Christian Herter Named Secretary of State Chosen by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower taps Christian A. Herter to be the new secretary of state succeeding John Foster Dulles. Herter, 64, declines to discuss policy plans until confirmed and signals the same team may carry on as undersecretary. He underwent a Johns Hopkins medical checkup at the President's request and is noted for arthritis but expected to handle the duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Herter
John Foster Dulles
Senate
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Green Pond
S.C
End of Henderson textile strike sparks city celebration
Henderson ends a five month textile mill strike after a 3% hour bargaining session. Governor Luther Hodges mediates with Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills officials and Textile Workers Union of America. About 400 nonstrikers keep first shift while strikers may work second and third shifts when operations resume.
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Henderson
Luther Hodges
Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills
Textile Workers Union of America
Boyd Payton
Payton
John D. Cooper Jr
Coop
Carolinas
Harriet Henderson
John D. Cooper, Jr
Tibet Dalai Lama Accuses Reds of Monastery Destruction
The Dalai Lama in Tezpur India accuses Chinese Communists of destroying monasteries killing lamas and sending monks to labor camps. He recalls earlier revolts since 1955 and says he fled Lhasa seeking refuge in India.
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Tezpur
India
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
Red China
Chou Enlai
Kham
China
Tibet
Chou En-lai
Buddha
Chou
Red
Three day Jehovah's Witness circuit assembly planned at High Point
High Point Senior High School will host a three day Jehovah's Witness circuit assembly May 22 through 24 with about 1000 Piedmont delegates. L. F. Reusch and D. R. Killian will speak. Reusch is district supervisor in Brooklyn. Kirkman from Watchtower Society will speak tomorrow at the Kingdom Hall on English Street.
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High Point
Jehovah's Witnesses
Piedmont Area
J. M. Welborn
L. F. Reusch
D. R. Killian
Reusch
Jehovah's ‘Witness
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kirkman
G. Kirkman
Kingdom Hall
English Street
Watchtower Society
Preaching Mission at First Methodist with Dr A P Bailey
A preaching mission begins at First Methodist Church with Dr A Purnell Bailey of Centenary Methodist Church Richmond VA as speaker. The series opens tomorrow evening with worship and continues Monday through Friday with 10 am and 7 30 pm services.
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Burchett Evangelistic Party
Church of God
James H. Burchett
Hartwell Church of God
Methodist Church
A. Purnell Bailey
Centenary Methodist Church
Richmond
Chou En-lai Sets 1959 Growth Goals for China
Premier Chou En-lai told the National People's Congress in Peiping that China must raise industrial output by 40 percent from 1958 and achieve 165 billion yuan in industry and 122 billion in agriculture in 1959. He praised the Great Leap Forward and criticized American imperialism while linking gains to socialism and the first five year plan.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Red
China
National People’s Congress
Peiping
Chou de
Chou
United States
Guard Tour Begins in Eastern Kentucky Coal Fields
Adj. Gen. J J B Williams starts a tour to ready guardsmen for action in seven eastern Kentucky counties where two miners were killed in nonunion mine violence. Gov Chandler mobilizes over 600 guardsmen with two battalions on standby as UMW and operators trade blame over a failed peace pact and a wage dispute fueling the strike that began March 9.
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Whitesburg
Adj
J. J. B. Williams
Kentucky National Guard
A. B. Chandler
Williams
Kentucky
Chandler
National Guard
James Otis Adams
Adams
United Mine Workers
Little Shepherd
Here
UMW
Carson Hibbits
UMW District 30
Stamper Collins
Hazard
Woodrow Smith
Smith
Knox County
Gov F
Harlan County
Sunday Enterprise Features Tomorrow
Jurist Walter E. Crissman of High Point is profiled by Pete Jones in a special Sunday Enterprise feature. The piece explains the se guiding his four-year tenure as a conscientious Superior Court Judge. Also in the edition, Growing-Mac Panel Co plans expansion after just over a year in electronics production, reported by Dick Rigby. The Abbotts Creek Watershed Association outlines flood control and soil conservation goals in planning ahead, presented by Braxton Younts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Crissman
High Point
Superior Court
Crissman
Taff
Pete Jones
Sunday Enterprise
MAC Panel Co
Dick Rigby
Abbotts Creek
Family Grows as Hall Baby Counts Hit Dozen
In Los Angeles the Howard Edward Hall family expands to twelve with the birth of another boy at Queen of Angels Hospital. Hospital officials note maternity care for Mrs Hall and her 12th child will be provided at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Howard Edward Hall
Queen of Angels Hospital
Revolt Ends As Two Convict Leaders Take Lives
National Guardsmen stormed Montana State Prison early today to quell a 36 hour uprising and free 16 hostages. Two holdout ringleaders Jerry Myles and Lee Smart killed themselves when cornered. three other inmates surrendered. Two guards were wounded and the deputy warden was killed.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Montana State
Francis Pulliam
Missoula
Floyd Powell
Jerry Myles
Lee Smart
Myles
Smart
Lonvicts
Backman
Laurence Cozzens
Castro Visits U S Shrines Amid Campaign Relaxation
Fidel Castro takes a respite from campaigning to tour U S shrines including the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery. He repeats Cuba is not communist and seeks a just trade with the United States while pledging nonintervention and protection for Latin American radicals.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
American Society of
United States
Castro
Soviet Union
Western Hemisphere Defense Alliance
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Lincoln Memorial
Mount Vernon
Jefferson Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
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Lefdems
Christian Herter
U.S
Rev
J. H. Burchett
Pat Duggins
First Reformed Church
William Hilton
R. A. Mensendiek
An.”C
Cinnati
Ohio
James C. Burchett
First Church of God
Concord
Springfield
Mary Evelyn Burns
Shelby Surrett
Arlo F. Newell
S. Main Street
Greenview Terrace
J. C. Burchett
David Hinton
Victor Baldwin
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