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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1953
Page
2
Tokyo reports 53 repatriated American prisoners, last of 149 ill ex-POWs, awaiting medical clearance for airlift home. Veterans recount harsh imprisonment, starvation, and rescue, while British remarks on the war draw mixed reactions among the POWs.
In Milledgeville Georgia on May 2 65 year old banker and grocer Martion W Stembridge fatally shot Marion Ennis 45 and Stephen T Bivins 35 in their offices before turning a gun on himself A shocked secretary witnessed the events Ennis died almost instantly Bivins died later at Richard Binion Hospital Stembridge had been embittered by legal actions against him including a habeas corpus matter and a 1949 assault case He had earlier faced a bribery conviction and was released on bond or parole prior to the killings.
Raleigh May 2 The 1953 General Assemblys effects are just starting to show across North Carolina as new boards are set up powers granted to the governor and votes or funds yet to be spent emerge. The legislature approved 86 250 000 in bond issues for schools and hospitals while failing to redistrict itself kill a minimum wage bill and a vehicle inspection plan. Proposals include constitutional amendments limiting counties to one senator authorizing short term appointments relaxing residency rules for precincts and granting parole power to a new board. Governor Umstead plans a press conference next week to outline his views on the Assembly.
Meyer Lansky the Russian born gambler and associate of Costello and Luciano was sentenced by Justice Leo J. Hagerty to three months in Saratoga County Jail and fined 2500 in five counts of gambling and conspiracy tied to Arrowhead Inn. He faces possible loss of American citizenship amid a two year Saratoga gambling probe.
Cpl. John L. Watters Jr. of Washington, D. C., describes 34 hours wounded in Kung 1950. He survived cold and blood loss, received no medical care for 29 months, and suffered severe weight loss from dysentery. He recalls 700 to 800 American deaths at the camp between May and August 1951.
Corporal Wendell H Treffery, a former prisoner of the Communists in Korea, said he watched three blond MIG-15 pilots after they were shot down. He and fellow inmates at Changsong camp on the Yalu River believed the pilots were Russians. He observed seven Red pilots who bailed out of crippled MIGs during dog fights with Sabre jets. Chinese or Korean guards handled four prisoners, while three were blond. No MIG pilots have been positively identified since no downed pilots were captured alive outside Red territory.
CIO moves to reshuffle field organizers under new executive vice president John V. Riffe amid a broad organizing push across basic industries. Plans include consolidating regional offices from 46 to 13 while expanding Washington national staff and freeing space by vacating a private lender occupying part of the five story HQ.
Deputy Mayor Chedli Kastaily aged 71, Arab newspaper publisher seen as pro French, was shot dead in Tunis on the eve of elections. Police arrested three youths at an arms cache. one admitted the killing. Nationalists fear renewed violence and express distrust of the cabinet as puppet government.
Life Magazine on page 158 May 4 exclusive reveals a dry cleaning miracle linked to High Point Laundry at 228 N Wrenn St. Adv. The feature highlights a remarkable cleaning method and local business spotlight for the laundry service.
New England Mutual offers tailored individually insured pension plans for small to large businesses. Plans guarantee a lifetime retirement pension or death benefit if retirement isn’t reached, with expert support on options, claims, and plan changes.
The article outlines four perjury counts against Owen Lattimore related to his work at the Institute for Pacific Relations. It cites allegations of Communist ties, a 1941 launch with the Soviet ambassador after Hitler’s invasion, and that he did not handle Lauchlin Currie’s mail while Currie was away. Watkins contends the key issue is whether Lattimore lied to a Senate committee about material matters.
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