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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
2
State Executive Board meeting here tonight precedes the annual convention of the North Carolina Federation of Post Office Clerks. Winston-Salem Postmaster W. Bryan Booe will deliver the opening address. The gathering closes Saturday with officer elections.
The Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association in Knoxville says parks are crippled by inadequate funds and passed a resolution urging Tennessee congressmen to push for increased funding for national parks.
P A talk by P L Collins manager of the Green Veteran Administration Hospital near Asheville opens the four day encampment of the North Carolina Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Collins speaks at the grand banquet Saturday and a parade with over 70 units and six bands will headline Saturday events. Closing sessions Sunday include a business meeting and election of officers.
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks will speak at the dedication ceremony for Charlotte’s new airport terminal next month. Rep. Charles Raper Jonas notified program chair man John C. Erwin that Weeks will attend. A jet flying team may perform at the event.
The annual State Teen-Age Road-e-o sponsored by the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce will be staged here Saturday. Twenty-five youths are expected to take a written quiz an in traffic road check and a behind the wheel driving test on a standardized course. Driving tests will be at Griffith Stadium with the written test at the Johnson Motor Lines office. First prize is a $100 bond.
Alfred Scott testifies Apex Police Chief Sam Bagwell beat him during a March arrest for drunken driving and resisting, claiming the chief is known to whip people. Witness Patricia Walls corroborates seeing Bagwell strike Scott as shots and threats were exchanged while officers intervened.
New York stocks edged up in thin trading after a sharp two day decline. Many issue prices were near the day’s best with a mix of gains and small declines across leaders including Southern Railway Standard Oil NJ 20th Century Fox American Telephone and others.
McCarthy describes three main goals of his inquiry while denying responsibility for sparking the Army controversy. He cites Stevens and Adams as opposing witnesses and claims Army officials used Schine as a hostage to halt investigations. Welch denounces McCarthy as reckless and notes concerns over Communist links in the legal guild. Mundt urges soul searching as the 31st day of hearings continues. A closing line notes a two headed turtle used as a curiosity by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Senate Finance Committee finished the $75 page tax revision after six weeks of secret deliberations. The panel accepted most of the corporate and individual relief sought by the administration, totaling about 1.4 billion dollars in the first year. Democrats offered no plan for a broad personal tax cut, signaling a likely floor fight over exemptions and other changes.
A historical overview traces North Carolina’s cotton textile roots to 1775 with a local safety committee fund for a textile mill, notes early mills near Lincolnton and Rocky Mount, and highlights later growth led by Durham, Cooleemee, and Gaston County. It praises state efforts under Governor McLean, the role of the Department of Conservation and Development, and NC’s emergence as a national textile powerhouse with extensive employment, value of product output, and spindle counts centered around Charlotte and Gastonia.
Forecast shows low tonight near 68 and high tomorrow around 94. Today’s high 90 and last night’s low 65. Sun sets at 7 36 pm and rises at 5 03 am. Official records list city temperatures across multiple stations with varied highs and lows.
Longview Texas report: a playmate gave an 8 year old a firecracker mistaken for a cigar to a 2 year old, causing the device to explode in his mouth. The child was in serious condition at Gregg Memorial Hospital.
A student-led analysis suggests as many as 30 million Americans may be overweight. The projection highlights concerns about health trends and the need for public awareness campaigns.
Premier Laniel seeks support from MRP and Gaullists to pass a confidence vote amid sharp resolutions criticizing Indochina policy and slow moves on the European Defense Community Treaty. Bidault returns from Geneva stating nine party talks not yet exhausted, offering to step aside if another negotiator is preferred.
The first faculty conference on religion and education gathers college professors and theologians at Montreat. Legates attend as delegates for the Methodist and Presbyterian U S churches, with sponsorship by their boards of education.
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