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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
1
Washington lawmakers faced a razor thin split as the House debated labor racketeering controls. A moderate bill backed by Democratic leaders inched toward passage while a stronger, anti racketeering measure supported by President Eisenhower drew opposition.
Secretary of State Herter proposed a United States backed Caribbean peace committee to study regional tension since Cuba’s 1959 events. The body would report to the 11th OAS conference in Quito and may extend cooperation to regional states to resolve disputes through negotiation. He urged establishing a permanent Inter American Peace Committee to address Caribbean issues before they worsen.
A 200-pound marble block, one of 189 sent from various states, was found in a Washington Monument stairwell during elevator installation. It lay unnoticed for about eight decades, dating roughly to 1860 1880 when construction paused. Officials unsure of its future use.
The 650 million housing bill advances to the Senate floor within a day of Democrats failing to override President Eisenhower's veto on the earlier 1.375 billion measure sent in June. The committee's action reflects a major concession to objections raised by the administration.
Three Negro girls arrive at Hall High School for a second day of integration amid a quiet scene as a black Cadillac brings them to the entrance. A large segregations rally at the state capitol ends with 23 arrests as police face protesters. Governor Faubus stays home but in touch with supporters.
Laotian authorities report that most infiltrators from North Vietnam have withdrawn across the border leaving about 1,000 men behind, mostly Black Thai and Pathet Lao. Col. Phoumi Nosavan predicts further attacks in the dry season and notes U.S. aid to Laos for 1959 totals 22.9 million dollars.
Democratic National Committee faces a ticket dispute over 350 000 dollar convention financing with oilman Edwin Pauley demanding 5000 tickets before compromise. Hahn indicates alternative funding groups ready to back the event if needed. Miami Beach signals readiness to host if LA collapses.
Bernard J. Blechars, a 32 year old Detroit shipping clerk, fled from alimony payments and lived three months in a Bloomfield Hills woods. He weighed 80 pounds on discovery, said he ate berries and drank muddy creek water, and claimed he did nothing to warrant pursuit. He and his ex wife Nancy, 24, were divorced last July after a Marine service in World War II.
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower traveled by train from Washington to Denver to be with her ailing mother Mrs Elivera Doud at the bed side. A Secret Service officer said the 81 year old Mrs Doud showed no notable change in condition while acting White House press secretary Wayne Hawks noted her prolonged illness.
Washington House Ways and Means Committee approves a one cent federal gasoline tax increase effective Sept 1 to sustain the interstate highway program for three years. The plan also diverts portions of auto and auto parts taxes to the highway fund, aiming for about 1.8 billion dollars to states this year and 2 billion in 1962. The fund was exhausted after a speed-up last year and states have paused contracting without new revenue.
In Havana police engaged anti Castro gunmen near the Mexican and Peruvian embassies and the 26th of July Directorate building as Fidel Castro moved on from the field. He led forces against 60 or 70 rebels in Las Villas and said he would address the nation soon.
Washington AP reports the steel industry refused to cut prices by 10 dollars a ton as a substitute for a wage increase amid the monthlong strike. U.S. Steel's Roger Blough rejected the idea, saying workers would get a raise anyway, to curb inflation in the public interest.
A Tokyo plastic surgeon confirmed giving a liquid bust injection to Akiko Kojima before she won Miss Japan and Miss Universe, but Kojima’s mother and Sankei Shimbun deny the claim. The doctor said the treatment happened at his clinic and cited evolving attitudes toward plastic injections in Japan.
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