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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
2
Lillington reports 29 year old Tom Wood Jr a twin textile worker was condemned to die by gas chamber for murdering his pregnant wife. A Harnett Superior Court jury found him guilty after deliberating 85 minutes. Two Duke psychiatrists testified he is hopelessly insane and he plans appeals delaying execution.
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Harold E. Stassen will replace President Truman as a speaker at MIT's Mid-Century Convocation in Boston Garden on April 1. The President cancelled his appearance due to official duties.
Writings of Aelian the Macedonian indicate artificial lures or flies were used as early as 300 A.D. This ancient reference highlights an early example of crafted fishing gear and its historical context.
Counties would appoint a rule citys to receive a fixed annual salary rather than fees under a measure. The bill outlines county commissioners chosen by election governor appointment and assembly appointment, with amendments to allow counties to opt in or out and to exempt Guilford Lincoln Robeson Henderson and Wake. The judiciary panel also backed civil procedure rulemaking and party formation reforms plus funeral directors licensing and board expansion.
Carolina officials offered guidance to Graham amid a flurry of opinions on his loyalty and security clearances. Bricker urged full inquiry into reports a loyalty board failed to clear him for top secret atomic information, while supporters praised his patriotism and loyalty.
The Luscombe Airplane Corporation of Dallas will install Safe-Flight warning indicators on its crop sprayer aircraft. The planes feature wing-built spray tanks and operate near stall, while fishing flies are wound by hand with waxed silk thread.
The NAM invites a three day meeting in New York to discuss communist inspired attacks on U S foreign policy. Delegates from Russia Poland and Czechoslovakia arrive amid Western European and South American visa bans, drawing anti communist protests and picketing. Support from Shaw Redgrave O Casey Mann Rivera Nehru and Priestley is cited as messages pour in.
The weather forecast calls for another period of cooler but mild weather across the Carolinas with possible scattered showers. Temperatures fell to 31 in Asheville, eight degrees above Mount Mitchell summit readings. Other lows included Hickory 47, Winston-Salem and Greensboro 49, and Spartanburg 50.
Partly cloudy and mild today and tonight with a Friday forecast of mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers in the north. Sunrise 4 17 A M, sunset 6 36 P M. Temperatures range from 52 to 61 across listed coastal and inland locales including Columbia Anderson Elizabeth City Raleigh Rocky Mount Florence Lumberton New Bern Hatteras Myrtle Beach Charleston Cherry Point Wilmington.
A passenger and a freight train collided head on near Jesup Georgia in heavy fog killing one crewman and injuring several others. The crash derailed three Atlantic Coast Line passenger coaches as the Montgomery Alabama to Savannah Georgia service was derailed. Passengers were treated at Jesup hospital.
John Foster Dulles told the Philadelphia Bulletin Forum that the North Atlantic Pact is defensive but must be clearly seen as such. He warned Soviet leaders might misinterpret it as offensive, risking a war the pact seeks to prevent. Dulles urged sober conduct to prove the pact fosters a free society within its limits.
Congressman Monroe Redden announced that Mark W. Sumner of Asheville is recommended to the Post Office Department for appointment as Asheville’s new postmaster.
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