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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
2
May Cross approved the plan to authorize MacArthur to send troops across the 38th parallel if necessary to destroy North Korea’s army. The move aligns with U N security council resolution of June 27 calling for aid to repel the armed attack and restore peace. New York dispatch reports Britain drafting a four point postwar Korea plan for U N scrutiny.
Raleigh report states the State Eugenics Board approved 41 sterilization operations at its meeting in Raleigh yesterday, setting new records for the program and signaling a surge in proceedings.
In Rome on September 28, Rev. T. Hruby said about 2,000 priests are jailed or placed in concentration camps and labor battalions in Czechoslovakia.
The advisory commission reviews heavy budget needs for the coming biennium with first year requests at 172,292,462 and second year at 177,168,025. Increases target about 3,000,000 per year for departments, 4,000,000 for charitable and correctional institutions, 4,000,000 for state aid and obligations, and 16,000,000 for public schools. Major permanent improvements include 6,414,042 for medical care commission hospital work and 3,996,264 for a cultural arts center, with 125,000,000 already appropriated in the last four years.
An unofficial report from Rangoon says Karen tribesmen ambushed a bus near Mergui along the South Burma coast killing 27 people and wounding 16. Two policemen are among the dead as the attackers used a hand grenade and rifle fire.
Joseph Krul, 33, who was shot five times in a dispute over his bride, identified the alleged shooter as Alan G. Richards, 55, a chemical engineer. Richards was arrested in Belmont Maas after the argument prompted Krul to seek help.
President Truman replaces Louis Johnson as secretary of defense with Gen George C Marshall reshaping the cabinet. Gifford is named to be ambassador to London, replacing James Bruce who had backed 1948 funds. Bruce, like Johnson, supported the campaign but faces uncertain reaction. Senate confirmation for Gifford is expected with little opposition when Congress reconvenes.
Ten German women teachers aged 25 to 35 will study at Cornell for two semesters to learn new methods of teaching home economics. The group comes from AHACA, N Y and includes experienced educators.
Mario Lanza has completed recordings of six operatic arias for The Great Caruse. The workload was so exhausting it left him in bed for most of a week.
A report notes that neutrons, although invisibly tiny, are extremely heavy with a teaspoonful equaling about 210 million tons in weight. The fact highlights the surprising density of atomic particles and their counterintuitive nature.
James H. Knox reports his stepson tangled a line in the Albany river, hooking a practically new bicycle found while fishing. The incident occurred off the Hook neighborhood in New York. Details on ownership or disposition were not provided.
Allied forces mopped up across South Korea driving Reds from Taejon and advancing toward Seoul. U S 24th division armor entered Taejon after stiff fighting, while 25th division liberated American prisoners and linked up at Namwon. Reports spoke of Red atrocities at Chongju and mass executions, but civilians celebrated armored advances and flags as Marines and Seventh Division units pressed to secure Inchon's south.
Investigation continued into a late night automobile crash in Raleigh that killed 22 year old Lonnie F. Massey and injured three Raleigh residents. Coroner I. M. Cheek identified Massey as the deceased.
El autor argumenta que la ONU debe respaldar una acción sin tropas de EE. UU. y propone contingentes ya disponibles de Reino Unido, Filipinas, Turquía, Grecia, Tailandia, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Bélgica y Países Bajos, además de la ejército surcoreano. Sugiere enviar una contingente surcoreano para labores policiales y evitar una situación peligrosa con EE. UU. en Corea del Norte.
John Spisak, longtime painter for the Rowan building in downtown Los Angeles, retired after 35 years. With time on his hands he plans to paint his own house, marking a rare retirement from a steady long career in city streets.
Mitchell Field New York reports a nationwide telephonic air raid warning system completed by Continental Air Command. The system can alert any part of the nation in case of enemy air attack, announced yesterday.
Drenching rains and heavy snow have extinguished about 100 forest fires across Canada’s northwest this week. Officials say the danger is now over.
Isolated Red pockets are being cleared in the Songju area southwest of Waegwan. Large groups of Communists were reported nearby. Forty two B 29s operated north of parallel 38 to attack Red marshalling yards bridges and highways. They struck twelve bridges on the priority list and disrupted rail lines between Hamhung and Wonsan on the east coast and between Pyongyang and Kaesong on the west coast.
Senator Ives urged rapid wage and price control organization under the defense production act. He warned prices may surge further unless controls are prepared, noting talk of delays and calling for immediate action. The Federal Reserve said August factory output topped wartime levels, with continued excess demand pushing prices higher.
New York Sept 28 The Pfeiffer Junior College at Misenheimer North Carolina will receive a 568000 bequest from the estate of the late Mrs Louise Foote Pfeiffer An estate tax appraisal disclosed the bequest among about 600 gifts to charitable and educational institutions and others
A vintage advertisement touts BC as safe for simple headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches when used as directed. The copy emphasizes confidence and quick relief noting the same BC formula in tablet and powder form and that two tablets equal one powder. Location and date unspecified.
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