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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1960
Page
2
The sun will set today at 7 18 p m and will rise tomorrow at 6 22 a m with typical daylight patterns and no significant weather events reported.
North Carolina sees partly cloudy skies and warm temps with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers mainly in mountains and far north. Highs mid to upper 80s in mountains, low to mid 90s elsewhere. South Carolina remains hot and humid with scattered storms this afternoon and Tuesday evening. lows 70s, highs in the 90s.
Temperatures will be three to five degrees above normal with warm readings in Raleigh 88/67 Charlotte 88/68 and Charleston 89/70. Scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers are expected through the week totaling about 0.4 to 0.5 inch.
A Tuesday listings page shows times for Riverboat at 7 30 PM Wells Fargo at 8 30 PM Peter Guan at 9 00 PM and Alcoa at 9 0 or 10 00 on Williams 11 00 as dea Paar Channel 12.
Channel guide lists WBTV Charlotte schedule with Channel 3.0 features and sports news blocks including 6:25 sports 6:30 news 6 40 weather NBC News Tombstone and evening programs Esther Williams Cheyenne Alcoa Jack Paar headlining.
Rain and hail lashed the Midwest as a Canadian front drove summer heat northward. Salina Kansas saw a thunderstorm with hail and winds to 83 mph, flooding streets. An unconfirmed tornado hit Joplin Missouri outdoor theater. Audubon Iowa suffered wind damage. Richmond Virginia floods added to the destruction with four inches of rain and hundreds of thousands in losses.
In Raleigh a Democratic rally promotes straight ticket voting to back gubernatorial nominee Terry Sanford and the party slate amid Republican pressure. Gov Hodges and other leaders invite about 1,000 attendees for the State Fair Arena luncheon following a State Democratic Executive Committee meeting.
Darrell O. Jones an 18 year old from Lexington Neb was arrested Sunday night in Cozad by Police Chief Thurman Stevenson for questioning in a family killing and injuries. Carl Tiderman about 55 of near Gothenburg was killed his sister Elsie Tiderman 50 wounded and his father Marel Jones 49 Lexington was also a victim. Eddie Sykes an Ogallala newspaperman described the youth as blood covered and the suspect said he wanted to sleep and did not talk to Sheriff John Rohnert.
NASA official Dr. Abe Silverstein says Mercury is essentially on the planned pace with no major problems. The Atlas rocket explosion halted the first ballistic attempt, but capsule systems functioned and data were recovered. suborbital hops precede orbital flights planned for next year.
President Roosevelt supported launching the atomic bomb project but opposed dropping it on Japan with all his power. He argued a negotiated peace might have ended the war. Scientists like Strauss Bard and Teller criticized the manner and advocated warnings, demonstrations, or alternatives before use.
Donald A. Glisson of Nashville, former governor of Lions Club District 31H, will coordinate the North Carolina Association for the Blind White Cane drive in October. The campaign is run by Lions Clubs in partnership with the association, a nonprofit sponsored by the Lions.
The 37th world eucharistic congress in Munich closed with calls for improving the lot of the hungry and shelterless, uniting Christians, and opposing atheistic communism. Pope John XXIII prayed for protection of humanity from death. About 1.5 million listened as leaders stressed justice for the underprivileged and Christian solidarity. Maj. Gen. William Westmoreland, born in Spartanburg, S C, 46 years ago.
About 61.4 percent of total local advertising in 1959 across Measured media appeared in newspapers, reflecting strong print penetration and reader reach compared with other outlets.
Television producers seek novel locations and use ocean floor as a dramatic stage. Marineland hosts several underwater shoots as Sea Hunt thrives and Aquanauts is planned. Actor Keith Larsen endures heavy scuba gear in studio heat. CBS plans Aquanauts with similar themes. George Gobel joins My Three Sons. William Frawley appears as Fred MacMurray’s father-in-law.
Hendersonville citizens appealed to the State Supreme Court to void a March 2 beer and wine election. The vote approved off premise beer and wine sales but the group claims petition defects and unlawful conduct tainted the result.
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