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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1949
Page
2
Washington dispatch explains the budget process as President Truman sends the fiscal year plan to Congress. Departments prepare figures, the Budget Bureau trims costs, and release to press follows to avoid chaos when lawmakers begin wrangling.
Neighbors alerted police after bloody clothing appeared in the Levin yard. Radio patrolman Carmen Santaniello found the boy's body behind the garage as detectives described a violent struggle with blood smears on the second floor and the body dragged to the garage using a rope tied to the feet. Levin, father of Morris Levin Jr., posed for photographers amid the investigation.
Delaware lawmakers appoint a new member to fill a vacancy as a $41.9 billion budget outline raises Republican calls for economy. Senator Lucas, set to be Democratic leader January 20, argues deep cuts are unlikely and emphasizes paying for military needs to keep the country secure.
Pitt tops Allegheny 63 to 46 while Bluefield defeats Morristown 52 to 28. Shepherd wins 68 to 47 over Shippensburg with Carnegie Tech 71 over Grove City and Rutgers 70 over Williams 59. Other scores include Swarthmore 51 Delaware 52, Seton Hall 57 Lafayette 46, Muhlenberg 69 Scranton 45, Gettysburg 72 Lehigh 56, Connecticut 38 Rhode Island 48, Fairmont 67 West Valech 62. Washington Jefferson 57 Bethany 56. CCNY 60 St Joseph 53 Columbia 50 Dartmouth 48 Pennsylvania 72 Yale 62 Cornell 51 Harvard 42 Lasalle 63 Holy Cross 61 West Virginia 71 Niagara 66 Marshall 71 Indiana State 63.
South Western Kentucky 77 over Bern 36 and Tulane 69 over Miss State 47 highlight a busy region. Also Norfolk Naval Air 76 over East Carolina 45. William & Mary 75 defeats Virginia Military 37, Georgetown 69 over Richmond 44, Hampden Sydney 45 over Bridgewater. Southeastern Louisiana 59 over Louisiana Tech 44. Catholic Univ 55 over Towson Techrs 37. Randolph Macon 46 over Virginia Medical 41, Elon 53 over McCrary Eagles 47, Western Maryland 60 over Washington (Md) 55. Camp Lejeune 71 over 82nd Airborne 56, Alabama 46 over Georgia 40. Georgia Tech 67 over Erskine 64, Tennessee 73 over New Orleans Loyola Florida 61, Auburn 45, Atlantic Christian 48 over Lynchburg 32. Memphis State 53 over Southwestern Tennessee 50, Lincoln Memorial 55 over Emory and Henry 46, LSU 65 over Georgia Tech 59, Milligan 70 over King 60.
The document outlines urges to raise salaries for department heads and career staff, notes an expected 1950 deficit under current tax laws, and calls for realistic pay scales. It emphasizes prudent, balanced finances and maintains the U S role as a bulwark of freedom while expecting continued employment and activity levels.
For the fiscal year 1949 a deficit of 600 million dollars is reported with no net debt reduction expected aside from a small cash balance drawdown. The estimated debt on June 3, 1949, stands at 25.6 billion dollars.
The document estimates 600 million dollars for first year universal training with potential 2 billion annual costs. housing aims to build 1.5 million low rent units in seven years. education focuses on higher standards and grants plus census. farm price supports seek stability without overburdening taxpayers. quote from CIO official Jack Kroll closes with a note on broader American aims.
Los Angeles dated January 10 Bob Mitchum idol of teen fans was convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana after a 45 minute trial. Defense attorney Jerry Giesler waived a jury and submitted the case on grand jury testimony. Co defendants Lila Leeds and Robin Ford were convicted with Mitchum and await hearings.
President Truman backs a July 1 increase to 14 percent and aims to bring nearly all workers not currently covered into the old age insurance system. He would raise the taxable income ceiling, broaden health insurance, and fund a new 1 percent payroll tax for a health plan. The budget emphasizes defense and calls for prudent spending with funding for education, housing, and slum clearance while highlighting inflation programs and a strong national defense.
British forces enter Aqaba securing part of Trans Jordan frontier with Palestine. Tel Aviv says Israel protests to a UN official in Haifa over the landing. Arthur Laurie met in New York with UN Secretary General Trygve Lie as London voices grave concern over an unprovoked Jewish aircraft attack over Egyptian territory.
Partly cloudy and warm southeast with calmer conditions. Occasional rain and cooling trend move west and north, while the southeast remains mild. Sun rises at 7.81 hours and sets at 5:25 for January 11.
Winston-Salem resident E. E. Norman wins 1920 cash and a 1949 auto plus a razor blades kit in the Take It Or Leave It jackpot. He plans to use funds to ease creditors and keep his car. his wife expresses happiness at the win. The question asked who is President of the University of Pennsylvania, with Norman answering Harold Stassen.
President Truman projects the annual cost per person to operate the government at home and abroad at $282.82 for the coming year. Based on 148 million Americans, the per person expense rises from $271.04 in the prior year to $282.82. The 1941 figure was $101.14 with a population of 132.35 million.
FASTEETH is an alkaline powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to prevent sliding or rocking. It holds teeth firmer without gummy taste and helps neutralize mouth odor. Available at drug stores for denture wearers.
Mrs. Della Paschal Hoover former High Point resident died Sunday in Greensboro funeral arrangements incomplete.
The proposal raises the president's annual salary from 75 000 to 100 000 dollars subject to taxes and increases the tax free expense allowance from 40 000 to 50 000 dollars. Barkley would get his pay raised from 20 000 to 30 000 dollars plus a tax free 10 000 expense account. The Vice-President would not receive any expense allowance.
Keeping the intake manifold at winter running temperature can lower gum buildup on intake valves by reducing varnish formation and sticky deposits. This approach targets smoother engine operation and reduced maintenance.
L B Williams of 425 North Hamilton street received a 1948 attendance certificate from the Farriss Andrews Bible Class of the First Baptist church for perfect attendance at all 52 meetings. At 73, he is the dean of the High Point Bar, practicing since 1902 and in High Point since 1910 after earlier work in Richmond and Mecklenburg counties. The class teacher, Lloyd Thayer, is praised by Williams as the most profound Bible teacher he has heard.
After twenty years of construction a monumental pipeline delivers San Francisco’s water from a glacier lake 207 miles distant to the city. The achievement marks a major feat of engineering and supports the metropolis with a renewable supply.
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