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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1961
Page
3
State patrols sought a bleeding motorcyclist after he rammed into Lindsay Peele's car at Baker Road and Highway 311. Peele said the rider struck broadside, denting the fender and cutting his knuckles, then fled along Baker Road. Authorities published alerts for the injured cyclist.
Katanga army units fought a pitched battle along the Kinziba River as rebel troops pulled back toward Kivu Province. Katanga air force claimed to have destroyed the river ferry, while U.N. Gurkha troops moved north in a show of force. UN officials expressed surprise at the airlift and questioned the news.
Cedar River flood danger moves from Cedar Rapids to smaller downstream towns as crest falls from 19.66 feet to 17.5 feet. President Kennedy grants federal disaster aid for eastern Iowa while Cedar Bluff Cedar Valley and Rochester face bridge threats and potential damage.
Two all night service station operators were held up early Saturday by two men who fled with cash. David Butler and his cousin Wayne Butler described a young white man with a crew haircut who entered Friday night, drank a soft drink, and was later identified as one of the robbers.
The Tunis based FLN rebels refuse to attend Evian talks, citing present circumstances. They say negotiations remain possible and will proceed only after France clarifies Joxe's status for the delegation. Paris presses ahead with Evian preparations amid rumors of internal FLN rifts.
Maj. Gen U S Grant announced the Charleston centennial meeting moved to a naval base to comply with White House policy. Husbands and wives will be housed separately in base facilities April 11 12 with limited shipboard rooms possible.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson left on an extended overseas tour touching Africa Switzerland France and Spain. He aims to attend the independence celebration on Africa's Atlantic Coast and will stop in Puerto Rico before proceeding to Gen eva Paris Madrid and ministers and generals will meet officials during the visits and he plans to return by the week's end.
The body of four year old Jimmy Franck was found on the Franck family farm in Winthrop Iowa. Investigators say the child froze to death with no sign of foul play after vanishing March 7 as a severe snowstorm blanketed the area. A search party used a smoke bomb to mark the scene.
A Cuban airliner seized in Charlotte under a writ by Jeffry Shapiro flew to Canada after three mechanics worked through the night to prepare the 64 passenger Constellation for departure. The case over ownership and payments tied to Fidel Castro’s Cuba has bounced between state and federal courts.
Four year old Joel David Bellinger was fatally struck near Cherryville while walking with his grandfather. Police state he broke from hand and dashed into traffic on Highway 150. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bellinger of Rt. 2 Cherryville.
A Nash Jewelry Co advertisement claims buyers can save money by visiting an expert jeweler rather than wholesale catalogs. The copy emphasizes 40 years in the business and urges customers to reveal their budget, warning against phony price tag bargains.
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