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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1949
Page
1
Washington march 12 a 15 month extension of rent controls cleared a narrow 178 to 163 House victory after a 90 day limit was defeated. Leadership touted the win but a final vote is pending and Senate action remains uncertain amid a legislative logjam caused by southern filibusters.
London announced further troop deployments to Aqaba in a stark warning over Israeli forces near the Red Sea port. Israel and Trans-Jordan had just signed a Rhodes ceasefire, while London stressed the danger of hostilities spilling into Trans-Jordan and the Negev frontier.
RALEIGH March 12 The flood of State income tax returns has begun with the midnight Tuesday deadline for 1948 returns. The Department of Revenue has added 30 workers to handle the expected peak. Director C K Cooke Jr says returns flow in as heavily as last year but dollar receipts figures are not yet available.
Baltimore police seek Aldine T. Carroll 27 in the death of water tunnel worker George W. Thompson 50 a Park Avenue resident found with his throat cut Thompson moved from Murphy North Carolina four years ago neighbor Lela Shaver reported hearing Thompson return home with a man and a woman around 1 am and later noises and a loud bump at about 4 am as they left the scene
A two-week coal strike begins in the east as UMW leader Lewis protests President Truman’s nomination of James Boyd to head the Bureau of Mines. About 400,000 miners are called to mourn last year’s 1,015 deaths and 50,000 injuries, with western miners exempted due to severe winter.
Paris reports the death of General Henri Honoré Giraud at 70 after a poisoning attack in Dijon military hospital. A veteran of St Cyr, he escaped Nazi custody six times to lead Free French resistance in Africa. He received the Medaille Militaire the day before he died amid a long career and rivalry with De Gaulle.
Washington reports a 46 to 41 Senate vote overruling Vice President Barkley on a motion to debate a proposed rules change. The measure would ease debate on civil rights bills, prompting Southern opposition and a bitter clash between Democratic and Republican leaders as they plan another Saturday session.
Modest demand gave the stock market another lift today following yesterday's brisk rally. Buying was far less aggressive than Friday and gains were uneven as a handful of issues refused to follow. Rails tended to hold back, with Union Pacific dropping about a point after a 3 percent gain yesterday. Higher prices were paid for U S Steel General Motors Go odrich United Aircraft Schenley American Telephone Electric Power Light International Nickel Phelps Dodge Air Reduction Westinghouse Radio Corp Southern Railway Mission Paramount.
The piece argues Scots favor limited autonomy while remaining in the United Kingdom. It cites economic reasons for keeping the union, notes the 74 Scottish MPs in London, mentions Nessie lore, and highlights a Scottish plebiscite showing strong support for a separate Scottish parliament on domestic affairs but not full independence.
Raleigh March 12 The General Assembly moved rapidly to push Governor Scott s rural road program and the biennial revenue bill toward final passage. House votes approved bond and gas tax measures while the Senate backed a revenue bill and unemployment pay expansion. Schools funding and a minimum foundation debate dominated hearings as lawmakers near adjournment with a calendar committee appointment sought.
RALEIGH March 12 Not before Monday will Governor Scott announce the late Senator J Melville Broughton's successor In a news conference he said absolutely no one has been promised the position He has no alternative road program if the $200 000 000 road bond fails and backs pay as you go If the General Assembly submits the measure and it fails the State can drop back on a pay as you go basis He would not say whether he favors a special session by the legislature only the Governor can order such sessions.
London reports a successful operation on King George at Buckingham Palace to restore circulation in his ailing right eye. A bulletin from nine royal doctors states His Majesty's condition is entirely satisfactory.
Ankara March 12 Russia appears anxious about a potential Mediterranean defense alliance tied to the Atlantic pact. Ambassador Lavrischev reportedly discussed the idea with France Italy Britain Greece and possibly the United States. Turkish officials say Turkey Greece and other neighbors would shape a regional security belt without targeting the Soviet Union.
In Salisbury a two year old boy died after being run over by his father Delmar M. Huffman’s truck on Goodman Lake Road. The child was under the vehicle as Huffman drove off with produce around 9 am. Mothers and neighbors alerted Huffman after playmates screamed and the mother phoned for help.
State employees will receive separate pay checks in early April instead of a lump sum for the past six months. Budget and accounting offices could not complete the needed calculations by March, and the plan to issue a 20 percent raise monthly back to October faces tax and retirement deduction complications. Some workers may be disappointed by smaller-than-expected checks.
Washington March 12 lawmakers pressed to keep an injunction tool against national emergency strikes amid the John L. Lewis led two week coal mine shutdown. Rep Nixon says the administration bill is inadequate to curb walkouts while Rep Perkins defends the stoppage and Lewis’s role. WerdeI notes the action could sway House mood but provoke public reaction.
The North Atlantic Security Treaty moves toward formal signing in Washington during the first week of April. Denmark and Italy expected to join, raising signers to 10 with possible additions Portugal and Iceland. The pact binds the United States and Western European nations in a defensive alliance pending Senate approval.
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