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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1946
Page
1
Washington reports Economic stabilizer Chester Bowles predicted more meat will be available after July 1 and bread shortages should ease within 30 days. He noted pending price ceiling changes and said cattle and hog shipments may slow as prices rise, with meat supplies expected to dip by late fall due to tight grain.
Paris June 22 diplomats continued to probe the Trieste dispute after an intimate dinner last night with the Russiai and United States delegations. Byrnes hosted Molotov Vishninsky and Pavlov at the American tron hotel amid expectations a frank exchange addressed deadlocked issues.
The Senate rushed the anti-racketeering bill through in the form approved by the House. President Truman faced a possible veto as the measure sets up penalties up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for obstructing interstate commerce.
Alton Martin Phillips 16 of 109 West Willis street drowned Friday at Ridgecrest Baptist assembly lake. He was last seen with a swimming group and found two hours later by a lifeguard. Born February 28 1930 in High Point he was the son of J B and Louise Martin Phillips. Surviving: parents and sister Ruth Ann. Funeral Sunday at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev Julian S Hopkins officiating. Burial Floral Garden Cemetery.
Henderson patrols seized 16 cases of liquor from a truck stopped north of town. Driver Lewis Woodrow Seward of High Point was arrested on transporting more liquor than allowed by law and sentenced to eight months on the roads after trial in recorder's court. The truck and 16 cases were confiscated.
Senate and house conferees on the OPA extension bill announced progress but left four major points unresolved. They differ on extension length nine months vs full year and on end of month price decontrols for meat dairy tobacco and petroleum. A decontrol board and subsidies size were also unsettled. They plan 8 p m Monday talks to finish and send the measure to both chambers.
Scattered showers along the coast with warm temperatures for today. Later cloud cover and rising values expected as Sunday approaches, as forecast for June 3 1946.
A Raleigh committee outlines July 22 23 registration for 32 North Carolina college centers. Veterans and non veterans may enroll for freshman subjects English math social science natural science and foreign languages. Fourteen colleges will run afternoon and evening centers, with more planned where demand exists. The panel will reconvene July 29 to finalize operations.
William L. Green president of the American Federation of Labor is set to speak twice at the South Carolina Federation of Labor convention in Charleston June 28 29 Host Charleston Central Labor Union president Fred P Kupfer announced Green will give a welcome address Friday morning and speak at a banquet Friday night Also slated are E Edward Wehman Jr George Googe and Earle R Britton as speakers Business sessions and officer elections follow Friday and Saturday.
On the voyage to Bikini, naval officials describe the first atomic test as a laboratory experiment, noting light and heat equal to ten thousand suns. The press conference aboard the Appalachian included over 150 reporters, explaining naval choices among three test types and indicating no single test would suffice.
The North Carolina Department of Labor reports May average weekly pay for industrial workers at 31.16 dollars, up 0.9 percent from April. Hourly earnings average 79.6 cents, up 1.1 percent. Total employment down 1 percent and the average work week down 0.5 percent. Manufacturing workers average 39 hours weekly at 80.5 cents per hour for 31.42 dollars. non manufacturing 40.5 hours at 69.1 cents for 28.01 dollars. Survey covers 2,079 plants, 265,000 workers, 181,000 weekly payrolls.
At the world health conference in New York delegates debate birth control as crucial as atomic bomb control and discuss forming a UN global health agency the WHO. Within days a constitution may be drawn for ratification by 26 of 51 UN members while 16 non member observers will ratify without votes.
Washington reports indicate lawmakers plan an RFC inquiry after GAO finding the RFC lacks control over its 7 billion in wartime investments. Despite RFC protests, critics cite serious accounting failures as the banking committee weighs extending RFC life beyond June 30.
New York June 22 Poland prepares proposals for world atomic control described as a sensationally simple basis for agreement. France may offer an atomic plan and Australia reportedly edits changes to the American program. Oscar Lange will lay the Polish proposal before the UN atomic energy commission next Tuesday with the others.
Firemen and wreck experts probed the ruined Baker Hotel basement in Dallas after an explosion killed seven and injured 41. Explosion experts declined to name a cause, saying it may take time to determine if a cause can ever be confirmed.
The nation’s freight rate bill will rise sharply next month as the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized increases in interstate freight rates and charges. Rail and water carriers will gain about 390 million dollars more in gross annual revenue, with potential larger boosts anticipated.
Congress approves vast defense appropriations to sustain peacetime strength. The House backs a $7.09 billion army fund for the year starting July 1, while the Senate approves about $4.1 billion for the Navy. Total may exceed $11 billion with adjustments. Senator McMahon protests the pace and wisdom of spending.
U S representatives battled to retain seats in North Carolina as Carl Durham faces Earle Rives in the sixth district and M Folger challenged by Thurmond Chatham in the fifth. Labor backs Rives and Durhams foes, while investigations and accusations colored the campaigns. Polls ran 6:30 to 6:30 p m.
Bil Veeck announced today the purchase and formation of the Cleveland Inds with himself as president. Harry Grabiner, ex Chicago W. Sox president, will be vice president and Joseph C. Hostetler named director and secretary. Readings indicate resignations of Alva Bradley as president and Roger Peckinpaugh as vice president.
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