14 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1955
Page
1
In Huntsville Texas a group of 52 inmates defies authorities for a second day by refusing to return to cells. They demand improved meals and safety while guards manning machine guns monitor the open yard outside 30-foot walls. Some convicts sleep in the chilly open as officials wait out the strike.
Sen. Watkins defended the State Department refugee program amid Corsi’s charge of a failure. The Judiciary subcommittee questioned McLeod about visa numbers and the pace of admissions as Corsi and McLeod traded claims after Corsi’s dismissal as a refugee adviser.
Former Communist for the FBI Ralph C. Clontz Jr testified that Junius Scales recruited him to the party and preached violent overthrow. He described meeting Scales in Carrboro and receiving Communist literature, and said Scales doubted education of the masses could work. The testimony supports the government's Smith Act case against Scales.
President Eisenhower ordered a federal survey led by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby to ensure fair vaccine distribution. The plan emphasizes voluntary methods, with Hobby consulting medical officers and private doctors to reach all regions.
Raleigh reports the North Carolina deadline for individual income tax returns is midnight tomorrow. The March 15 date was moved to April 15 aligning with federal changes. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw said return flow should be lighter this year as many taxpayers filed in March.
A reader letter argues that for certain husbands lying is not a sin but an impossibility, reflecting on marital dynamics and moral expectations in domestic life. The claim is framed as a provocative view amid broader discussions of honesty in relationships.
The North Carolina House Committee on Elections and Elections Laws votes down a bill to set a presidential preferential primary every four years. Rep Thomas Turner of Guilford sponsored the measure while State Democratic Chairman John D Larkins opposed it. Rep Henry Wilson led a last ditch effort to delay action for broader sentiment.
In Glasgow Billy Graham plans a Scotland leg of his all-Scotland crusade as Paris aides discuss a June continental tour. Denmark denied as a potential stop due to alleged im piety, while Copenhagen sponsor criticism prompts denial from Graham. He visits Barlinnie Prison where inmates request sermons amid a crackdown on press access.
Washington notes the Eisenhower administration urged the Supreme Court to push desegregation in public schools with a clear goal but without a hard deadline. Solicitor General Sobeloff said progress must be genuine, not punitive, as the high court weighs follow up steps after last May’s ruling that school segregation is unconstitutional. Attorneys for Negroes seek a decree ending segregation by next September. Southern states push for gradual lower court discretion before summer recess.
Joseph C. Bryant 28 of Fountain jailed on $3000 bond for kidnapping Mace Lyn Langley 17 of Nashville. Sheriff Womble says the mother filed the warrant after Bryant allegedly forced Langley into his car last Monday. she was held about five miles north of Wake Forest but unharmed. Bryant denies forcing entry, claiming Langley came with him willingly. a preliminary hearing is set in Nashville Recorder's Court next Monday.
In Glasgow a hotel chambermaid confronts doubt as she questions God’s justice amid personal loss and hardship. A Chattanooga reporter listens as she shares years of bereavement and broken prayers, and the plea for mercy leads to a brief Gospel moment.
President Eisenhower asked Congress to authorize U S membership in the Organization for Trade Cooperation to promote free world trade and counter Communist influence. He called joining the OTC essential, saying it aligns with cooperative handling of trade and mirrors NATO IMF and the World Bank in global policy. The message was delivered from his vacation HQ in Augusta as Sen George of Georgia prepared to arrive and review international issues, including Formosa.
WASHINGTON reports say President Eisenhower agreed to a textile industry concession to win support for the world trade program. The Senate Finance Committee may move the tariff cutting start date from July 1 to May 1, delaying possible two quick cuts on Japanese textiles under a trade pact.
Two Czech students Karel Kucera and Zdanek Nachmrer crash landed a stolen German made plane near Regensburg in Bavaria and asked for asylum. Police identified them as 20 and 19 years old and said the plane was piloted from Czechoslovakia. U S authorities detained them for interrogation while caution prevailed over asylum claims amid recent cases involving a Russian teen.
Chou En-lai arrived secretly at Rangoon Airport leading a 21 member party en route to Bandung Indonesia. Burmese Premier U Nu greeted Chou and held talks on regional issues with plans to depart together with Nehru and Nasser.
Evansville police say Leslie Irvin 30-year-old parolee confessed to six murders in Kentucky and Indiana including the Henderson County and Evansville cases. Investigators link him to three Indiana slayings and the Kentucky family killings while a reward may be shared by eight youths who spotted his license number. Irvin claimed he took a dollar from Goebel Duncan’s pocket.
Guilford County and High Point would be authorized to jointly build and maintain a government building at High Point for use by both governments under bills introduced in the state legislature today by Guilford House delegation members.
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