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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
7
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The columnist answers a Canton correspondent on meld rules. Up to three wild cards may be used with any meld regardless of natural card count, applicable to initial or later melds. Scenarios include forming samba by uniting melds and rules on taking discards with multiple eights.
Les Thompson a 55 year old newsboy from Clunes Australia has walked about 50 000 miles over 16 years delivering papers. He wore out 96 pairs of boots and covers over 10 miles of hills daily except Sundays in Victoria. Thompson says that's twice around the world and he plans retirement.
In Washington a hit-and-run driver collided with a taxicab and triggered a driver manhunt. Ernest Davis became the quarry as about 40 radio-equipped cabs joined a high-speed chase at around 60 mph, alerting dispatch and trapping the suspect for delivery to authorities. The incident unfolded with taxi drivers pursuing the fleeing vehicle until capture.
Roy Rowe a Democrat from Burgaw presses his bid for lieutenant governor highlighting decades in the North Carolina legislature. Born 1905 in Burgaw he led the North Carolina Aeronautics Commission and helped Civil Air Patrol anti submarine patrols during wartime while building a farm and theater connections. He vows to visit all 100 counties and cites his long legislative record as the basis for leadership.
Secretary of State Alice K. Leopold in Hartford found a rare Revolutionary War peace offer document in attic debris. Only one other complete copy with lyres and seals exists, housed in Massachusetts archives, reflecting British hopes for peace and eventual victory over the colonies.
The Goodrich company announced a new safety tire designed to be inaudible to the human ear yet perceptible to dogs. Engineers say the tread reduces tire hum and improves skid resistance compared with older models.
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