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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1961

Page

5

Five Hearts Bid Declares a Crime in Bridge

Oswald Jacoby explains a bridge hand where South's bold five heart bid leads to a dramatic set of ruffs and discards. The column argues the criminal bid was South's, not West or East, as South pursued an improbable contract and exploited opponents' slips to claim eleven tricks.

Oswald Jacoby Newspaper Enterprise Assn South West East

Unlucky weapon wounds two in Herrin

Gene Whitecotton, 20, was wounded in the left leg when a .22 pistol discharged as he showed it to a friend. Six months earlier he was wounded in the right leg with the same weapon during a fast-draw practice. He vowed to discard the gun.

Herrin Ill Gene Whitecotton

Mayflower Warehouse Ad Promotes Local Moving Services

Crihfield touts long distance and local moving storage as key to service quality. He positions Granville Mayflower as a bonded warehouse at 801 S Hamilton St with Dial 88 20151.

Wenn Crihfield Mayflower Granville Granville Bonded Warehouse Dial S. Hamilton St

State Department Apologizes To Diplomat

The State Department apologized to Dr. William Fitzjohn charge d affaires of Sierra Leone for being denied service at a Maryland restaurant about a month ago. A spokesman said the Howard Johnsons near Hagerstown will be asked to explain the restaurant chain attitude toward serving Negroes.

Washington State Department William Fitzjohn Sierra Leone Maryland Howard Johnson Company Hagerstown

Jobless Pay Boost Proposed in North Carolina Legislature

A bill in both House and Senate would raise unemployment benefits with higher minimums and maximums while tightening eligibility. The measure increases the minimum weekly benefit from 11 to 12 dollars and the maximum from 32 to 35, based on prior year earnings of 3 600 dollars or more. It also disqualifies workers for unemployment benefits if their layoff stems from an active labor dispute at their last place of employment or at a necessary supplier location.

Raleigh North Cutleroe House Senate J. Paul Wallace Montgomery Dan Drummond Forsyth Dwight Quinn Cabarrus J. Emmett Winslow Perquimans J. W. Hoyle Lee Carlyle Rutledge

Kennedy launches drive for federal equal employment

President Kennedy opens a national effort to ensure fair hiring for Negroes and minorities on federal payrolls and projects. The new President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity will press for compliance, amid complaints of segregation at Lockheed Marietta in Georgia and other firms in the South.

Norman Walker Washington Kennedy Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity Herbert Hill National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Marietta, Ga Lockheed Aircraft Corp Hill Pyramid Electric Co Darlington S. C Concord Telephone Co Concord N C

Frost Worries Hit Sandhills Peach Growers

Peach growers in the Sandhills area face uncertain damage from a Monday night frost as a mid day survey to appraise losses is awaited. North and South Carolina orchards report thinning and exposure as temperatures ranged from 28 to 46 degrees with fair conditions and a possible midweek cloud and shower pattern due to a moving high from Kentucky and a Texas low.

Sandhills North Carolina Spar Tanburg S. C South Carolina John Wyatt Candor North Carolina Mutual Peach Growers Society Wyatt Spartanburg Columbia Charleston Two Carolinas Kentucky Atlantic Ocean Texas

Little Town Marks 60 Years Without a Traffic Fatality

Sevierville Tennessee celebrates six decades of safety since incorporation in 1901 as the town marks no traffic deaths in 60 years, reflecting lasting progress and community resilience.

Sevierville, Tenn Great Smoky Mountains

New Comittee Gathers Power to Cancel Federal Contracts

A new committee was empowered to cancel government contracts with firms that fail to implement a standard clause guaranteeing equal hiring and working conditions regardless of race creed color or national origin. The move aims to enforce nondiscrimination requirements in federal contracts.

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