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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
5
Columbus police are testing a three-car radar system to catch speeders without pursuing in gear. A radar-equipped car detects speeds and radios the license number to a following car which can flag or summon the violator during daylight hours. Plans exist to adapt the setup for active pursuit after a read shows speed.
In Portland Oregon an outdoor advertising company complained that wayside vegetation obscured the view of its signs. The highway commission declined to take action.
The United States Great Britain and France announced a permanent security police force to ensure Germany remains disarmed. The military board will carry out demilitarization duties previously handled by the Allied Control Council after Soviet withdrawal. It consists of inspectors and enforcement boards to prevent remilitarization in military industrial or scientific fields. The six-nation London conference ordered its creation.
Hosea Rodgers, set to play in Chicago's All Star football game this summer, says he hopes for a watch or trophy. He would spend any prize money quickly but would keep the trophy if awarded.
The former American cargo ship began as the Trento in 1920, laid up in Mobile, finished in 1941 amid World War II ship shortages, renamed Philae under Panama flag, and served throughout the war before being sold to Norwegian owners and renamed Thorscape.
President Truman backs a pattern of promoting modestly sourced talent. James E. Webb moves toward undersecretary of state while Frank Pace Jr. becomes budget director, both described as Alger boys who rose from meager beginnings through drive and service. Webb, NC native, served in the Marine Corps and rose through law and government posts. Pace, AR native, rapid climb from district attorney’s office to top budget role.
Hal Boyle warns that rapid scientific advances may produce thinking machines and space weapons. He argues humans must curb overconfidence as machines could drive labor, warfare, and social change, urging caution before science outruns humanity.
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