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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1953
Page
1
Welfare Commissioner Ellen Winston released a biennial state board report noting a rising share of non financial services in public welfare work, shifting away from purely financial assistance. The 2 year study emphasizes programmatic changes and welfare outcomes across the state.
Crocker Jr of Raleigh will chair a public hearing to revise the state building code laws. The hearings are set for tomorrow in the board room of the Agriculture Building.
Lexington North Carolina Amvets decide to be present as the Legislature weighs a proposed bonus referendum. A World War II veterans group meeting here directed all 140 posts to send a representative to Raleigh when action is on the agenda.
In Raleigh Superior Court Judge W C Harris ordered the bankrupt Southland Speedway Inc to be re advertised for sale after receivers rejected a 100000 bid. A new bid date of Jan 24 was set with no satisfactory bidder by the deadline.
Police search for Defoye Inman, 22, of Gastonia, identified as one of three men who held up Gray Mills, Inc. workers and stole 2400 dollars. Identification came from a police photo file. MT OLIVE Autotrain collision kills motorist and wrecks train after failed race to an Atlantic Coast Line Freight train.
Defense attorney Emanuel H. Bloch seeks a stay of execution for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in New York. He plans to present to the Court of Appeals and confer with Judge Kaufman about clemency and possible Supreme Court action. The couple are scheduled for execution at Sing Sing on January 14 after a 1951 espionage conviction.
United Press tabulation shows at least 400 killed in traffic accidents from 6 p m Wednesday to midnight Sunday. 15 plane crash deaths, 48 fire deaths, and 130 miscellaneous mishaps bring total to 593. Includes prior holiday records and safety council estimates.
The International Home Furnishings Market in Chicago opened with prices generally steady from six months ago but modest gains on some items. Wallace Oliman cited higher freight costs and labor shortages as causes, with manufacturers offsetting increases by offering better value. About 30,000 buyers were expected to attend. The event features a wide range of furnishings and a MoMA sponsored good design exhibition highlighting 275 items from 6,000 offerings.
U S B 29s bombed and flattened two key Communist supply bridges near Huichon central North Korea destroying a critical link to Pyongyang and the battlefront. Twelve bombers dropped tons of incendiaries as fires roared across the bridges amid a broader night raid with ground clashes along No Man’s Land. South Korean forces reported 35 enemy killed and 20 wounded while UN patrols drove back dug-in Reds on Sniper Ridge.
Rodanthe and Waves on Hatteras Island celebrate Old Christmas on January 5, a tradition claimed as unique to the Outer Banks. Twelfth Night on January 6 remains widely observed elsewhere.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill landed in the United States aboard the Queen Mary for informal talks with President-elect Eisenhower and President Truman. He praised U S leadership over Korea and emphasized the Iron Curtain as the real center of gravity in Europe.
A 30-year-old Berkeley man, Alexis V. Grekoff, leaped from the 14th floor of a Chicago YMCA hotel, survived with serious injuries, and, while conscious at St. Luke's hospital, threatened to attempt suicide again. Police and doctors report he was tired of life and expressed a warning to try once more.
A garbled line suggests a remark about a girl not wanting to be ogled with a note that a man may stare twice or doubt what he saw at first. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or attribution.
Washington sources say Sen. Ferguson Michigan will head a Senate investigations subcommittee task force to hunt Communists in the government and United Nations. The move signals shifting control from the Internal Security panel as Ferguson may join Foreign Relations and Government Operations committees while Sen. Williams may head a separate unit targeting the Internal Revenue Bureau.
State legislators and visiting dignitaries gather in Raleigh for the formal opening of the 1953 General Assembly and the inaugural of William Bradley Umstead as North Carolina governor. The day features inaugural plans, caucus votes, heavy security, and a city-wide schedule of events.
A United Press tally shows at least 21 lives lost in North Carolina during the first weekend of 1953 across accidents and violence. The report notes missing Lexington teens possibly drowned after a High Rock lake capsizing near Salisbury.
The new 83rd Congress will convene to tabulate electoral votes and declare Eisenhower and Nixon the President and Vice President. Senators and representatives begin committee assignments as Truman-era messages on a budget and state of the union await action, with Eisenhower expected to address Congress after inauguration.
Tonight's low 22 degrees with a high of 35 tomorrow. Today's high reached 40 and last night's low was 23. Sunset is at 5:20 p.m. today and sunrise tomorrow at 7:31 a.m.
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