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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1950
Page
2
President Truman proposes a supplemental request of 260 million dollars to the Atomic Energy Commission for fiscal year 1951. The funds would finance new plants and facilities to support weapons development and potential peaceful power uses, promising advanced design and new knowledge while stressing reliance on industry cooperation.
Senator Johnson says Pike lacks uranium mining expertise and is not qualified for the atomic energy commission duties. He argues a qualified expert is needed to develop domestic uranium resources, despite saying no personal animosity toward Pike. President Truman criticizes Johnson for voting with Republicans more than Democrats.
June 25 protest ends as fact-finding board backs a 40 hour week with 18 cent hourly raise rather than 48 hours pay. President Truman notes disruption to wheat and cattle movement. Arthur J. Glover confirms termination on four lines but union keeps negotiating.
A derailment involved two trains with eighteen stainless steel cars from both trains jumbled but not overturned. Trackage was torn up for about a quarter mile. An investigation is in progress with no results yet. R. J. Yost, railway division superintendent, suggested a wheel truck on the EF Capital mail car may have come loose.
The United States dismissed Russia’s claim that potato bugs were dropped from American planes to harm East German crops as a fantastic fabrication. Washington did not issue a direct reply but called the charge an expendable Nazi tactic and a smokescreen for East European shortages.
The report details North Korean forces advancing with Red divisions moving behind armor near Pyongtaek while U N and U S officials announce military actions. American and Australian aircrews hit targets north of Seoul and Chinnampo harbor as Russia and Albania react to the Korean crisis.
The article observes Korea as a testing ground for weapons and air defense amid ongoing conflict. It notes North Korean forces rely on second line Russian propeller fighters, potential jet threats from Russia, and U S anti aircraft and radar improvements entering service. It also warns that Soviet involvement could shift the testing ground to a broader global war scenario.
Guilford county lifts dog quarantine but bans loose dogs until rabies vaccines are given. Dr. Loren Wallin says July 1 was the deadline for 1950 treatments and untagged, roaming dogs will be impounded for observation with a fee charged before reclaiming the animal.
The Division of Purchase and Contract explains how statewide centralized purchases yield savings, with examples in gasoline and tires. It notes surplus property disposal procedures and a preference for North Carolina makers, including state based specifications for sheeting and flour.
The Weather Parly notes adherence to procedures to control competition. The Division issues many term contracts for various items and adds more as needed. A large number of definite quantity contracts are set weekly with bids opened and publicly read at each setting.
Dolores Mesa, once a child fleeing Japanese forces after her mother’s decapitation in Guam, grew up in hiding with siblings. She aided American prisoners by slipping into enemy camps with food, earning the nickname little mother of Guam. Now in Los Angeles on a U S tour after winning a Guam Lions Club beauty contest.
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