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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1951
Page
6
The Rev. Billy Graham, famed evangelist from Charlotte, began a four week revival at the Greensboro tabernacle with a 1,000 voice choir. First meeting scheduled at 3 p.m. Sunday. nightly services first week only.
In Fayetteville a Georgia peach picker, J Cobb of Oakfield, was sentenced to up to five years for slaying a man in an orchard. Cobb pleaded guilty to manslaughter after being indicted for murder in the July death, following a trial in which the victim was London, Conn. Indictments and court outcomes were reported alongside UDC convention results in Winston-Salem.
The Raleigh fall meet ends with a new clinic opening and the election of officers. Retiring Beth Swindell steps down as business manager of the Wilson Times.
A major blaze gutted two buildings and damaged six others in Philadelphia’s oldest waterfront district. The Hollander Basket Co. sparked the fire, which spread across Callowhill Street to the Morris and Schiff warehouse, injuring over 30 firefighters and forcing evacuations as the five hour blaze drew in vast firefighting resources.
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British troops in the Suez zone were told to shoot to kill if attacked as London pressed a four power Middle East defense plan. Britain also ordered reinforcements to the Sudan and moved to reduce forces in the Suez perimeter while seeking Egyptian agreement on a new system with the United States France and other powers.
About 20 members of the Associated Dailies of North Carolina met in Greensboro to map their case for a hearing before the State Peace Commission in Raleigh regarding a Western Union press rate increase.
Five escapees from Draper State Prison escaped through a second story window at Elmore County Jail and fled with six others. State troopers and officials recaptured six. five remain at large Gene Little Elton Gabney Chris Blankenship James Moore Otis Booth. others named Herman McClain C Dennard C T Arnetta Colburn Earle Cole Richard Hatsman. Authorities set roadblocks and searched swamps and farmland while a car and truck stolen from near the jail were believed used by the fugitives.
United Nations and South Korean forces pushed along a 50 mile front in eastern Korea and seized the northern peak of Heartbreak Ridge for a second time in 12 hours. U S 1st Cavalry and Commonwealth divisions stabilized western sectors after tough counterattacks as a key truce talks effort continued amid reported strafing incidents.
General Motors unveiled a sun powered motor that produces only fractional horsepower at present. A GM spokesman said it works but noted the Day is far off with the sun driven car perhaps a century away. The device uses photoelectric cells to convert sun rays into electricity for a small disc.
Greensboro’s new liquor outlets aided a 15 percent sales increase for the state ABC stores, which totaled 657 worth of business in September. Robert W. Winston, state ABC chairman, noted the September figure yesterday.
Chicago dispatch reports meat packers and feeders blame government price controls for a beef shortage that limits Army Navy and Air Force rations. AMI says packers cannot bid enough cattle, supplying only minimal beef for the Far Eastern Command and Korea. Agriculture officials call the shortage temporary and plan steps to force supply channels open.
Durham road builder Nelle L Teer Jr voices strong opposition to Gov Scott and the state road program saying taxes are being led toward socialism by using state forces. Scott defends the program while both sides say contractors have more work than ever.
Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace will testify about his 1944 China mission at a Senate Internal Security subcommittee hearing next week. Wallace and columnist Alsop may be called to testify, with a closed session expected.
The University of North Carolina reversed a policy on football tickets for Black students in the graduate school. Chancellor Robert B. House canceled a plan to deny them tickets, saying games are educational facilities and must be accessible. Negro students had been assigned to a separate section but are now permitted to sit with White students and use campus facilities.
A child named Cristine escaped serious injury when a 50 car freight rolled over her after she wandered toward a crossing near the Ragen residence. The engine crew freed her quickly and she remained unhurt aside from a frightful scare, with her mother witnessing the accident and the engineer helping console them. The near miss occurred as the train moved about 30 miles per hour toward the crossing.
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