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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1949
Page
5
The CIO Steelworkers Union agreed in principle to swap a fourth wage increase for pension and insurance plans. The plan, urged by a Presidential Fact-Finding Board, would boost payrolls about eight cents an hour after pensions are accounted for. A September 25 strike-truce extension was approved while aims for formal agreement remain.
President Truman may name a new Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy caused by Wiley Rutledge's death. The new term starts October 3, with Tom C Clark likely to join, possibly alongside Harold McGrath as a temporary Attorney General, while Frank Murphy is remembered. Clark is Presbyterian and McGrath Catholic.
Henry Wallace withdraws American Labor Party bid for U S Senate in New York facing Herbert Lehman and John Foster Dulles. In Pennsylvania 26th District Republicans back John P. Saylor over Mrs Coffey by 4 3. Faye Emerson Roosevelt reveals divorce plans from El Roosevelts.
Education officials warn crowded schools will reach a crisis as enrollments rise. Earl J. McGrath cites 32.67 million students this fall and predicts high wartime birth rates adding seven million by 1956. Oscar R. Ewing calls for federal aid. large outlays debated to expand classrooms and facilities.
Greek war minister Panayotis Kanellopoulos warns that if northern neighbors aid guerrillas, Greece will neutralize the source. Miss Libby Aldrich, 18, representing Kelso Washington, remarks at the Atlantic City beauty carnival that a man has no right to be disappointed if his girlfriend wears falsies without warning.
Theodore Heuss, at West Germany’s presidential swearing in, vows to forge a living democracy and press for early withdrawal of occupation troops. He cites Berlin’s fate as tied to all Germany and announces Adenauer as chancellor, leading a right-wing coalition with the Socialists in opposition.
Washington agrees to eased competition to aid British dollar stability under a broad 10 point program. Britain may spend more Marshall dollars outside the US and buy less US oil while expanding markets for British rubber. Lester B Pearson recalls wartime tariff snafu with Canadian troops at Alaska.
Fort McHenry held a commemorative mock bombardment for the 135th anniversary of Baltimore's defense. Police reassured callers that rockets' glare were stage effects as naval guns fired. In Cambridge two holdup men forced cabbie Roscoe Spooner from his cab and were later arrested. In Waynesville Bob Cook, disabled by polio, attends class in a wheelchair after eighth grade is moved to the basement. In Westfield veterinarian Ullrich reports cows treated for alcohol poisoning after windstorms produce fermenting apples in bovine stomachs.
The German city of Rothenburg saved from destruction in the 30 Years War and again in World War II honors two patrons. U S Military Governor John J McCloy was inducted during a fall festival after he aided negotiations to spare the medieval town from SS forces. The ceremony drew most of the 14 000 residents as McCloy toasted with wine.
The document lists events and holidays: United Nations General Assembly at Flushing Meadow New York on Tuesday. North Korean election on Friday. Autumn begins and American Indian Day. Rosh Hashanah begins Saturday. Gold Star Mother's Day on Sunday. Daylight Saving Time ends.
A Navy captain publicly charged that the service is being defanged in the Pentagon as interservice tensions persist after unification. Capt. John G. Crommelin, a Joint Chiefs staffer, warned Congress may act while Adm. Halsey and Rear Adm. Doyle backed him, signaling a looming inquiry into defense policy and the B 36 controversy.
Paris designers mock American figure emphasis while Polish designer Marusia promotes built in underwear and dramatic silhouettes. US experts urge women to dress to their own shapes, using waistlines and peplums to flatter, with plunging necklines featured by Meredith Peterson and adjustable dress cuts for modesty.
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