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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
2
Washington report outlines two major changes in the draft bill. Married men without children lose deferments, and men delayed past age 25 can be drafted up to age 35 once deferment ends. The law would apply to those 25 or older as it takes effect, with ongoing questions about post 1955 drafts and exemptions for clergy and essential workers.
Asheville delegates opened the annual American Legion convention with a four way contest for department commander as about 3000 legionnaires were expected. World War II candidates John A Nixon and Louis F Parker and World War I candidate Harvey B Knowlton led the field with John D Larkins among the contenders. The Forty and Eight held its wreck initiation while Hugh Q Alexander presided over the first Legion business session.
Manteo N C Dare County court again convicts Frank Defebio on compulsory school attendance violations. He received 30 days in jail or a 25 dollar fine plus costs after appeals over failure to send his children to school. His wife Theo remains jailed on related matters.
Scientists report there are 75 known diseases in animals that can be transmitted to humans. The finding highlights ongoing concerns over zoonotic threats and the need for monitoring and prevention measures.
The report ranks states by licensed drivers with Nevada holding the fewest, California the most, and New York second.
Multi millionaire crooner Bing Crosby was refused a hotel room in Vancouver when a clerk assumed he was a bum. Crosby and Bill Morrow, en route from Idaho for fishing, were later given twin suites after bellhop Ray Morrison intervened. The incident ended with Morrow losing a Rolleiflex camera overboard while fishing in the Gulf of Georgia.
George M. James, a Wildwood New Jersey pilot, ran out of gas near Raleigh Durham Airport and landed in a patch of woods five miles away. He was unhurt, and his Seabee amphibian suffered minor damage and is wedged between trees requiring disassembly. A separate note mentions lawns being mowed 20 times per season, totaling about 30 inches of growth per plant.
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