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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1953
Page
5
On the Korean Western Front a company commander denounces war rumors and urges focus on the fight. He recalls daily harsh realities from night patrols to aid stations, including prisoners to question and wounded men, while recalling the dangers of shelling and the need for vigilance.
Three North Carolina civil defense directors Albert T Willis of New Bern and Craven County James L Frink of Greensboro Guilford County Franklin A Young of Gastonia are named recipients of the George Washington Medal from the Freedoms Foundation for outstanding voluntary service. The award honors work from 1951 to 1952 with a White House ceremony attended by official delegates. North Carolina Civil Defense Director William F Bailey said medals will be officially presented when arrangements are made.
In Port Gibson Mississippi a church conducts services only once a year in a synagogue built in 1891 when the town had a larger Jewish population. Today the building opens only for the Jewish new year celebrations by current residents.
Sen Harry Byrd asked FBI Director J Edgar Hoover to confirm or deny claims that Protestant ministers are the largest group supporting communism in America He wrote after J B Matthews implied Hoover backed the charge Matthews later resigned as executive director of the Senate investigative subcommittee amid White House pressure McCarthy labeled critics an anti Semitic movement and House un American Activities Committee set Matthews to be heard possibly after Oct 1 in varied session format
In Sacramento, California, railroads will no longer issue free passes to employees of the California Public Utilities Commission. Since 1912 railroads had issued about 300 to 400 passes yearly. The Senate finance committee added 50,000 dollars to the budget to cover future rides, with Senator Randolph Collier stating employees should not have free rides on utilities they may be setting rates for.
In a bridge hand South overreaches with a redouble none the hand supports. East West defend solidly, winning four hearts and a club, securing a 200 point one trick set in the match point event. South’s timid play costs a top.
The article fragment analyzes bridge play in which West’s lack of a high club could change the score. It suggests South risked nothing by a specific dummy king decision and notes that if West held the ace, dummy’s king would win a key trick.
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