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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1951
Page
3
An American soldier rescues a crying baby amid thousands fleeing toward the south from Seoul. Refugees crowd boxcars in a rail yard near Yongdongpo, while locals report orphans left by parents. soldiers warn of widespread child endangerment and lack of aid from residents.
Catania Sicily reports Mount Etna erupting with a spectacular lava flow that crossed snow fields at about 25 yards per hour. Volcanic blasts sent rocks hundreds of feet into the air as black smoke rose from craters along the mountain.
Edward Donald Ball son of the Tennessee chief of bureau for the Associated Press died after a fall into a 40 foot crevice inside Higgenbotham Cave near McMinnville. He suffered a fractured skull in the cave exploring incident reported January 2.
Five convicts who staged an ingenious break from Ramsey State prison farm in southeast Texas on New Year’s Eve remain at large. Two other escapees were captured Sunday night and two more yesterday.
The Motor Vehicle Department reports for 4:00 p m Friday to 10:00 a m today 9 killed and 95 injured in state highway accidents. The year to date totals show 1 killed, 8 killed in 1950, and 19 injured with 64 injured in 1950.
A word puzzle grid lists clues across for skating star, shrine titles, biology terms, geography, and common nouns. The vertical clues include actions, measurements, and household terms. The grid combines religious, scientific, and everyday items in a mixed trivia format.
In a bridge puzzle, Joe argues luck vs misplay after a misfired hand. The article explains the correct diamond play: lead low from South toward dummy to force out the queen, allowing the jack and ace to flow and avoiding losing two diamonds and a club. If West lacks the queen, the defender’s best is different, but the key is proper diamond timing with dummy to maximize tricks.
A Christmas bicycle rider nearly collides with two pedestrians on a Baltimore sidewalk. The boy jokes that he is the mayor and governor, prompting corrections as Mayor Thomas D Alesandro and Governor-elect McKeldin introduce themselves to the bashful youngster.
The piece notes a Henry Clay portrait on the Raleigh capitol wall drawing protest as North Carolina’s lawmakers convene. It highlights lobbying dynamics, including business groups and public interest advocates, with teachers and prohibition supporters poised for active influence.
The assembly eyes a long session to tackle a broad agenda centered on public power and telephone operations versus private enterprise. Lawmakers anticipate a strenuous fight as lobbyists intensify pressure, with focus on funding for education, hospitals, and libraries amid higher federal and local taxes. A speaker caucus is planned while resolve to sustain advances remains strong.
The text notes that in early England stage coaches travelled about 50 miles in a 12 hour day in fine weather, reflecting the slow pace and limited speed of transportation then.
Several members admit conditions since the primaries last spring altered attitudes and may force reneging on prior commitments made in good faith before the Korean crisis. Some appropriations once considered wise now appear impossible.
Gabriel P. Jiminez, 25, died at the central prison farm hospital from a poisoned cocktail mixed by six inmates. The group used a seed grain treatment chemical as the base for the drink. The other five inmates are expected to recover.
A Chicago electronic scientist unveils a new electronic ear claiming to transmit whispers clearly and render traditional hearing aids obsolete. The device reportedly hides in the ear with no visible button or dangling wires, benefiting about 15 million hard of hearing in the United States. A booklet detailing the discovery is offered free by mail from Electronic Research Director, 1450 West 19th Street, Beltone Building, Chicago.
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