation with civil rights factions and state party dynamics.
The Army tests a new cold weather uniform nicknamed the cold bar in Korea. Developed over two years, the rubbery suit withstands 50 degrees below and remains buoyant with a full pack. Maj. John W. Irving leads a team supervising 3,000 units, with cotton trousers and jacket worn over it for pocket space and protection.
Tokyo reports increased rotation points for troops after January 1. Front line units will require 40 points while nine months service remains for other troops. Front line units earn four points monthly, near front three, rear two. Japan based families receive one point monthly, others 1.5. Clark and Wu dispute replacement levels, Pentagon pressuring Clark to adjust rotated soldiers. February draft call raised to 53 000 men, highest since early Korean War.
National Safety Council estimates Christmas and New Year periods could total about 1,248 deaths across eight days. Texas led fatalities with 57, Ohio reports 38, and officials cite speeding, drunken driving, and overlong trips as key factors.
Prof. J L B Smith arrived in Durban with a five foot preserved coelacanth, hailed as the rarest fish in the world. The prehistoric latimeria, dating back 300 million years, may be the long sought missing link in evolution, with only one prior specimen saved. The fish was caught on a Comoro island and preserved with formalin for study.
Two Alabama bondsmen fled Toledo with Girdis Hill a 23 year old man claiming he was kidnapped on a Detroit street corner. Authorities questioned their authority to arrest Hill in Detroit without an extradition warrant while Hill sought extradition to Michigan.
President elect Eisenhower plans a conference today with Sen. Robert Taft and other GOP leaders to outline the legislative program. The session includes Styles Bridges Eugene Millikin Leverett Saltonstall Milton Young and others as the groundwork moves toward a final draft after his January 20 inauguration.
A Fayetteville crash killed Pvt. Thomas R. Emmons 22 of Carrollton Mississippi and Doris Hayes 22 Fayetteville waitress. Four others injured including Cora Annie Florence Hamilton 26 Fayetteville waitress and Pvt. William C. Sayre. Collision occurred after 3 am on Person Street when a convertible rammed a parked shrubbery truck. Hamilton held on $2500 bond awaiting inquest.
Weather report notes tonight's low and tomorrow's high around 44 degrees. High today near 60s and last night’s low not specified. Sunset at 5 15 pm and sunrise tomorrow expected around 6 40 am.
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