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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1952
Page
4
The city should earmark Tate Park sale proceeds for a new city library as a memorial and cultural asset. While funds may be modest, the measure would help High Point prepare for future growth, with additional needs like an auditorium and municipal offices noted.
The article reflects on King George VI’s death and Princess Elizabeth becoming queen, noting the sovereign’s influence, the constraints of monarchy, and the hope for renewed British character under the young queen. It contrasts royal authority with government and church power and ends with American support for the new reign.
William Umstead of Durham has named Carlisle Higgins of Winston-Salem as his campaign manager for governor. A replacement for former Judge Hubert Olive of Lexington is expected soon with two co-managers from east and west, signaling a busy lead-up to the four-year election cycle.
The Greece and Turkey NATO accession moved to a routine Senate vote despite a sparsely populated chamber. Six senators were present as the Foreign Relations Committee backed the measure, while most others were away. Critics called the absences embarrassing and a reminder lawmakers should focus on lawmaking duties.
A Washington gossip item describes Margaret's latest escort Roy Leiffen, a young bald lawyer with ties to Cen a and New York, seen with her at the Shoreham hotel. The piece notes Leiffen’s slow rise to notoriety, mentions Margarets ex, Baritone Leonard Warren’s wife as his sister, and riffs on social topics and a Supreme Court joke, reflecting light, satirical Washington society chatter.
The article argues that academic freedom must be limited when a professor aids subversion or espionage. It cites the American Association of University Professors and University of California debates on loyalty oaths, stressing that a university must protect truth yet allow rejection by parents, alumni, and trustees to prevent corruption.
Corinne Calvet says working in the United States is an honor and foreign women should endure hard times. Senator Pat McCarran accuses parasites in Washington as House GOP Leader Joseph Martin predicts the second session will finish after conventions.
The piece recalls midcentury circus life from Chicago to Baraboo and West Baden, noting DeMille’s epic approach to The Greatest Show on Earth. It highlights the era’s traveling tents, the specialized circus network, and the dramatic train wreck sequence inspired by Hagenbeck-Wallace and Walter L. Main crashes.
Washington reports the Pentagon endorses the Vinson plan to start six months of universal military training this fall. It aims to begin without extra cost within the current defense budget and would not affect draft quotas for ages 18 to 26, except for 18-year-olds volunteering. The plan envisions gradual buildup to a long term reserve system, with full UMT by 1960 and potential defense budget reductions once reserves are established.
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