04 Jan 1951
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1951
Page
1
Governor Scott, before the 1951 general assembly, proposed a broad program to fund expanded services with new taxes. He previews items for a forthcoming budget message including civil defense, roads, public education, health, welfare, public utilities, and natural resources, with emphasis on revenue sources and standards.
NEW YORK January 46 7 A sudden sharp interest in steel shares lifted the stock market from doldrums with steels up more than 1 a share and some gains to 2. A rush of buyers boosted ticker activity briefly ahead of floor trades. The broader market gained a few cents to about 1 a share with leaders including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Armco Crucible Chrysler Studebaker Missouri Pacific Preferred Chesapeake and Ohio ITT U S Rubber Kennecott Warner Westinghouse GE American Tobacco.
Raleigh dispatch outlines half of Governor Scott's annual message dedicated to stewardship and creed, and the other half to concrete state government reforms. He calls for free enterprise with water resource safeguards, a balanced but expansive budget, and continuous investment in permanent improvements amid a growing North Carolina.
Quote from M L P critiquing rural towns as safe from bomb targeting. notes the speaker’s sarcastic view on security labeling and regional stereotypes.
President Truman will award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Mrs. Lavon Henry of Salt Lake City next Tuesday. Lt. Frederick F. Henry was missing after a heroic rearguard stand in Korea near Amdong on September 1, as his unit withdrew to safety. Sergeant Richard A. Simon provided the account of Henry’s lone defense and orders to his men.
Rep. James B. Vogler of Mecklenburg opposes any change to the 1933 sales tax to raise revenue. He champions preserving current exemptions he helped win for groceries and bread, arguing the tax is necessary but cannot be expanded as families struggle with federal demands. Vogler a longtime NC Food Dealers official notes the tax funds essential state services and warns against increasing the levy.
President Truman said the United States would not bomb Communist China without United Nations sanction and hopes to avoid world war this year. He noted Korea action follows UN direction and that he would consult Congress if war declaration becomes necessary.
Washington January 4 The United States Britain and France will send a new note to Moscow seeking a clear position on the four power conference proposal. Western powers press for a western European defense army including German units and Eisenhower plans to discuss NATO force planning with Washington. Officials stress no door is closed to negotiations if Moscow shows real easing of world tension.
Washington reports the GOP Dixie coalition holds power in the 82nd Congress aiming to block Truman's fair deal while pledging support for national defense. The opening day shows a strong coalition grip on the House rules, with a large vote to return to the old restrictive system and curb non defense bills.
Tarboro Jan 4 Attorneys for thrice convicted Negro rapist Raleigh Speller argued in a habeas corpus hearing that Negroes were discriminated against in jury selection from Vance County. Speller, sentenced to die for raping a Bertie County white woman, faced a third trial after two convictions were overturned. Vance County Tax Collector H M Robinson testified lists were drawn from property owners with no racial bias.
The House Un American Activities committee urged legalizing wire tapping to pursue spies and fifth columnists. It argued current restrictions under the communications act hinder protection and called for streamlined legal machinery to meet the present emergency.
Red Chinese forces seized abandoned Seoul and crossed the Han River to confront retreating Allied troops west of the capital. Analysts describe a giant pincers operation aimed at pushing United Nations troops into the Yellow Sea at Inchon, the major port 18 miles west.
Kimpo Air field in southern Japan was abandoned with no combat as U S Marines receded from Kimpo near Seoul. The base became a smoking ruin after a hasty airlift evacuated commanders, airmen, and thousands in equipment amid Chinese and North Korean advances.
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