30 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1952
Page
1
Allied infantry drove back Chinese forces from Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge after a major daylight assault. Both sides rained artillery as the tunnel assault and heavy shelling shaped the fiercest fighting of the week, with 32,885 Allied casualties in four weeks.
Soviet border guards blocked passage of eight new Patton tanks destined for the U.S. garrison in Berlin at the Marienborn checkpoint. The move follows earlier refusals to pass 18 army buses on the Berlin West route, signaling a broader obstruction of Allied military supplies.
About 300 inmates at Menard Prison barricaded in a cell block with seven guards and threatened starvation. Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dixon and officials pursued negotiations aided by chaplains. no mass reprisals promised, disciplinary action possible per-case. Guards and inmates without meals as water was cut off.
Seven masked robbers with .45 pistols terrorized 150 guests at the Austin Jewish Community Center charity card party in Chicago, fleeing with jewelry, furs, and cash valued at 75 000 to 100 000. Victims describe brutal demands as ring, wallet, and valuables were seized. one woman’s blouse torn and engagement ring retrieved.
President Truman warned a Grand Rapids train crowd that Dwight D. Eisenhower’s election would be most dangerous to peace. He accused the GOP of repudiating Vandenberg and aligning with isolationists, praising Vandenberg and condemning Eisenhower’s NATO funding stance. A Muskegon turnout of 20 000 to 25 000 greeted him at 8 am.
Hard coal operators near a two day deadline signaled willingness to accept John L. Lewis demands for a 1.90 a day wage hike for 65 000 anthracite workers. Negotiations resume as workers and management seek a final contract to avert a shutdown and align with the wage board’s soft coal outcome.
Washington mystery man Henry W. Gruenwald pleaded innocent to contempt of Congress charges. He was arraigned before District Judge Bolitha J. Lawson and a Jan. 19, 1953 trial was set. Gruenwald, free on 2500 dollars bond, was accompanied by his daughter Erma and lawyers.
Forecasters warn a warm spell from the Rockies to the Atlantic will dry woodlands and raise fire danger. States declare emergencies and prep closures as fires burn across Louisiana Tennessee North Carolina Mississippi Georgia South Carolina and Virginia.
General Van Fleet's October letter praises South Korean forces and argues Korea could replace American divisions if expanded. Eisenhower released the letter in a New York campaign appearance, calling Van Fleet one of the finest commanders and urging readiness to leverage Korean manpower.
In a lengthy UN address Andrei Vishinsky urged forming an international commission to seek peace in Korea, including directly involved parties and states not in the war. He accused the United States of stalling and blamed Acheson for delaying an armistice while calling for immediate prisoner repatriation and withdrawal of foreign troops.
Carl Wooten, amid a wave of Klansmen, received a two year term suspended in part due to his voluntary testimony at trials in Columbus County last July. Prosecutor Clifton Moore said Wooten cooperated fully with authorities. In Raleigh, the National Home Demonstration Council closed its 16th annual convention naming new officers and approving a 5150 budget. Mrs. O G Rushing of Shawnee Oklahoma was named Southern district director and Mrs. E E Kilpatrick of Morrill Oregon named Western district director.
U S Country Women’s Council ends its 14th annual meeting with officer reports after the National Home Demonstration Council completed a five day session. More than 3 000 delegates attended the NHDC event and many are members of the Country Women’s Council. Two directors were elected and a four point program adopted as NHDC wrapped up.
The State Department of Labor reports non agriculture job total soared to 1 009 200 in September, up 10 100 from August. The rise is tied to seasonal gains in textiles, tobacco and trade, with the previous record also over one million set last December.
A state progress report shows that by September 30, 12 977.7 miles of secondary roads have been paved since January 1, 1949. Gov. Scott set a four year goal of 12 miles per day, largely funded by a 200 million dollar bond issue.
Dr. J. F. Reinhardt of Lincolnton was elected newsident of the Seventh District North Carolina Medical Society for the coming year at a one day meeting in Lincolnton that concluded with a banquet. Dr. J Street Brewer of Roseboro spoke as featured speaker and president of the state society.
Mrs Geor gianna Staley Coble 79 widow of Samuel E Coble prominent dairyman and founder of a syrup company died in Greensboro hospital She lived at Guilford College for 40 years Funeral services will be held tomorrow at New Garden Friends Meeting House
Martin L. Cannon Sr. of Charlotte, a noted North Carolina textile industrialist and financier, died in New York City after surgery at Memorial Hospital. His brother Charles A. Cannon, president of Cannon Mills, released the news. The 67 year old had traveled to New York for an operation from Charlotte.
Democratic nominee Stevenson told 3 000 in Reading that American businessmen are not enemy to reform and that the nation cannot survive without prosperous business. He criticized Eisenhower's Korea plan as a cynical vote move and urged ending hostilities while pressuring for policy clarity.
Nighttime low around 3 degrees and tomorrow's high near 72 degrees. Daytime high reached 63 degrees and last night’s low was 76. Sunset is at 5:27 p.m. today and sunrise is expected at 6:41 a.m. tomorrow.
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