02 Mar 1949
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1949
Page
1
In Frankfurt Germany armed MPs blockaded the Soviet repatriation mission denying entry and extinguishing services as American forces push for departure. Four officers four soldiers and families occupy the building as General Clay's deadline passes with no departure.
Senator Vandenberg says Republicans should vote their conscience on a potential rule change to curb southern filibusters. He cites Barkley rulings on closure petitions and may back the rule if debated in the Senate. Democratic leaders push two thirds vote to gag debate, seen as blocking civil rights agenda.
Associated Press reports rising temperatures end the cold wave feared to damage crops in North Carolina and South Carolina. Frost is unlikely in South Carolina with only a small chance in North Carolina as peach crops show resilience in the Carolinas.
In Sofia on March 2 the Bulgarian prosecution halted the trial of 15 Protestant pastors accused of spying for the United States and Britain. Forty two planned witnesses were canceled after the claim that evidence was abundant and clear. The defendants, who signed confessions after three months in Communist police custody, faced a parade of witnesses alleging espionage.
Senate roads committee turned proposals for a new general assembly vehicle inspection bill to a subcommittee. House roads panel backed a plan to relax license renewal exams while allowing tests for those needing it and drivers with impairments. Supporters cited public demand and officials from the inspections division the Carolina Motor Club and Carolina Coach. Page continues.
A North Carolina joint finance committee debate centered on how to distribute the corporate franchise tax. Charlotte representative Robert Lassiter and High Point representative Arthur Kirkman led the city side while Senator George Penny supported Greensboro. Rural areas backed a statewide rebate plan aiming to aid smaller towns, with Senator John Rodman describing the majority view.
Workmen at Kenyon College sift debris in a burned dormitory to recover six of nine students killed in Sunday blaze. Officials said heat prevented yesterday’s search and that a deteriorated chimney flue caused the disaster, President Gordon K. Chalmers reported.
The B 50 superfortress Lucky Lady II completed a non stop round the world flight from Fort Worth Carswell AFB covering 23 452 miles. It refueled four times at Azores Dhahran Philippines and Hawaii before landing back at Carswell. The mission began February 26 with a crew of 13 aboard.
The North Carolina State Supreme Court denied Emmett Garner’s appeal in a death penalty murder case. The 35 year old farmer and truck driver was found guilty in Harnett Superior Court for killing his wife Dessie Garner. He faces execution in the gas chamber on March 18 unless gubernatorial clemency intervenes.
AP science report outlines sleeping pills as a leading self harm method in the United States. Barbiturates, seen as innocent, cause deaths through overdoses and impairments, with cases of automatism and relapse among users despite medical advice and treatment efforts.
The Hoover Commission urges major improvements in the Veterans Administration including tighter education and insurance programs. It cites waste and inefficiency, suggests separating the insurance program, creating a veterans insurance corporation, transferring loan guarantees to the HUD FHA, and establishing a VA list of certified schools. The 1950 VA budget would total about 5.3 billion dollars, approaching 11 percent of the national outlay.
FBI agents search for a man with thick eyeglasses seen during the Stokesdale Commercial Bank robbery. The bandit netted $810 by forcing three employees into a vault and fled in a light car toward Winston-Salem.
New York stock prices fluctuated with little net movement as markets showed mixed gains and losses. Central of New Jersey rose briefly by 2 points on news of Interstate Commerce Commission approval for a road plan modification. Other risers included Ei Paso Natural Gas, General Motors, U S Rubber, Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck, American Telephone, Phelps Dodge, Westinghouse Electric, J C Penney, Great Northern preferred, and Pan American Airways. Declines included Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Woolworth, International Harvester, Douglas Aircraft, International Telephone, American Smelting, Joliet/Joliet?ville, Radio Corp of America, Pennsylvania RR, Southern Pacific, Sinclair Oil, and United Air Lines.
Washington report on Democratic resistance to a 24 month rent control extension in Congress. Senator Sparkman supports continuance to June 30 next year while opposing a full two year extension. Rep Rains and theHouse banking committee favor a 15 month extension amid broader party line split.
Acting Police Supt. Scheuering said a Kentucky man admitted visiting the room where millionaire James Mahoney was slain and that he might have committed the crime but could not remember. Louis Kuxen Hoover of Louisville, 25, reported taking a shower in Mahoney’s room the night of February 2. Mahoney’s body was found the next morning battered with a broken neck at the hotel. Hoover is held on investigation of murder.
Around Capitol Square reports say Governor Scott has become more conciliatory and cooperative with the legislature. He presided over the board more softly and held a Tuesday conference with Lieut. Gov. Taylor and Speaker Ram say to clear the air, though no program agreement emerged. Clarified is the school machinery bill aimed at foundation support.
In Raleigh on March 2 the Senate committee on propositions and grievances reported unfavorably on Senator George T. Penny's liquor referendum measure. This followed an unfavorable House committee vote on Rep. L. A. Martin's proposal, all signaling dim hopes for a statewide dry referendum this session. Senator Penny sought postponement to amend his bill, while Senator Henry A. McKinnon moved for further action.
Republican leaders backed a plan to reduce excise taxes on train fares telephone tolls and movie tickets as a counter to President Truman's call for new revenue. The policy committee of 26 members endorsed the measure saying the need is immediate and imperative. Martin of Massachusetts introduced the bill and said Ways and Means may approve a substitute.
Greensboro high school students and officials met after a sitdown strike by about 400 pupils. The 15 minute protest targeted lunchtime off campus seating and car arrival rules, plus hallway walking rules. Principal A P Routh said the rules originated with the student council, not the administration.
Winston-Salem March 2 A James A Gray prominent Winston-Salem businessman has succeeded Clay Williams as chairman of the board of directors for the R J Reynolds tobacco company Williams died last Friday Gray was president of the firm from 1934 to 1946 He is also chairman of the board's executive committee a post he will continue to hold Gray is a native of Winston-Salem and left Wachovia Bank and Trust in 1920 to join Reynolds as vice president
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