18 Apr 1957
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1957
Page
1
Congress faced gridlock over a bill granting gratuities for four widows of deceased House members. The proposal drew debate on eligibility and cost, with lawmakers considering how benefits would be funded and administered.
A reflective sermon notes human weakness and crowd mentality in denying the truth. The speaker urges repentance, salvation, and living a changed life, recalling Jesus’s sacrifice and enduring lessons.
Fairfax County woman taxi driver vows to challenge Virginia school attendance requirements. She and several families face assignment forms and potential court action as the law compels public school attendance and pupil placement plans.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to cut appropriations by 1.858 billion dollars while preserving core spending, proposing a 10 point plan including budget steps and taxes on airline use, in a letter to Rayburn. The Senate rejected the reapportionment bill, delaying action and signaling resistance to major shifts in fiscal policy.
The developers described a compact system centered on a free floating gyroscope housed in a four inch cylinder roughly the size of a tomato can. They added the mechanism operates with a high degree of isolation and precision.
The latest explosion is described as the weapon in the most recent test. It marks the 11th atomic test reported by the AEC since Moscow began testing last August.
Edgar Eisenhower, 68, insists there are no differences with his brothers despite recent critiques of the budget. He says discussions remain friendly and no rancor exists as the family gathers at the White House dinner with Milton and others.
Reds in a new coexistence push show varied steps toward West. leaders express openness to several nations once criticized, including France, Britain and Israel. The era after Stalin's fall shapes global view of a potential Soviet reform.
In Raleigh a heavily amended reapportionment bill faced debate on the Senate floor and was defeated 26 to 20 on third reading. A companion measure was then rejected 27 to 2. An amendment to cap county Senate seats at one, offered by Sen Wilbur Jolly, passed 29 to 19, and another by Sen R Lee Whitmire to keep House at 120 passed 25 to 24. The study commission proposed House size rise to 130 with distribution by population from the 1950 census. Mecklenburg Guilford would gain a second senator while Alamance would be affected. More on page two.
John Durkin a power in the Scranton Teamster Union denies testimony linking him to violence and to the dynamiting of a home starting new legal dispute. He invokes no Fifth Amendment plea and contests the truth of the claims with his lawyer present.
Senator Joseph Eagles and others urged the General Assembly to keep press coverage open and unrestricted. They argued that access to legislative deliberations supports democratic government and warned against rules that could bar reporters from identifying lawmakers or limit news gathering.
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