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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1951
Page
8
Raleigh hosts the third annual Occupational Symposium with speeches by optometrists and educators. Sponsored by the State Department and Optometric Society, the event highlights agricultural crops, praises improved yields, and notes average prices per bushel this year versus last year.
A scheduled hearing by the F Phd Commission was moved from Glendale to Roanoke. The hearing will be held Thursday in Roanoke, with no second session planned in Glendale.
Asheville report notes the 13 to Win 68 pound stone weight event opened at 9 30 a m with the average price for this year up about 4 per hundred pounds from last season government figures show the price near 49 50 per hundred pounds.
Frank Shelton faces trial in Madison County for the April 10 shooting death of 44 year old Harry F. Farmer of Flag Pond Tennessee. Farmer was visiting Shelton when the fatal shot was fired.
Raleigh opened its Christmas shopping season with a night parade witnessed by about 125 000 people. The event drew a large, festive turnout as the city kicked off holiday celebrations.
The French Broad Electric Cooperative received a six month preliminary permit from the Power Commission for a proposed hydro electric project on Cane River in Yancey County. The permit offers priority status while surveys and inquiries proceed toward a full license.
Washington reports federal economists warn the deficit nears 6.5 billion dollars and could raise the public debt limit as defense spending looms. Officials cite current deficits around 6.4 billion with predictions of higher borrowing and possible tax changes under review by Congress.
New York stocks rose in early trading with rails and chemical issues leading the advance. Volume was light with 270000 shares traded, while Eureka Corp dominated the N Y Curb Exchange activity. Missouri-Kansas-Texas and Missouri Pacific preferred rose in the carriers and other majors posted fractional gains in a modest upturn.
Ohio State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson testified before a Senate committee that Taft supporters spent about 5 million dollars to defeat him and that such spending erodes democracy. He cited undisclosed corporate advertising costs and urged a hard cap on campaign expenditures.
A five pounds five ounce baby boy was born in Marietta after his mother Mrs. Harry R. Nuce died from a gunshot wound. The infant was in serious condition at Crawford Long hospital in Atlanta. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental. the couple had earlier shopped for Christmas toys with two other children present.
The mangled body of engineer T. J. Powers was recovered after two steamliners collided near Woodstock Alabama. 17 people were killed and about 70 injured when the Crescent Limited struck the Southerner. Powers allegedly failed to heed a red signal.
Washington AP reporters flag L Lamar Caudle former head of the Justice Department tax division facing a House Ways and Means subcommittee inquiry. Questions center on a mink purchase at a discount, commissions from airplane sales, and a Florida fishing trip tied to an Internal Revenue probe. Caudle says he acted properly and recused himself in Beaty matters. threats to him are mentioned as a motive for rackets in North Carolina. The panel reports access to department tax-file records.
The hearing room heard Defense Mobilizer Charles E Wilson and Acting Defense Secretary William C Foster urged to testify as the Defense Production Administration denied civilian cutbacks cause delays. Commissioner Fleischmann cited design flaws tooling shortages and alloying elements as bottlenecks while DiSalle warned of price controls and potential inflation after temporary boosts.
Prague Radio announced the arrest of Czechoslovak Vice Premier Rudolf Slansky as Moscow trained communists were purged from the Czech government and party. The 50 year old former head of the Czech Communist Party was accused of leading a conspiracy and removed from all posts. Additional officials linked to the shake up were not publicly detailed.
At Panmunjom a provisional cease-fire line is set, but the United Nations demands authority to move behind Red lines to Manchurian border to prevent a new invasion army. The Communists reject the demand while discussing a five point plan to delay further meetings and secure the armistice terms.
Air clashes over the Korea front left four MIGs shot down and one F-80 downed in a 20 minute dogfight near the Yalu River. Allied jets reported destroying or damaging eight enemy aircraft and 45 railway cars in the broader strike while Sabre jets fought off further MIGs south of the border.
Belgrade report states Marshal Tito urged withdrawal of all foreign occupation troops as a first step toward easing tensions. He argued Russia is not a true Communist state and that communism and capitalism can coexist peacefully. He cited Austrian, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, and East German occupations and urged UN settlement of such areas.
At the United Nations in Paris the Soviet bloc remained silent while the U S pressed for a time limit on any secret disarmament talks. The General Assembly Political Committee planned further discussion with a possible secret proposal. Meanwhile Yugoslavia accused the Cominform states of coercive pressure, and U S delegate John Sherman Cooper urged Moscow to ease tensions for peace.
Sen Estes Kefauver said he is not running for vice president or seeking a presidential bid, but would support President Truman if he seeks reelection. He spoke after receiving Pepperdine College’s honorary Doctor of Laws degree and criticized federal corruption as due to leaders being asleep on the job.
Anonymous groups announce the 1st state AA convention to be held in Raleigh from May 23 to May 25. Local organizers invite attendees and outline the event timeline.
The forecast notes a low tonight of 30 and a high tomorrow of 45 degrees. Today and last night saw a low around 52 degrees.
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