13 Nov 1949
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1949
Page
1
Chicago TV set makers who supply over a third of the nation report dealers in various states paying 20 to 40 dollars above list for popular sets. Discounting on lesser sets falls to about 10 to 12 percent. high volume dealers seek premium-stock to resell. Manufacturers say they cannot control prices and allocations. orders exceed capacity five to sevenfold with year-end backlogs.
FBI and New York police investigated a reported assassination plot against Federal Judge Harold R Medina after informants claimed two Brooklyn men heard two girls say the judge would be done away with in coming weeks. Police guarded the judge as authorities weighed the story and sought details from the informants.
In Newport Wales pastors and lay officials guard all churches in the Monmouth diocese after a second blaze in six days. An arson expert arrived to investigate as damage to the Church of St John the Evangelist reaches 126000 dollars. The Holy Trinity was burned out last Sunday leaving only the tower. Vicar Rev J P Stephens says the fire was not accidental. Bishop Morris urged pastors to organize volunteer guards in shifts.
Notre Dame 42 over UNC 6. Duke 35 over Geo Washington 0. NC State 27 over Wake Forest 14. H P C 26 tied ECTC 26. Army 14 over Penn 13. Navy 34 over Columbia 0. Ohio State 30 over Illinois 17. Michigan 20 over Indiana 7. Maryland 14 over Boston U 13. California 41 over Oregon 14. Oklahoma 27 over Missouri 7. Tennessee 35 over Mississippi. Tulane 41 over Vanderbilt 14. Alabama 20 over Georgia Tech. SMU 34 over Arkansas 6. Rice 13 over Texas A M 0.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Nov. 12. Senator Clinton P. Anderson said Julius A. Krug was let out for pressing reclamation projects. He praised Oscar S. Chapman as Krug successor and defended Krug from blame for requesting appropriations the Bureau of the Budget did not approve. Anderson noted Truman has not changed his view on reclamation but oversees a balanced budget.
In Tehran on November 12 the Independence carried Vice President Truman to fetch Mohammed Reza Pahlavi for an American visit. The Shah, 30, will depart Tuesday for his first trip to the United States as a guest of President Truman. Officials say he will seek stronger U S military backing as Washington already extends aid and signals support for Iran's strengthening.
In Atchison Kansas a 19 year old bride, Mrs Robert E Blaff, six days married, was struck and killed by a freight train on a bridge trestle as she tried to outrun it. Her husband, also on the trestle, was knocked off but not seriously injured.
Belgrade officials accuse Albania of unfriendly acts led by Soviet Russia and eastern bloc allies and demand Albania honor the 1947 pact. Yugoslavia cites hostile press and radio campaigns, border-property restrictions, and subversive activities as core grievances.
Asheville retailer Luis Lipinsky said a UNC program in Chapel Hill Friday could establish a four year retailing course linked to the school of commerce. A $200000 endowment is hoped to attract and train future retail leaders amid a changing economy needing buyers advertisers office and store managers and junior executives.
A German scientist’s synthetic drug TBI derived from coal tar shows promise against tuberculosis. Reports from Dr. Geoffrey Rake and H Corwin Hinshaw note encouraging results in 300 German hospitals and tests in several thousand patients. Animal studies suggest potential for human use, with oral administration and moderate side effects.
In New York a burglary stole about 100000 dollars worth of furs and mink skins, but left untouched millions in a vault protected by an alarm. Ten mink coats were taken from Louis Simkin's midtown showroom, while authorities noted the valuables in the vault remained intact. In Arkansas, a separate break in damaged a wall safe at Mechanics Lumber Company, with a company official joking about the safe being good since thieves could not enter.
The nation’s economy began refueling after coal and steel strikes. Coal workers return to five day weeks with overtime. steel workers settle contracts and resume production. Carnegie Illinois plans extra furnaces to boost output. others follow. The key question remains the coal dispute and the looming strike risks. John L. Lewis maintains a truce until December 1 amid ongoing mediation attempts.
J D Phillips 58 of Laurinburg North Carolina died of a heart attack while watching the North Carolina team play Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium. He collapsed near halftime and was pronounced dead. He served as secretary of Morgan Cotton Mills and was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife two sons three brothers and a sister.
New York designer Martin Feinman, a pioneer of modern furniture, explains that postwar taste shifted from elite to middle class as modern pieces rise in popularity. He notes lighter, simple styles, blond woods, and foam cushions, predicting a bright future for streamlined living room, dining room, and bedroom groups.
A former official of the Gdynia American Line charged that the shipping company broadcast propaganda in the United States and helped fund a communist newspaper. Two top officers denied the allegations as a Senate subcommittee examined laws to curb subversive aliens. The testimony referenced the Batory and the escape of Gerhart Eisler.
Reported in Bogota that Cesar Llanos, new conservative mayor of Yacopi, and 11 others died when the town hall collapsed. Rumors say a dynamite blast caused the collapse amid a state of siege to curb violence between liberals and conservatives.
In Arista West Virginia three children Richard 7 Judy 5 and Fay 3 the Shrewsbury family were found drowned after their rowboat capsized in a pool behind a coal mine dump Searchers had traced the children from their Shrewsbury home earlier that day as authorities investigated the missing child case The father works at a sawmill and the family has three other children
Red Minister Andrei Vishinsky rejected ceding soil to an international body while offering to open wide Russia to atomic control. He warned Russian atomic energy aims are vast and advancing as the U S questions focus on isotope shipments. He noted Soviet explosive activity and pressed that the nation uses atomic energy for peaceful ends. Assistant Secretary Hickerson cited isotope transfers to about 330 countries and challenged Moscow on explosive projects.
Washington inquiry into the November 1 air collision heard conflicting statements on which runway the Boeіng P-38 used for takeoff. B H Griffin and control tower operators offered opposite runway 36 and runway 3 accounts, while pilot Rios Bridoux claimed takeoff to the north. CAB panel will recall officials for further testimony Monday.
The Associated Press reports cooler air moved into Texas and the central states while the eastern half of the nation stayed warm. Readings in Je mmingham Alabama 76 Nashville Tennessee 72 Richmond Virginia 77 Tampa Florida 83 contrasted with seasonal west coast weather. Rain and thunderstorms spanned Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and the Gulf states with generally fair skies elsewhere.
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