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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1963
Page
2
Hiroshima observed a day of mourning for the first atom bomb victims as the city marked the 18th anniversary. The ceremony coincided with the signing of a partial nuclear test ban treaty in Moscow. At 8 15 am, the moment of the bombing, a dove procession flew over the skyline while the Hiroshima peace bell tolled.
Mississippi voters head to the polls for the Democratic primary amid reported racial tension over Negro voters and civil rights issues. Four segregationist candidates focus on Kennedy era policies while authorities warn against unregistered voters attempting to cast ballots.
Two men bound over to Superior Court after Municipal Court found probable cause in raping a Detroit woman at the Ritz Theater. James Thomas Terry and Joe Pickenpack, both charged with rape, face $1,500 bond and appeal notices. Also, several defendants faced for nication and adultery, assault, and other charges with varied sentences and fines in a day of court actions.
The piece notes Haiti used as a staging area for an invasion with former Haitian army officers in Santo Domingo. It cites Cantave as a former army chief who quit in 1957 and exiled, Duvalier’s long rule and illegal second term, and a context of political violence, elections and unpledged electors. Also mentions Mississippi politics and race, and local acts of assault.
Japanese Socialists and labor unionists walked out of the opening ceremony and resigned from the conference, planning their own meeting. The Soviet delegation, Indians, and others turned their backs on a Chinese delegate condemning the nuclear test ban treaty as meetings scheduled for today were postponed.
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