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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1947
Page
2
The cabinet proposes neutral areas in Jerusalem and Haifa under British trusteeship with informants citing the plan to attract Jewish participation in a renewed Palestine conference scheduled for January 21 in London.
In Chicago on January 7, a Northwest Airlines DC-4 from Minneapolis to Chicago burst into flames after landing. Forty one people escaped unharmed including three North Carolinians J C Critcher of Asheville E C Burleson of Asheville and C R Neal of Greensboro. The plane and baggage were destroyed as a gasoline line apparently broke on a slippery runway causing a left wing engine fire.
At year end 1946 the British aviation sector reported thirty civilian aircraft types under production. The figure reflects a broad postwar manufacturing revival with multiple models in progress across major manufacturers.
The U S Army's influenza branch sets up listening posts in the American zone to monitor influenza risk this winter. Labs run by American trained German technicians will report any rise in cases, triggering isolation, vaccine deployment, and an information campaign. Typhus cases have fallen due to rapid refugee treatment.
Washington officials report Rep Sikes of Florida introduced legislation to cut the government pensioning age from 65 to 60. The move aims to reshape retirement eligibility and fiscal impact across federal programs.
A portico collapse on Starksville main street instantly killed the soldier’s young wife and injured two others. Chief of Police W. W. Richey reported the incident.
The article notes General Marshall criticizing Chinese Communist propaganda while detailing doubts about his future in China and possible return to the United States. It mentions talk of him possibly succeeding Byrnes or replacing Ac ps on with Byrnes retirement, and links to 1948 presidential speculation. It also states Alaska fur seal herd value at about 100 million dollars.
Incoming lawmakers move into Raleigh as Governor prepares to deliver the state of the commonwealth message. Key posts in both houses are filled, with Reg L. Harris to preside over the house caucus and Ray Byerly a likely senator. Debates loom on teacher salaries, medical care, and liquor legislation as the session opens.
Durham January 7 Senator James H. Clark of Elizabethtown and chair of the state medical care commission endorses North Carolina’s good health plan. He says the state can afford the $9,000,000 needed and that the whole program should be undertaken now.
The article outlines Republican leaders clashing with President Truman over budget and tax plans. Ellender of Louisiana suggests more demands including a possible bonus, while lawmakers debate housing, socialized medicine, and wartime excise cuts. Knutson pushes for large tax relief, with deficits to be balanced via spending cuts. Minority leadership shifts with McCormack named Democratic whip.
In New York on January 7 the stock market moved with cautious buyers and timid sellers as the overall direction remained uncertain. Notable gainers included North American and Schenley, while Air Reduction, Texas Corp, Southern Pacific, Bethlehem, Sears Roebuck, Woolworth, Kennecott, Boeing and Owens-Illinois lagged. Bond activity was steady, with most issues uneven. Cotton textile and wool markets were quiet with expectations of price rises on mill goods due to higher costs.
Chicago bids show hogs at 170 lb to 250 lb ranges from 21.75 to 22.25 with top 22.25, and 260-310 lb at 21.25-21.75. Cattle open active across classes with good to choice steers 23.00-27.00, heifers 20.00-26.90, cows 12.00-16.50, bulls 14.50-16.28, vealers at 42.00 top. overall tone strong to higher.
The report lists tentative committee assignments including District of Columbia and Agriculture and Forestry. Hoey aims for the agriculture seat to aid Carolina farmers while Umstead requests not to join the committee. Expenditures limits allow two committees per senator. Maybank held nine previously, Hoey four, and Johnston five.
Alaska can produce 1,500,000 cords of pulpwood annually which can be converted into 1,000,000 tons of newsprint, representing more than a quarter of the United States current yearly consumption.
The fish world’s lazy hitchhiker is the shark-sucker, a parasitic creature that attaches to larger fish such as sharks and survives by feeding on the host’s leftovers. It lacks its own propulsion and travels by riding with its host.
Brazil closed 1946 with a deficit of at most one hundred million dollars, according to treasury figures. This was the largest deficit recorded in the nation's finances.
A Bronx man known as Rocco forced Naish to drive him to Grand Gorge near 10 p.m. Saturday. The pursuit involved police traps, and Rocco claimed he was framed as investigators linked him to a break with a former wife. Evidence included a concealed gun and multiple weapons used in the escape.
The annual harvest of commercial fishing in the country is valued at more than 110 million dollars, reflecting a robust seafood industry and substantial economic impact across coastal regions.
List of network time slots and program titles with repeats across multiple eastern markets. Entries include news periods, dramas, variety shows, musical programs, and sports features, noting adjustments for time zones and local relay variations.
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