19 Mar 1951
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1951
Page
1
AG YN NISBET Raleigh March 19. A calendar look shows April is near and the legislature may exceed the 23 April target, potentially longest in a decade or more. Past sine die dates reveal a trend toward extended sessions amid wartime and postwar conditions. More on page two.
Dr Abdul Hamid Zanganeh former education minister and ally of the late Premier Razmara was shot and wounded by a student accused of cheating at the University of Tehran. Police detained the youth a divinity student amid a possible Tudeh party link. The educator, head of the university law faculty, had faced leftist student protests in two years.
Washington March 19 Senate leaders sought quick action on a troops to Europe resolution amid a threatened Easter walkout. Senator McFarland said debate would be limited and a vote reached by Thursday with an Easter recess if possible. Senator Malone warned of a quorum absence delaying action for days as protests and constitutional questions over presidential powers simmered.
A harsh Carolina winter shows no retreat with spring a day away. Rain drenched the region, Charleston recording over .60 inch in 24 hours. Temperatures ranged from 39 to 60 degrees across Raleigh, Charlotte, Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach and other localities.
The house considered a senate approved bill to extend federal rent controls for nine days in communities whose controls expire March 31. Administration leaders urged a quick decision, but opposition from Republicans and Southern Democrats rose. A broader new rent control law is expected later in the session to replace the current measure expiring June 30.
Emil Rieve, president of the Textile Workers Union of America, CIO, travels to the Carolinas to support negotiations on a New England style deal with wage hikes totaling about 12 to 13 cents an hour. The strike deadline is extended to March 31 as about 550 workers walk out at Pee Dee Mill in Rockingham. Negotiations run at Dan River Mills in Danville, Virginia, with the North Carolina mills following the southern wage pattern.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Richmond voted to call Rev. Paul Tudor Jones D D of High Point North Carolina to its pastorate. Jones said he had not yet received official word and could not commit until the call is official.
Grand Rapids dispatch reports Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg remains seriously ill with no improvement in the last 24 hours. His physician Dr. A B. Smith said the Michigan Republican, a foreign policy leader, will be 60 Thursday after a series of operations and a relapse on February 26.
James Marlow reports the Senate intensifies debate over sending American troops to Europe under the Atlantic pact framework. Critics Hoover Taft and Wherry press for limits and congressional approval while advocates warn against leaving Europe under arms alone.
South Korean forces swim in pursuit of the Communist army and seize an enemy battery as UN operations near the 38th parallel intensify. The report delves into Chinese strategy mysteries and shifting battle plans amid surrender tales and disputed defenses.
Mrs Mary Kiger learned by telegram that her husband Sgt Willard A Kiger has been liberated from Chinese captivity and returned to military control in Korea. The telegram from Maj Gen Edward F Witsell stated he was previously missing in action and is now free and in fair condition.
Washington March 19 RFC Director C Edward Rowe rejected Senate investigators charges alleging an influence ring with White House contacts. In a prepared Fulbright subcommittee statement Rowe denied testimony claiming he urged RFC director Walter Gaston to resign to make Dunham the target. Colleague Walter Cosgriff defended board integrity saying no evidence of an influence ring exists since his tenure began.
The Fashion Academy lists America’s best dressed women for 1951 as Easter parade nears. Top honoree is Mrs. Anna Rosenberg for charming femininity and dignified simplicity, with Mrs. Vincent R. Impellitteri and others earning specialty awards. Other winners span fields including Gloria Swanson, Gene Tierney, Ilka Chase, and Dor othy Kilgallen, reflecting a broad range of public figures and celebrities.
The New York senate crime committee extended a cordial invitation to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to testify as former Mayor William O Dwyer described a nationwide underworld court system delivering death sentences. O Dwyer testified that these kangaroo courts operated at night with armed units enforcing orders across regions. Senator Kefauver led questions as witnesses claimed executive influence over criminal groups.
A temporary court order restraining picketing and violence was served on strikers at the Royal Cotton Mill in Wake Forest. The order limits pickets to 10 at the gate and bars violent acts as hearings proceed toward a permanent order. Negotiations between the mill and the Textile Workers Union of America continue after a Friday flare up and the mill resumes operations.
A savage Midwest blizzard blocks highways across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, closes many flights at Minneapolis and St Paul, and strands farmers in western Minnesota. Snow totals reach up to 19 inches with 45 mph winds creating deep drifts. Civil air patrol flights aid isolated areas while 17 aboard a Northwest plane escape unharmed in Minneapolis.
United Nations and South Korean forces push forward in Korea as Chinese and North Korean units face counterattacks along multiple fronts. Reports note 231 Chinese dead and captures of enemy weapons after a decisive South Korean advance near the 38th parallel.
Today's high near 48 degrees with a low around 37. Last night the low reached 40.
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