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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1949
Page
5
Washington lawmakers show slackening criticism of the European armaments program while weighing ratification of the Atlantic pact. Debate centers on linking arms aid to the pact, with ECA funding standoff and Spearheading figures urging steady Western momentum against communism.
More than 2000 residents gathered on John Golden’s 20 acre estate in Bay side to sing and celebrate harmony. Choirs from 11 churches performed religious and gospel pieces while neighbors’ children enjoyed the baseball diamond and play areas. Golden, 75, hosts the open-door event as a lighthearted community gesture.
The Liberal Party led by Louis St Laurent captured 193 of 262 Canadian Commons seats, defeating Proressive Conservatives and others. Belgium also swung right with the Liberals gaining strong ground and the Social Christians making modest gains. The piece notes St Laurent’s pledge for peace and social security expansion.
The World This Week reports seven months of stalemate in Congress over labor education and housing. A new Taft Hartley style labor bill faces a likely Truman veto, while housing advances pass House scrutiny. Education funding proposals propose 350 million dollars yearly with per pupil grants, sparking debate over federal aid and politics. Eisenhower and Hoover oppose universal grants citing political pressures.
Readable items note July dates and anniversaries including Philippines independence on July 4, Venezuela independence July 5, the 195th Columbia University anniversary on July 7, and Argentina independence July 9. Also mentions the Carnival of the Confederacy opening in Vicksburg Mississippi and the Republican Party founding at Jackson.
Nearly four years after V J Day the War Claims Commission moves toward paying claims for WWII damages. Congress authorized compensation for specified losses and the State Department issues standard replies amid mounting preliminary claims.
Residents complained that real looking air exercises over industrial England disrupted sleep and caused panic. The Air Ministry defended the drills saying realism is needed for defense.
Rev Gordon B McKeeman of All Souls Universalist Church in Worcester says the vows should be love based. He argues the traditional so long as you both shall live is antiquated and not required by civil law or Universalist doctrine.
Judge Joseph E. Warner of Northampton Massachusetts ends the court luncheon recess declaring eating lunch makes people food addicts. Chancellor Edmund Day of Cornell University adds that freedom though priceless is not to be had for nothing.
A Senate proposal urges that the United States declare atomic weapons as reprisals only if attacked, signaling alliance nations to follow suit. Dr. Karl T. Compton argues secrecy harms true security, urging openness and rapid progress. Lilienthal defends the AEC while Hickenlooper attacks lax security at atomic sites.
Britain and Argentina signed a five year trade agreement valued at 500 million dollars in the first year with roughly equal yearly volumes. The deal favors Britain to supply Argentina with oil coal cars whisky and machinery in exchange for meat cereals and other foods. The United States protested noting it may disrupt access to South American markets. The State Department later signaled flexibility as talks proceed.
The obituary notes Wagner 72 a stalwart New Dealer who held the Senate seat 22 years. A housing official estimates landlords may seek rent increases by offering tenants new services. The March of Dimes reports $25.728 million raised in 1949, up from $21.6 million the prior year.
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