30 Oct 1946
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1946
Page
1
President Truman may delay any public statement on the future of the wage stabilization board until after the election, White House secretary Charles G. Ross indicated today.
Greece signaled support for Soviet disarmament proposals with two safeguards, international control and sanctions, while criticizing Moscow's stance. Delegate Thanassis Aghnides pressed for enforcement guarantees and condemned Russia's hostile attitude toward Greece. Australia challenged Molotov on veto elimination, urging careful scrutiny of proposed changes to UN power.
Three bombs planted by youths described as Jews rocked Jerusalem Central Station after they stormed the platform from two taxicabs. The attack followed a road mine blast that damaged a military convoy, killing two soldiers and wounding ten. Police uncovered a cache of illegal weapons in Givat Shaul as a curfew expansion extended to 7 am in several Jewish areas.
London reports disclose two new jewel and fur robberies. Princess Hilda of Barbados missed 4800 dollars in valuables, while Greek embassy official Spir Constantinidi notes 6000 dollars in furs and jewelry and 1200 dollars in wines and whisky. Scotland Yard arrests a man and woman for the Kensington flat theft tied to the wave of crimes.
The forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies across Carolina with warm temperatures today and tonight. Thursday looks mild with light winds and no precipitation expected.
Sadie Hawkins Day will be observed at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on November 9. Chancellor Robert B. House appointed a six member planning committee to handle arrangements and address issues such as transportation for about 2,000 guests from the Woman's College in Greensboro.
Henry Foscue announced plans to create two furniture industry focused schools at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and North Carolina State College in Raleigh. Technical courses will run at NCSU while business science courses will be taught at UNC. The effort includes scholarships, fellowships, and internships to aid students and align curricula with industry needs. The committee will continue next year under continued leadership with J Ed Broyhill reelected president and Foscue as vice president.
In New Orleans a 10 year old girl watched her mother Mrs. Oliver Horvath 40 killed by Andrew Novak 49 a dock worker who later was wounded by police after a street gun battle. Novak was booked for murder and held at Charity Hospital.
Washington reports the National Coal Association warns a new wage contract with John L. Lewis would hinder restoring the soft coal mines to private operation. The warning comes two days before officials meet Lewis, who seeks a wage pact for 400,000 United Mine Workers.
A news conference addressed the board report fault lines as government officials prepare to meet with John L. Lewis over a wage contract for the United Mine Workers. Ross declined comment on reports of a dispute between Attorney General Tom Clark and Interior Secretary Krug on the issue.
A $33,063,048 suit was filed in Louisville federal court seeking dissolution of Columbia Broadcasting System. Plaintiffs Sam Morris and Henry M. Johnson charge CBS with unlawful discrimination in selling radio time, favoring Schenley Distillery interests and beer and wine broadcasts while denying abstinence messages. Defendants include Paley family, Levy family, and CRBS officials.
More than 100 Milwaukee police were held in reserve at the Allis Chalmers plant in West Allis as pickets and workers fought for two days. Five arrests were made amid smashed windows and minor injuries while CIO United Auto Workers push for higher wages and union shop terms.
President Truman will have at least one turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner with a second promised. The gift of a Boston newsboy group arrived yesterday, while a fattening turkey from Wilton Hall in Anderson, South Carolina, is being arranged to be flown for the White House feast. Senator Johnston of South Carolina selected the gobbler from Hall's flock.
Trading in cotton on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange was suspended today until further notice.
Senator George of Georgia today urged immediate price decontrol of manufactured cotton goods to stabilize the cotton market. He said the price decline and market closings result from mills under OPA control being unable to forward finish goods beyond 120 days. He wired the conversion director urging instant action.
Henry Plauche then secretary of the New Orleans Exchange announced a market opening suspension for 9 a.m. Central standard time. Similar action was taken by the exchange in another instance.
Washington on October 30. The OPA announced an extended set of rent ceilings effective November 1 adding 88 areas with more than 3.5 million people under controls. Eighty-one areas will be newly controlled and seven will have ceilings restored. Bluefield West Virginia will extend to Boone Fayette and Summers counties. The 88 areas bring total coverage to 650 areas with few additional targets expected. Officials noted rents have been watched since war end as housing shortages grow and action remains targeted to high pressures.
The piece notes a surge in open diplomacy where Stalin Molotov and Churchill push for public disputes to set terms, with Molotov signaling partial troop reductions and a possible general arming talk. It discusses atomic control, veto limits, and the push toward collective strength and self defense.
Washington reports the agriculture department praising a favorable cotton position after futures trading was suspended due to sharp declines. Carryover on Aug 1946 reached 7.5 million bales vs 11.2 million a year earlier, with guidance that Aug 1 1947 carryover would be under 4,000 bales. Alabama lawmakers urged President to use war powers to stabilize the market.
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