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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1947
Page
1
Washington officials estimate the 1949 budget will total about 40 billion dollars with the Marshall plan boosting aid to roughly 500 million this year. They project possible surpluses of up to 5.5 billion if revenues climb but warn tax cuts could wipe out the surplus.
Paris reports a communist led wave of strikes affecting about 2 million workers as police clash in Marseille and Lyon. The government mobilizes 220000 troops to police rail yards ports and factories while Premier Schuman asks for six month powers to quell violence in nationalized industries.
In New York the Soviet American plan to partition Palestine passed by 33 to 13 with 10 abstentions and Pakistan remaining, prompting six Arab states Egypt Lebanon Saudi Arabia Iraq Yemen and Syria to leave the assembly in protest. Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia denounced the move as the Arab group walked out. Bolivia Czechoslovakia Denmark Panama and the Philippines were named to a five nation commission to supervise creation of separate Jewish and Arab states by October 1 next year.
Democrats accuse the Republican majority on the Ways and Means Committee of excluding them from drafting a new 4 billion tax cut bill. Rep Forand says Republicans appear to adopt Democratic ideas for relief to the common man as Knutson prepares to introduce the measure likely raising personal exemptions from 500 to 600. The plan could remove about 6 million low income taxpayers from the rolls while others would fall into lower brackets. President Truman vetoed similar bills earlier for favoring the rich and inflating debt. Administration opposes cuts until costs are proven.
Weather report from Washington dated November 29 notes severe conditions and rainfall through 5 p m in the principal cotton areas and elsewhere. The brief dispatch highlights unsettled conditions affecting agricultural districts and general weather patterns for the period.
In St Louis 60 electrical fixture assemblers agreed to a 50 cent hourly wage cut to restore price competitiveness. The contract, signed by 15 firms and the AFL IBEW, reduces wages from 1.60 to 1.10 per hour, aligning with major city scales. Union vice president Frank W. Jacobs said changes in production methods necessitated the move to prevent penalties to local makers.
Rome nov 29 Frances co Saverio Nitti former premier warned Italy of the danger of drifting into civil war as leftist calls and a Milan based Umbrella Insurrection dominated headlines. Nitti cited strikes and unrest across Italy while Milan calm returned after a truce allowed Governor Ettorre to stay in office and partisan protests dispersed.
President Truman orders the armed services to purge possible rackets in tax free disability retirement pay for more than 30 000 former officers. Maj. Gen. Vaughan said the inquiry will review records from 1940 to 1947, including 387 generals, with the navy awaiting its list.
Senator Lucas of Illinois withdraws from the Illinois gubernatorial race, signaling possible nomination as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. He will stay in the Senate per President Truman and party urging, with his term ending in 1951 and he serving as minority whip.
N C State College dedicates its first alumni headquarters on campus after 58 years. The 16 room building, donated by the trustees, houses alumni offices six rooms and student stores two rooms. Eight rooms on the second floor rent to unmarried faculty and grads. The alumni memorial building fund is being raised and the site is linked to a World War II memorial plan. Memorial tower honors World War I veterans.
Senator Vandenberg urged the creation of a separate independent agency outside the state department to run the Marshall plan for European recovery. He favors policy shaping by the State Department but operation by officials outside it, aligning with Herter committee ideas for a bi-partisan council and a RFC like corporation to administer funds.
The National Park Service will operate more than 50 parks and sites east of the Mississippi this winter. Director Newton B. Drury urged travelers to visit as many park units as possible, highlighting Shenandoah Mammoth Cave and Great Smoky Mountains as accessible on major north south routes. The list includes Washington area monuments and parks in Virginia North Carolina Georgia and Tennessee among others with limited overnight at Everglades Florida.
Margaret Truman says she will pursue a musical career and opera over a party lifestyle after her concert tour. She told a radio audience she remains committed to becoming a professional singer and hopes to perform in opera.
Wintry conditions grip the midwest as sub zero readings spread across six states. Early Saturday saw Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois dip below zero with forecasts predicting more frigid lows in eastern Minnesota and nearby states. قراءة Grand Forks -17 Decorah -18 Aberdeen -11 La Crosse -12 Alexandria -10 Rockford -3.
London dispatch reports top United States officials at the Big Four foreign ministers conference watching Premier Robert Schuman's efforts to end strike paralysis in France. They link French unrest and Italian upheaval to Moscow directed aims to weaken Bidault and hinder Marshall plan cooperation, shaping Western response if Big Four fail.
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