Child recovers from coma at Brooklyn hospital
Brooklyn girl out of a coma but still under oxygen tent in critical condition. Hospital report notes improvement though she remains seriously ill as doctors monitor her recovery.
22 Feb 1952
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1952
Page
1
Brooklyn girl out of a coma but still under oxygen tent in critical condition. Hospital report notes improvement though she remains seriously ill as doctors monitor her recovery.
A portable two way radio is the State patrols newest talkie for use by patrolmen who must leave their equipped cars.
Washington senators pressed for more testimony on waste and haste in secret air base construction near the North Pole and in Africa. Witnesses Huggins and Pick were recalled as the probe examined pay schemes, standby pay totaling millions, and suspected use of improper materials. The Africa program, dubbed Atlas, cost about 350 million dollars with five contractors sharing an estimated five million dollars in fees.
An article details a bid dispute over Elm Street property and Tate Park in a city bidding process. It notes County Superior bid results, new sale advertising, and planned City Council actions on March 4 regarding Tate Park and Elm Street property.
A coroner's inquest will be held Tuesday into the deaths of Otis Keith, 17, of Raleigh and Shirley Ann Davis, 16, of Wake Forest. Keith died when his car struck a log truck last week. Davis died later in Wake Forest hospital. The inquest outcome will be announced.
Pittsburgh report says 650000 steel workers foresee a fair wage settlement or a third plan will be their last. The United Steel Workers postpone action to March 23 to give the Wage Stabilization Board time for a nonrecommendation on 82.8 cents more per hour. The walkout was set for midnight and unions demand retroactive pay from Jan 1, 1952, charging companies with filibuster to delay a settlement.
Harold Stegall, 14, of the Chapel community in Monroe North Carolina, died when his overturned tractor crushed him near here yesterday. His body was found beneath the road on the field edge after leaving home for a nearby field. Funeral services were held today. he was the son of Mrs Bertha Stegallow.
Taft defended Truman during a TV appearance with Tex McCrary claiming his statement against personal hostility remains valid. The clash followed Newsweek and Daily News reports suggesting Eisenhower backers planned a new strategy to back Eisenhower. Taft accused McCrary of calling him a liar and demanded a retracting statement.
Woman Tyretha Suits Potts dies of wounds at Memorial Hospital after being shot by her estranged husband in a mid town cafe. Vernon Vestal Potts admits firing four bullets, a murder charge is filed, and the husband is jailed on open charges. Police give conflicting details as county officers pursue related warrants.
UN and Communist negotiators narrow the deadlock on troop rotation at Panmunjom Korea with new offers within 5 000 troops and one entry port. US and Allied officials push for a halt to forced repatriation while exchanges on war prisoners continue.
American forces quelled a large riot in a Korean civil prison with extensive casualties reported. About 22 injured, 69 dead, and 142 captured or restrained amid clashes using wooden clubs, rocks, and knives. The disturbance involved roughly 1,500 inmates from a 5,000 strong population.
Two victims described being whipped in South Carolina until the blood ran as part of an ongoing investigation. Witnesses, including Mrs Seerths, testified before a special grand jury in Raleigh about the assaults and related threats. hearings proceed with no indictments expected this week.
Middleton Tennessee residents chased and wounded Henry Bondurant after a bank hold up. Witnesses described a western style fusillade as they pursued the suspect and recovered about $10,000. The bandit and a wounded cashier were treated, and Bondurant was later held on bank robbery charges with escape counts.
Washington senator John Williams urged review of a two year waiting period before former government employees can represent defendants in tax cases. He questioned waivers granted by the Internal Revenue Service and proposed stricter legislation if waivers are improper. He highlighted waivers for the New York firm of ex commissioner Joseph D. Nunan and criticized tax debts not collected by clients of that firm.
U S Marines report smashing an assault by about 1000 Communist troops to seize Yang Island off the Korean east coast. A U S Marine captain led South Korean forces in a 34 hour battle that left 140 Reds dead and six captured while Allied units held the island near the 40th to 41st parallels.
A northbound Atlantic Line Railroad freight train derailed early, blocking tracks and causing a traffic tie up. Efforts to clear the line began but no immediate long term closure announced. Passenger trains were affected as work continued on the derailed cars.
The Sir Walter Raleigh Day Commission in Raleigh plans anniversary events with Dr. Clarence Poe as vice-chairman and the board outlining initial activities. The details reflect a community effort to honor Raleigh’s historic figure.
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