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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1953
Page
10
A mixed set of crossword style clues ranges across themes from religion and animals to furniture and measurements. Entries include Red Ridin Hood and the ?, Cemented by terms such as Vestige Prong and Measures like Abbr for Initial.
The Finnish tanker Wiima arrived at Hong Kong carrying jet fuel for Communist Chinese MiG-15s, enough to power about 5,000 one hour and 15 minute sorties. Washington sought to halt the voyage, but Finland cited legal limits and Turkey noted freedom of transit for ships through the Dardanelles. The UN fuel embargo of May 18, 1951 does not apply as Finland and Romania are non members.
A comparison notes Britain has one locomotive per 414 square miles of countryside while the United States, famed for vast distances, sustains one locomotive for every 60 square miles.
Aldo Icardi former Army OSS lieutenant renews effort to practice law in Pennsylvania. He will face a closed subcommittee interview with Allegheny County Law Examiners as part of standard procedure. Controversy stems from prior True Magazine article linking him to the 1944 Holohan killing in Italy, which Defense Department records reportedly support. Italian extradition efforts stalled.
Kenneth D. Fry former Voice of America official is ousted from the Democratic National Committee as part of a broader personnel reorganization led by Stephen A Mitchell. Fry’s duties in the Radio-Television Division are absorbed into Publicity Director Sam Brightman, with other longtime staff also dismissed or reassigned to cut costs after a campaign deficit.
A 73 year old street vendor, Anna Cox, says she has slept on Chicago streetcars for seven years due to poverty and comfort. She admitted to being a permanent guest of the CTA while still paying fares, and notes she can ride six trips for about $1.02 each night. She values the old red cars for warmth and softer seats.
The piece weighs risks of Eisenhower lifting Formosa neutrality and asks where Chiang Kai-Shek could profitably attack the mainland, how Reds might retaliate, and what the United States would do. It notes Amoy and Swatow ports’ limits, Chiang’s air power, and Formosa as a likely target inviting U.S. involvement.
Caribbean strongman Rafael Trujillo said the Dominican Republic would send a regimental combat team about 5 000 men to join United Nations forces in Korea. He warned Communists threaten Guatemala Venezuela and Cuba, with Caribbean Legion weapons ready for revolts.
Abbottsford, B C. Auctioneer Stacey Frost drove his car into a garage for a fuel leak repair. The attendant started the car, it caught fire, Frost reversed, sped across the street and crashed through the door of a locked barn near Frosts auction building.
The article notes that Romans used glass for windows but discusses much debate over how widely this practice spread. It weighs historical arguments and archaeological findings to gauge the prevalence of glass window usage in ancient settings.
Paul Robeson and six others urged the Federal Parole Board to free Benjamin J. Davis a top Communist leader and ex Negro NYC council member serving a five year term for conspiring to overthrow the government. Robeson cited strong sentiment among Negroes for Davis release during the hearing in Washington.
A notice announces the Royal Arch Masons High Point Chapter number 70 performing the Royal Arch Degree. The item identifies a fraternal initiation event conducted by the chapter.
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