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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
1
Western Big Three move to finish the Suez conference by nightfall and present an 18 nation plan to Egypt despite Soviet Indian opposition. Egypt threatens to delay canal ships if pilots quit. British and French cabinets meet in crisis session.
Vice President Nixon plans to fly back to San Francisco to personally accept renomination as his father Frank A. Nixon improves after a rupture of the main abdominal artery. Doctors say the elder Nixon, 77, is in very satisfactory condition and encouraged his son to return to the convention.
A foggy New Jersey Turnpike crash involving a loaded Trailways bus and a trailer truck left one dead and 27 injured, none critically. William Parker, 38, of Washington DC, died at a general hospital as state police described the scene as the worst pileup in years with most injuries on the second bus.
A nine year old girl, Karen King, was killed crossing Mont lie u Ave when struck by a car driven by 26 year old Robert Wayne Osborn. She died at High Point Memorial Hospital from head injuries. The incident occurred at about 11 30 a.m. near her home, and the driver is identified by police.
Federal Market News Service reports first hour averages on Eastern Belt tobacco markets opening at $46 to $51 per 100. Most leaf sold $30 to $60 with top price $63, and quality varied across markets. Sales volume was light. more on page six A.
Harold E. Stassen urged a Nixon presidential bid at a July 23 news conference, drawing explosive reaction from party leaders. Eisenhower gave mixed signals and preferred not to officially back the idea, while Leonard Hall moved to block the plan, lining up Herter to nominate Nixon for a second term.
In San Francisco Republicans endorsed the Eisenhower Nixon ticket amid cheers. Delegates backed Nixon despite Stassen’s push to replace him, with Stassen later conceding Nixon as the clear GOP choice. Stevenson sent congratulations, saying he was glad to be matched against Eisenhower again.
Gov. Hodges said the Pearsall plan is gaining favor with Tar Heels and may yield a light vote on a constitutional amendment September 8. He outlined efforts to build a large majority and cited several groups in support of tuition grants and local option elections while noting Catholic Church and Charlotte AAUW opposition. He also critiqued Kefauver and the Republican convention, calling it the deadest thing he ever saw and predicting the South will stay Democratic in the fall.
Adlai E Stevenson welcomed President Eisenhower's renomination and prepared to face Vice President Nixon as he launches a campaign tour with plans for a large event schedule. His aides announced a crew-led campaign organization with Estes Kefauver and Clayton Fritchey joining as leaders and start a series of conferences in New Mexico with state and local Democrats.
In Richmond Virginia Governor Thomas B Stanley pushes a no money for integrated schools policy after the Gray Commission reversed to back his stance. The panel had proposed a token integration plan but Stanley maintains opposition to any racial mixing amid a looming special legislative session.
The Enterprise devotes space to students and parents coordinating back-to-school preparations. Many advertisements highlight supplies, schedules, and tips as families gear up for the new academic year.
A 1952 Chronicle profile notes Richard M. Nixon as a rising political figure with his focus sharp and image controlled. It highlights his Yorba Linda roots, 20th century ascent, and role as Eisenhower’s star salesman both at home and abroad amid mixed reception from rivals.
SAN FRANCISCO President Eisenhower seeks a second term hoping to become the first to serve eight years in the White House at age 70. He says he would not run unless confident he could win and notes he is 65 with two serious illnesses that kept him hospitalized for seven and three weeks respectively. He also cautions about selecting a vice president and weighs whether to pursue re election despite the tough demands of the presidency.
A man named Gilbert Lederhos reported a buzzing in his ear after a porch light change. At Colorado General Hospital doctors removed a wayward lawn moth drawn to the light, an unusual household incident.
Red China claimed one of its planes damaged a Chiang Kai-Shek aircraft over islands southeast of Shanghai amid a U S Navy search for a missing four engine P4M Mercator with 16 crew near Wenchow China The missing plane radioed it was under attack at 1 25 am local time and a Navy spokesman said it was 32 miles off Red China while a news blackout was ordered by Yokosuka Far East headquarters
Gov Hodges appoints J Braxton Craven of Morganton as special superior court judge to fill the vacancy created by Franklin’s George B Patton becoming state attorney general. Craven, 38, a Duke graduate and former Burke County solicitor, will serve until June 30 1959.
Raleigh Bishop Vincent Waters of the Diocese condemns the Pearsall amendment as un Catholic and un constitutional in a pastoral letter. He urges Catholics to vote thoughtfully for public schools while stressing equality and civic duty ahead of the September 8 referendum on the plan allowing local units to close schools under certain conditions and directing taxpayer funds.
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