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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1952
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise announces subscription pricing for mail and carrier delivery. By mail offers 3, 6, and 12 month options at set totals. by carrier, weekly and yearly rates are provided.
A letter to the editor condemns the House Armed Services Committee for exempting women from universal military training. The writer argues women should be drafted to work during emergencies, while noting gender differences and safety safeguards.
In Raleigh the State Board of Elections discussed Negro voter registration and bloc voting. The board urged enforcing registration laws regardless of race and boosting turnout to counter bloc voting, railing against group-based manipulation.
An editorial warns that auto buyers face rosy demand but urban congestion and a rising highway fatality toll threaten the industry. It urges all drivers to treat motoring as a serious business, rivaling air travel vigilance, to prevent more deaths and chaos on the roads.
Senator Kefauver announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for President at a Washington hotel event. He states he will work hard to win, with wife Nancy and family present, and television cameras recording the moment for posterity.
Disjointed miscellany mixes political wit and society chatter from Washington. References to President Truman, Maj. Gen. Vaughan, Taft buttons, mink pelts at Blair House, and jokes about influence fill a satirical column alongside pricing rulings from the Office of Price Stabilization and a Kerr newsletter quip about oil wealth and friends.
A letter exchange between Senator Watkins of Utah and General Omar Bradley raises questions about the Japanese Peace Treaty and Pacific security. Bradley cites Cairo Declaration terms and current Soviet holdings of Sakhalin and Kurile Islands, questioning whether Japan and Alaska would be protected if Soviet forces shift after ratification.
Supreme Court Justice William Douglas criticizes current strategy, saying the pursuit of air bases abroad ignores the need to win support in Asia and win hearts of local people rather than military footholds. He urges a shift toward soft power and diplomacy.
A writer laments the fall of humor in serious times, arguing laughter helps balance heavy affairs. Segments discuss vaudeville decline, stale jokes, and a memory of Lincoln’s wit as a counterweight to national issues.
A youth recalls his ten year old self when his father asked him to harness a horse. He admits he knew nothing and the father replied that he would learn more on page SF seven-A.
Postwar notes reveal Prime Minister Churchill held an urgent private talk with fish ambassador Sir Oliver Franks in a Washington state office. A call from Sen. Tom Connally disrupted the session, prompting Aubrey Morgan to deliver a hastily prepared note to the ambassador.
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