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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1951
Page
6
London reports Sir Laurence Olivier earned 42000 pounds for not acting in films that could compete with Henry V made by Two Cities Film Co. A chancery court ruled the payment non taxable as a special case. The record mentions James Buchanan as a Federalist and Lincoln as a Republican.
Reader advertisement notes denture wearers suffer embarrassment from loose plates and offers a non-acid denture adhesive that makes plates fit more firmly and feel comfortable. It claims to reduce odor and can be obtained at any drug store.
A new safety-first insecticide named methoxychlor offers long lasting control of garden pests with minimal hazard to crops. It can be used near harvest without burning plants, and is effective on cucumbers tomatoes roses and other ornamentals. The article also notes ferric dimethyl dithiocarbamate ferram as a top fungicide for rose black spot, and provides home garden tips on plant placement and tomato cultivation.
The article outlines three main truce objectives for Korean armistice negotiations: stop UN troop casualties, secure assurances against redeployment of troops, and withdraw non Korean forces while preventing further war. It notes mixed optimism about Communist good faith and warns that post armistice inspections must be strong to ensure compliance. It discusses risks of inspection failures leading to a strategic Soviet victory and higher U S defense burdens. A second item mentions a Virginia Museum poll where a visitor chose a water fountain over paintings. The piece ends noting no authentic record for the English Poet Laureate office.
The National Labor Relations Board announced Eastern Chair Company of High Point has met a settlement requiring reinstatement and back pay for a worker fired over union activity. The company offered the former employee his job back and paid $108 for lost wages.
Barbara Mercer an 18 year old high school student from New Castle Indiana died after a stray dog bite was misdiagnosed as polio. Doctors later found rabies had lain dormant for three months before she succumbed to the illness.
In 1949 women accounted for ten percent of drivers involved in automobile accidents, reflecting early gender disparities in motor vehicle incidents and public safety data.
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