14 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes Russia may lure the United States into a broader war by gradual Chinese and Russian support for North Korea. The piece cites Truman comments on resisting aggression worldwide and outlines strategic questions for mobilizing forces and potential use of National Guard reserves.
A B-50 bomber crash near Lebanon Ohio killed at least 16 crewmen on a routine training mission. The aircraft exploded on impact creating an 18 by 75 foot crater and scattering bodies over a wide area. Witnesses reported a prior flash or fire before the crash, while other accounts from Tucson Arizona describe a pre-crash explosion as the plane went out of control.
Senator McMahon announced that construction will begin next month at Arco Idaho on a land based model for an atomic powered submarine engine. The project, part of two experimental propulsion efforts by the AEC, involves Argonne National Laboratory and Westinghouse with a projected cost of at least 25 million dollars.
Washington reports officials weigh calling in National Guard and reserves while seeking aid from United Nations members. Secretary Acheson notes talks with UN and army. Pakistans offers rumors surface as MacArthur warns such troops could be needed for Formosa defense and Korea.
The Associated Press reports a mid July cool spell brought near freezing readings in Michigan with towns like Grand Marais Cadillac and Kinross showing 36 to 38 degrees. Temperatures fell up to 25 degrees in parts of the state while most western regions stayed at seasonal levels.
Senator Taft rejects granting the president standby authority to impose controls over economy. He would back a bill only if needed for Korea era measures and Congress approves any action. President Truman signals no immediate plan for emergency powers but keeps mobilization options under review.
ASHEVILLE July 14. State Senator Max C. Wilson of Lenoir faces trial in district court here July 19 on embezzlement charges amounting to about $40,000 while he served as vice president of the National Farm Loan association of North Wilkesboro. District Attorney T A Uzzell Jr announced the date.
Fire swept the Perry Lumber company main plant near Henderson yesterday causing an unofficial loss of about 60000 dollars. The blaze leveled the planing mill and other equipment at the facility.
The World Council of Churches approved UN military action in Korea with two dissenters. The 160,000,000 adherents across 44 countries urged a just settlement through negotiation while condemning atomic and bacteriological weapons.
Washington and London press Russia to permit an impartial international inquiry into the fate of thousands of German prisoners from Soviet custody. The United States denounces Moscow for claiming only 13 546 POWs remain and calls for full prisoner counts, family contact, and disclosure of civilian workers and burial details.
A brisk rally pushed leading stocks a few cents higher with steels and motors leading demand. The upturn followed President Truman's Korea remarks and expectations that corporate taxes will not rise soon, sparking renewed buying across most groups.
Galveston Texas July 14 officers puzzled as a nine foot man eater shark carcass with a human foot and youth torso recovered in Galveston bay. Marine biologist J L Baughman notes a shark may travel 250 miles a day and digest a body in about three days.
President Truman and evangelist Billy Graham met in the White House to pray for divine guidance. Graham said the president is considering a nationwide day of prayer and a radio address to reassure the nation. He described Truman as trusting in God and hopeful for the future.
Harry J. Sample of Asheville was appointed United States commissioner succeeding Lamar Gudger the Democratic nominee for the legislature. Sample is designated roving trial commissioner with authority to handle petty federal cases where penalties do not exceed six months in prison or $500 in fines.
On July 12 1950 Governor Kerr Scott ceremonially broke ground near Wilmington for state port authority docks as a pile driver began driving piles into the Cape Fear river bank. The event marked a milestone in a long range port development program with speeches and a luncheon for attendees.
The Korean front reports a full scale Communist offensive at the Kum river line with a rear assault by guerrillas in green fatigues. Trygve Lie called UN members to provide ground troops to aid the UN Korea effort while Yugoslavia accuses Bulgaria of cross border patrols.
Alexander Currie Holt 75 a retired Cone Mills official died at 4 a m after a long illness He was a native of Alamance county and had lived in Greensboro 46 years connected with Cone textile interests 41 years and served as treasurer of Proximity Manufacturing at retirement in 1945
Suffolk Virginia July 14 Waverly Parker 56 of Sunbury North Carolina was killed when his truck collided with an Atlantic and Danville railway locomotive. His son John F Parker 20 suffered head and arm cuts and was admitted to Lakeview hospital for treatment.
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