22 Oct 1954
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1954
Page
1
Governor Goodwin Knight calls for voluntary shutdown of all Los Angeles county refineries to test if reduced refinery activity lowers smog. He says industry must decide duration, workers’ pay during emergency, and notes ample fuel stocks. He seeks rapid cooperation amid ongoing smog crisis.
Philadelphia report says the 25th synod of the Episcopal Church Province of ene did not vote on a proposal to change the Lord s prayer phrase lead us not into temptation to let us not fall when tempted The proposal was tabled as inappropriate and referred to the standing liturgical commission of the general convention for the full church to decide.
Rudolf F. Hlavaty leaves 673 604 dollars mainly for bribery or other means to release five relatives from the Iron Curtain. The will, filed with his inheritance tax return in Cook County Court, directs trustees to use portions of the estate for migration to the United States hoping beneficiaries gain democratic benefits.
United Nations sources report Russia and Western powers reached a framework on disarmament talks. The Disarmament Commission would include Britain France the United States Canada and Asia aligned with earlier London proposals. Sir Percy Spender urged an East West survey and U.N. secretariat lead after the current session ends.
Former Arkansas governor Sid McMath testified before a Senate Antimonopoly subcommittee about a power monopoly he says would crush any elected official who supports the public side in power conflicts. He described pressure from Arkansas Power & Light to oppose an Ozark REA plant and noted Dixon-Yates would replace TVA energy.
Paris reports NATO invited West Germany to join as 15th full member amid stalled French German Saar talks. Mendes France backed the move but pressed for Saar settlement first. Adenauer attended, council vote unanimous, plans set to sign accords restoring German sovereignty and integrate Berlin defense alliance.
Washington report says eleven lower level Federal Housing Administration employees were suspended in a broader purge that has ousted over a dozen top FHA officials since last spring. An FHA statement cited improper activities under investigation but did not detail the actions or names involved. The Washington Evening Star cited gambling as a common charge.
President Eisenhower rests after two days of campaigning and heads toward Pennsylvania to aid Republican congressional and state candidates. He spoke in New York on nonpolitical terms and backed his health reinsurance plan as an alternative to socialized medicine.
Secretary of Defense Wilson continues replying to letters after his Detroit remarks on unemploy ment and bird dogs sparked an uproar. He reports about 2,100 messages since Oct. 11, with roughly 1,750 favorable and 360 unfavorable, while defending free enterprise and social responsibility.
The Weather Bureau issued an all clear on its storm map. A Navy hunter plane surveyed a western Caribbean area finding rain and thunderstorms but no tropical disturbance. Acting chief Walter R. Davis cited a high pressure system bringing autumn warmth to the east and affecting storms toward Panama, Costa Rica, Cuba, and the United States.
In Cleveland Judge Edward Blythin prepares for the murder trial of Dr. Samuel H Sheppard 30 accused of killing his wife Marilyn 31 on July 4. Six housewives and four men are seated or poised for examination with several more women among potential jurors. The state may present evidence next week as peremptory challenges allow up to six jurors to be removed by each side.
London reports government plans to use troops if 44,000 striking dock workers do not return by Monday morning. Labour Minister Sir Walter Monckton announced the ultimatum in Parliament while signaling military labor could be deployed if necessary. rumors of a weekend truce and talks with union leaders circulated as pressure mounts.
President Eisenhower approved 555 000 dollars to augment state and local relief efforts in North Carolina and made federal funds available as needed for South Carolina Maryland disaster areas. Wilmington officials met to get details on relief programs while crews assessed damage and officials considered an official damage estimate.
Winston Salem report shows the North Carolina League of Municipalities urging a modern municipal fiscal control act. It calls for towns within three miles of city limits to adopt annual tax rates, set traffic rules with fines up to ten dollars, and to foster park and school sites while preserving city zoning. The league endorsed water improvements and a reorganization of building regulations with municipal representation on the state council. H. L. Burdette was named league president with mayors C. M. King of Shelby and Marshall Kurfees of Winston-Salem among officers.
Three American doctors shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for research enabling test tube growth of polio virus and paving the way to the Salk polio vaccine. John F. Enders of Harvard Medical School led the team with Thomas H. Weller of Harvard School of Public Health and Frederick C. Robbins of Western Reserve University.
The Utilities Commission approves or denies a rating certificate for the Allen Hill Wetes Co. related to the Mallard Creek and Long Creek townships in Mecklenburg County.
Virgil Risuatoe 22 of ana was charged with murder in the killing of Sheriff Porter Pete. He was brought to Forsyth County jail from Alleghany jail for safekeeping after arrest by the county sheriff Ernie Shore. Richardson claimed he did not know why he killed Collins.
Advanced reports from local industries show strong contributions to the United Fund Red Cross campaign. Clarence Allred notes Sylvania Electric with 87 percent participation and four percent of employees giving nine dollars for Essential Citizens Club. Other firms like Slane Hosiery, Harriss Covington Hosiery, Marsh Furniture, High Point Club, and Diamond Hosiery report solid participation. A division leaders meeting is scheduled for 4 PM at the YMCA.
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