11 Mar 1952
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1952
Page
1
American pilots struck a camouflaged Red supply base near Sinmak to destroy four square miles of depot in a massive raid. In 250 sorties, the fighters claim downing three MIGs and damaging five, while Red losses rose to 19 aircraft in two days.
FBI agents study a death threat mailed to the family of Arnold Schuster, the Sutton case tipster, as guards surround surviving relatives. Police and Mayor Impellitteri seek to raise rewards to capture the gunman amid a broad citywide manhunt and possible gang involvement.
Hendersonville reports the death of 38 year-old George Carlson vice president of the Robotyper Corp after a highway crash near Mountain Home. Carlson suffered a skull fracture when his car collided with another vehicle four soldiers from Fort Jacks were involved.
Judge J. Johnson received unanimous endorsement from five bar associations for appointment as federal judge in the Eastern South Carolina district. His current judicial service spans Beaufort Allendale Hampton Jasper and Colleton counties.
Two nominees for North Carolina governor William B. Umstead of Durham and Judge Hubert Olive of Lexington joined top officials in Greensboro to talk with the State Grange executive committee. State Grange Master Harry Caldwell said the Grange remains non political and does not endorse any candidate.
Raleigh official Eugene Shaw predicts a new record for individual income tax returns and total collections for the year. Last year the department received 000 returns and $30.1 million in collections, with a month showing 25 049 more returns. Mail volume reached 22 bags with a peak expected to exceed 67 bags in a day next week.
Adrian S. Mitchell 65, mayor of Winton and longtime East Carolina Republican figure, died in an Ahoskie hospital. Physicians cited a heart ailment as the cause. Mitchell repeatedly won re election as mayor in a solidly Democratic town despite his Republican affiliation.
The Enterprise begins Douglas Larsen three part series on Okinawa the new Gibraltar of the Pacific revealing vast munitions stockpiles and the base archetype within bomber range of industrial Siberia. Page 5A exclusive.
About 250 regular Army troops were sent by train from Havana to Camaguey to crush the last organized resistance following Batista’s coup. Col. Acosta’s Camaguey garrison reportedly yielded, while Las Villas saw mobs attack Batista offices and tanks and searchlights were deployed at the presidential palace.
The Army seeks an injunction in federal court to force striking rail unions on the New York Central system west of Buffalo and at the St Louis terminal to return to work. About 200,000 members threaten continued disruption as talks stall over four working rules andpay. Leaders of the three unions say negotiations remain possible amid broader wage dispute concerns.
A federal judge ordered three rail unions to end their strike and prevent spread to other lines. The ruling aims to halt disruption across rail systems and restore normal operations nationwide.
Greensboro report states U. S. District Attorney Bryce Holt refused to comment on whether a special federal grand jury in the Middle District will return indictments this week.
Washington dispatch explains how delegates to Democratic and Republican national conventions are chosen by primaries, state conventions, or central committees. It notes which states have primaries, how presidential preference polls influence delegates, and how various states treat binding or advisory results.
Early returns hint at Eisenhower lead in both delegate race and straw poll as voters in Millsfield and Waterville cast initial ballots. Taft and Stassen pick up some votes. Truman and Kefauver split two straw votes among Democrats.
A tropical squall line spawned by a low over Illinois and Kentucky blasted the Deep South with hurricane force winds across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. Tornado warnings were issued as homes damaged and trees uprooted while power and communications services were disrupted across Mobile Dothan and Shreveport areas.
The State Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board will meet April 2 to consider raising octane standards in North Carolina. Commissioner L. Y. Ballentine, chairman, said regular gasoline would rise from 72 to 77 and premium from 78 to 80, with amendments to improve safety in handling petroleum products.
Forecast calls for a low around 34 tonight and a high near 55 tomorrow. Today’s high was expected at 62 with a low of 54 last night.
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