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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1948
Page
4
Doctors urge immediate bed rest at first polio symptoms to avert paralysis with reports that about 85 percent of treated patients avoid paralysis while 90 percent who stay active progress to permanent paralysis. The advice stresses vigilance for mild signs in children and rest for all during the epidemic.
AP misidentified Governor-nominee J. M. Broughton while readers debate how to address the Hon. Cameron Morrison. Citizens joke about the long list of titles and seek a simpler form to reflect Morrison’s current status as former governor and senator and congressman in one sequence.
The labor department approved the GM UAW contract hoping it would influence bargaining. On the same day U S Steel and Weirton Steel raised hourly wages by 13 and 14 cents, then U S Steel announced a price increase. The contracts add to inflation as food costs peak, sparking a chain reaction impacting living costs and industrial materials.
Boeing engineers study Nyushin four-jet bomber photos and deny basic resemblance to the XB-47 Stratojet. The six-jet high speed bomber designer argues Russians did not pirate the design while warning that Moscow's own aerodynamicists could pose a future risk. A political framing line notes critics and echoed calls for moral reconstruction.
A Raleigh column surveys licensing boards history and a 1949 study commission plan. It notes doctors and lawyers long required exams, cites rising polio cases and textile mill accidents, urges farm safety week, and previews NC Democratic leadership talks on a new party chairman amid August discussions.
A Los Angeles sky sighting sparks flying saucer chatter after a weather balloon drifted over the area Tuesday night. The piece also recounts UN tension from a Willimantic pilot’s failed bomb drop and local social notes including a wedding by radiophone and commentary on education phrases.
George Sokolsky argues that the Togliatti assassination would have been more effective after power and purge, contrasting it with Stalin’s purges and wartime actions. He defends murder as morality and cites figures like Lenin, Trotzky, Zinoviev, and American revolutionaries, while praising historic defenders of liberty and loyalty to the flag.
A sprawling, anecdotal column outlines showbiz life in New York and Hollywood. It threads gossip about Mel Ott, Dwedur, Sam Wolf, and Carrolls with clippings on Gloria Swanson and transit glitz. The piece mixes satire, theater news, and personal anecdotes from cafe life, nightlife, and press circles.
A list of crossword style clues covers varied terms from Latin American figures to chemistry and geography. The jumble mentions phrases like Not fat, East Fr, and 45 Shots alongside clues such as Arabian and Italian city challenging solvers.
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