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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1950
Page
4
The piece argues against Truman’s FEPC proposals claiming they force employers to hire against will and coerce equal opportunity through force. It cites Sen Graham’s stance and warns the plan infringes on personal liberty and constitutional rights while labeling it a drastic misstep by the administration and its liberal allies.
Senator Hoey with 21 lawmakers backs a resolution urging strengthening the United Nations by revising the charter and creating an international police force. The editorial notes the UN’s current veto limits its power and argues for stronger global peace enforcement to curb Cold War aggression by Communist Russia.
A reader urges residents with recent garbage collection problems to notify City Manager T. E. Dinson by note or postcard. The aim is to inform a survey on the need for service expansion and speed the process if demand is shown.
A reader urges public support for the Junior High Crafts Workshop held every Thursday evening in High Point. The writer praises capable instructors, low fees, and the community value but notes locals are unaware of this cultural jewel and need prompting from the editor.
South Carolina leader James F. Byrnes confirms a bid for governor amid a field of Democratic hopefuls. Born May 1879, he would be 71 in July, with a career spanning congress, Senate, War Mobilization, and top legal posts. The piece notes his criticism of the Democratic Party and possible Dixiecrat ties, while flagging the State's Rights party’s uncertainty and Byrnes's reluctance to claim the Dixiecrat label.
Washington reports that House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. is revealed as Alabama deputy sheriff while serving a second term. Rep Jack Z. Anderson exposed the double life shaping a tense GOP scene as the solid south shows cracks.
A rambling column blends an uptown fire scare with lessons on fire insurance, recalls figures from World War I and Germany, and notes the Paris bombardment name Big Bertha. It relays Washington gossip about Martin, a deputy sheriff job in Mobile, and Senate floor dog controversy.
A whirlwind of names and rumors spans Hollywood to Washington. Faye Emerson Ingrid Bergman matter and Henry Fonda politics loom, while Ingrid Bergman and Ingrid Bergman stand out amid divorces and court actions. ACTH cancer advances draw high-level interest, with Runyon and American Cancer Society funding cited. Overseas notes link Griffis in Buenos Aires and royalty gossip from Lima to Cannes, ending with a teaser for more on page five.
A fall semester exam prompt about mood provokes a student joke about God and Christmas. A professor’s reply jokes about God and a zero grade. A flirtatious exchange and a fortune teller gag shift to marriage and past futures.
Chairman Thomas K. McCabe of the Federal Reserve Board states that nothing more vitally affects the welfare and destiny of the nation than the integrity of its money and credit.
The author questions omissions in the State Department 1054 page China White Paper by Dean Acheson. He cites Roosevelt endorsements of Hurley, Currie missions, Lattimore's advisorship, Sayre's Tokyo visit, and argues vital facts are omitted to mislead the public.
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