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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1949
Page
2
The piece argues Germany as pivotal in Cold War balance with Eastern and Western blocs. It discusses Soviet military strategy toward East and West Germany, Rokossovsky’s possible role in Poland, and Western plans in Paris. It notes Franco German reconciliation and a postwar peace treaty as prerequisites for Europe’s rehabilitation.
Lloyds Register of Shipping reports Britain leads in shipbuilding with 2,095,217 tons under construction as of Sept 30. Other countries except Russia total 2,512,522 tons, showing Britain nearly matches global production.
Several ducks crash landed on Main Street in Lewistown thawed their wings and were released after townspeople warmed them. The birds appeared headed southeast as they took off again.
Tuesday's results featured labor-backed winners like Burke and Lehman, with CIO and AFL support split on several contests. Stassen urged party unity and renewal to challenge Taft, while some Labor-endorsed candidates lost city contests and in Philadelphia observers noted Democratic gains amid mixed organizational backing.
In Ithaca Cornell University engineers Doctors Henry G Baker and William E Gordon explain why TV screens show snow. They say watery blobs scatter signals causing reception far beyond normal lines and that temperature inversions also cause occasional long distance skips.
Nash County forms a countywide recreational commission with eight thousand dollars allocated from ABC store profits to fund a regional project. Officials stress non tax funding, community supervision, and coordinated efforts as suburbs demand shared facilities beyond city limits.
Three Western ministers tentatively agreed that Bonn should join the Council of Europe as an associate member while Soviet backed East Germany shifts loom. Schuman delays a final decision until the French Assembly debates. France pursues separate talks with West Germany on economic security accords to resolve long standing tensions.
Dredging operations started in the Potomac River to make Washington accessible to 10000 ton ocean vessels. The board of trade notes a steamship line serving the Caribbean wishes to dock at Washington.
Denmark exported 305400 horses from 1936 to early this year while Poland accepted 85000 horses in exchange for coal. The flow supported rebuilding horse stocks across war torn Europe.
The agreement seen near with Murray last week broke the back of the steel strike. Republic Steel and Jones and Laughlin fell in line with settlements reached for 48 companies employing 200000 workers. Big Steel aims to restart operations as Lewis orders miners back, boosting production from 21 percent of capacity toward catching up inventories.
A pay roll check shows over 80 percent of GE workers authorize checkoff for UE dues. Boulware argues only an NLRB order can change bargaining, notes no evidence IUE-CIO has majority support. GE will keep recognizing UE for about 125,000 workers. Westinghouse to remain neutral, dealing locally with right wing unions while aligning nationally with the left wing parent group.
The Soviet army newspaper Taegliche Rundschau hailed New York choosing Herbert Lehman over John Foster Dulles as a blow at warmongers, saying Lehman was a close friend of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt and attributed the win to that association.
The article notes many types of bulbs for flowers, including tulips, should be planted in the fall before the ground freezes to ensure proper growth.
Melbourne report details Harry Shannon who lost his larynx ten years ago and, with a doctor, refined a chromium artificial larynx to restore speech. The device acts as a mouthpiece with a tube to the throat, producing a constant tone modulated by lips and teeth. Shannon offers voices from baritone to soprano, plus a roar for sport and a whisper for privacy.
The report describes mediation efforts between Mine Workers Chief Lewis and mine owners Chief Ching. It notes a telegram from Lewis claiming representation will attend a meeting and details confusion over its origin and timing. Officials sought clarification while Lewis remained elusive, with hints he may travel to meet in Washington.
The text reflects on a protracted 52 day strike with no settlement, noting miners drifting back could loosen John Lewis's grip and prompting potential recall of the strike. It speculates Truman could declare a national emergency and invoke Taft Hartley to create fact finders to review Lewis demands and mine fund operations.
The permanent home of the United Nations in New York City is projected to be finished by the fall of 1951 marking a major milestone for the international body and its new flagship complex.
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