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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1951
Page
2
Senate investigators report overcrowding at Lackland Air Force training center with 62 751 on Jan 17 and only 1 000 daily intake. They note bitter limits and misallocation of highly educated men toward private ranks rather than officers.
Emil Rieve head of the CIO Tentile Workers leads opposition to the 10 percent limit with 700 strikers at northern woolen and worsted mills. Al J Hayes of the machinists joins as labor members of the stabilization board while farm leaders seek top echelon farmer representation in the program.
A military briefing discusses reducing weight to about seven pounds for a weapon resembling the BAR. The design uses a round magazine and includes a stabilizer for improved performance. Demonstrations appeared to show the concept.
Secrel groups mainly of former convicts act across an interstate belt from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts, producing and distributing high proof beverage alcohol. Mealey notes alcohol tax hikes have sparked predictions of lawbreakers, with rates rising from 2.25 to 9 dollars per gallon and widespread violations nationwide.
The square dance club will meet in the armory Tuesday night due to installation of permanent seats in the school auditorium. Evelyn McNeely says the move is permanent for future meetings and social recreation.
A quirky page lists quick questions about language, origins of tomato, and a unit measure. It also presents a folks of fame item about a Sauk Centre born writer born Feb 7 1885 with a later career in news, novels, stage and screen, ending with a presidential lineage and Civil War service.
A Central Press obituary outlines a politician who served as a state supreme court reporter before the war, was elected U.S. senator in 1881, later became president, then lost re-election to Grover Cleveland in 1893 and died in Indianapolis on March 51, 1801.
An obscure saying by Emanuel Swedendorg notes that the rife leads not to a peaceful retirement but a woeful life within the world, reflecting a somber view on life’s pursuits.
A garbled text hints at advice on showmanship leadership and starting a new project. It mentions a child born to gay parents and suggests cleverness. The fragmentary lines resemble a personal or editorial aside without clear factual details.
A concise review noting Ohio’s admission to the Union in 1803 alongside a string of dated items: 1863 statehood, 1943 references to Adelina Patti and the phonograph patent by Thomas Edison, and 1945 US Marines landing on Iwo Jima during World War II.
The note wishes a trio of stars a happy birthday. Merle Oberon the actress Jimmy Durante the comedian and EKeaye Boyle the author are acknowledged for their special day in a short birthday tribute.
A teacher addresses a mixed audience on weed saving angles across Mexico and other American regions. The remarks reference Sam Rayburn of Texas and Omar Kaayyam in a fragmented historic framing.
The socialist administration under Prime Minister Attlee narrowly avoided defeat in Parliament with a five to four margin. Critics warn of economic strain from wartime policies and nationalized industries as coal and meat shortages persist and the steel sector faces uncertainty after government control. Churchill’s peanut scheme loss is being written off.
A 25 year old inmate known as the dinner time burglar escaped from a state penitentiary by digging a 70 foot tunnel from his cell to the outer wall. Warden Swenson called the feat the most fantastic escape he had heard. Holmes is at large following the dawn escape.
Britain, the United States and France invited Russia to a meeting of deputy foreign ministers in Paris on March 5 as a first step toward four power talks on disputes between the east and west.
The population of the United States including armed forces overseas reached 153,085,000 on January 1, a gain of 1,953,000 since the 1950 census counted up to last April 1.
Prime Minister Clement Attlee urged the United Nations to reconsider the Soviet threat. He cautioned against assuming Reds are short of weapons, stating confidence in Western allies while noting uncertainty about Soviet military parity. He emphasized Allied resolve with American, British, and French troops's continued cooperation.
Trading remained quiet in the stock market with prices mixed and shifts near one dollar. The day noted no week end news boost, but several developments included Jess Larson of the SSA and the GSA seeking FCC denial of interim 6 percent rail freight rates, plus a $20 million Packard order for diesel engines for navy use.
Greensboro February 19 The CIO Textile Workers Union of America plans a possible strike at North Carolina mills next month after a state conference urged unionists to prepare. A resolution fixes a strike at midnight March 15 or when contracts permit and seeks at least a 12 percent raise plus a minimum wage of $1.19 8 per hour. The union also calls for automatic cost of living increases and rejects a wage freeze.
Senator George of Georgia said four more American divisions to join an international army for western Europe defense is reasonable and Congress should approve the principle. He cited Marshalls and Bradley’s plan and urged unity while testifying before the Foreign Relations Committee.
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