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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1951
Page
4
The CIO Political Action Committee will meet in Raleigh this week to map plans for the 1952 campaign. Governor Kerr Scott and Ambassador Capus Waynick are slated speakers, with Frank Graham invited though uncertain attendance.
The piece surveys Taft's 1952 bid prospects, noting his early declared run gives him a possible edge in delegates but risks an early peak. It weighs the GOP minority status, the need to attract independents and some Democratic voters, and the Ohio 1950 victory's meaning.
The Senate debated a 5 million Alaska Housing supplemental for the budget. Bridges and Ferguson proposed lowering to 4 million after House approval of 3.5 million. McKellar cited a miscalculation, corrected the figure to 4.25 million after a reconsideration, and the original line was restored.
President Truman denounces press disclosures about the Matador B-61 missile provoking Air Force officials at Patterson-Wright Field to remove models from display overnight. Pentagon officials deny linkage to his remarks while Wright Field staff scramble to hide the weapons.
Washington officials debate gas rationing as Iran oil crisis looms. PAD deputy head Bruce Brown defends against rationing talk while Interior and defense officials warn of possible shortages. The piece notes refinery losses and steel shortages hindering oil expansion, with a broader political aside on Rep. Clare Hoffman’s interrupted salary amendment moment.
The piece argues that despite multiple regional conflicts from Korea to Indo China and tensions over Kashmir, great powers hesitate to unleash full war. It notes UN diplomacy, shifts in imperial power, and the rising role of US production in total war, warning history may hinge on industrial capacity and distribution.
A collection of quotes attributed to Herbert Hoover William Green N Howell Furman and Daniel Greenwald reflecting views on congressional committees union organizing medical science and retirement. The lines show past and present attitudes toward leadership work and science from notable figures.
New Yorkers faced a mixed week at the theater as critics savaged Buy Me Blue Ribbons while praising A Sleep for Prisoners. Ann Sothern, Robert Cum and Judy Garland drew large crowds and varied praise as other films and stars were reviewed with mixed enthusiasm.
A reader shares Mr Isaac Fidler’spiece Autumn Days in Carolina a travelogue through North Carolina from High Point to the coast. The essay paints Piedmont scenery blue skies turning leaf colors and coastal live oaks with Spanish moss while noting routes highways shipyards and evolving landscapes. It links seasonal beauty to public pride and urges safer highway markings and appreciation for the states resources.
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