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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1950
Page
2
A discussion urges factual reporting to the FBI and warns against private investigations. It emphasizes careful internal security work, protecting the innocent, and identifying enemies within while noting the danger of hysteria and vigilante actions. It also labels Communists as deceivers opposing American life.
An explosion and fire aboard the Egyptian minesweeper Gaza near Mer Sa Matruh killed one officer and injured another sailor, with two more sailors hurt. A short circuit ignited fuel tanks, causing the ship to burn yesterday.
The White House backs keeping direct authority in Symingtons NLRB while Sawyer favors voluntary controls and warns a standby mandate. President Truman faces mobilization bill finalization as both sides argue over creating a defense production administration and appointing a chief for the new unit.
Malik warned that Kore an issue could be resolved only with full council attendance including Red China as viewed by the Soviets. A Security Council meeting met without Russian delegates to discuss UN military operations in Korea and Gen MacArthur’s report. The Kremlin calls intervention illegal but cannot recall past actions. Russians threaten veto on future acts. Malik informed Secretary General Lie of August term and a council meeting at 2 PM next Tuesday. Lie notified all members, including Chinese Nationalist delegate Tsiang whose stay sparked Soviet boycotts across 30 UN groups.
Idaho produced 22,119,000 dollars in lead 18 450 dollars in zinc and 8 995 708 dollars in silver during 1947.
Charlotte woman 25 identified as Mrs. Julian W. Porter was found dead by hanging in Mecklenburg County jail after arrest on drunkenness charge. Officers say Porter was alone in her car when found in a ditch near Wilkinson Boulevard. a matron discovered the body. Porter left two children. husband works at a local dairy.
Reports from Korea describe heavy fighting as U S and South Korean forces face a major Communist offensive. Heavy artillery and air raids pound front lines while U S Navy planes harass supply routes and tank and truck losses mount for the enemy.
A veteran reporter recalls battlefield faith in weapons and duty, noting soldiers’ bonds across ages and ranks. He describes a front visit near Yongdong with wounded and dead comrades, praising restraint and courage amid the chaos, then shifts to a historical aside on helium first identified in the sun during a 1868 eclipse.
Senate leaders and House members weigh the Baruch plan amid debate over economic controls and wartime profits. Senator Sparkman backs a Senate push, Rep. Wolcott endorses the Kunker Baruch substitute, while Senator Taft signals restraint on broad controls.
A two year old girl, Patricia Johnson of Greensboro Route 3, was brought to the Boulevard unit of High Point hospital after accidentally drinking gasoline from a soft drink bottle. She received first aid and was released from the hospital.
The Royal Canadian air force sent its first flight from McChord Air Force Base in Washington. The squadron of about 250 officers and men will ferry supplies to Tokyo via the northern great circle route over the Aleutians.
Analysis arguing the Soviet Union holds air superiority and bomber range advantages that could threaten the United States and Europe. It contends Russian aviation growth outpaces the U S in jet fighters and bombers, enabling wide strikes from Siberian bases and Alaska, with implications for timing and strategy in a potential conflict.
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