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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1959
Page
5
Raleigh AP reports 65 polio cases in North Carolina this year with peak activity expected late August and early September. Only a small vaccine supply is available before Aug 18, with none for ages over six. a larger shipment arrives later in August amid rising demand.
Sid Cutter, 25, of Albuquerque New Mexico, landed a small plane in a pasture near Springfield Missouri after head winds cut fuel and forced an engine quit half a mile from the airport. He hopped a fence steered around a tree and pond then stopped at a second fence with landing lights. No damage reported. The article mentions the US Marines and a historical note about ships passing through Iceland and the Panama Canal.
Santa Clara California AP reports a roof blaze mistaken for work in progress. Grocer Sam Re told customers there was no fire while six passers by urged him to call firefighters. Firemen from the area extinguished the blaze with little damage.
The state will begin income tax withholding Jan 1 with 3 percent on up to 2 000 dollars, rising to 7 percent on excess. A single man earning 150 dollars weekly would see 4 1/19 dollars withheld. married with two children about 3 33 dollars. End of year tax forms and estimates apply. 1959 taxes due April 15 1960.
Rockhound Allyn Cureton, 22, from Williams, Arizona, rode his bicycle 35 miles to attend a rock fanciers organization meeting in Flagstaff and pedaled back home after it ended at 10 p.m.
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