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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1959
Page
1
The Associated Press reports a critical period as federal integration rules clash with local laws in the South. Four African American students are set to attend Orchard Villa School in Miami on Sept 8 marking Florida’s first public school desegregation.
In Havelock seven children including three Black students enrolled as token integration moves begin. Other districts report varying intake with High Point Greensboro Winston-Salem and Charlotte all planning start dates next week. Durham faces a private meeting amid potential join of cities embracing school integration.
President Eisenhower made a private social visit to Balmoral Castle in Scotland during a Western Europe trip. Queen Elizabeth II welcomed him at the gates and introduced him to Princess Margaret as a few royal staff watched, with about 100 spectators outside. The Queen, pregnant with her third child due late January or February, wore a powder blue suit and greeted the president warmly. The visit was informal with no public ceremony, despite television coverage. Eisenhower described it as wonderful to be there, enduring Scotland’s cold wind and rain upon arrival at Dyce Airport.
U S analysts say Peiping’s revised 1958 steel output down to 8 million tons from 11 08 million and grain from 375 million to 250 million tons reflect inflated Great Leap Forward claims The 1959 targets 12 million tons steel and 275 million tons grain raise questions about per person food and industrial growth amid population rise.
The Senate confirmed President Eisenhower's nomination of Algernon L. Butler to the District of North Carolina. Butler, 54, is a Duke grad with UNC law degree, a former Sampson County attorney and state representative, married with three children.
Sir William Hayter surveys Khrushchev's rise from suspect to leader, noting appearances deceive and Western impressions shifted from dull to impulsive to capable. He highlights Khrushchev's rise through chaos, party spirit, and skill in handling Russia's opaque system.
In a defiant show of party discord the House passed a 1.05 billion housing measure 283 to 105. President Eisenhower faced a take it or leave it proposition as lawmakers rejected Republican attempts to scale back the bill. Final vote included 54 Republicans and 229 Democrats for the measure, with 76 Republicans and 29 Democrats opposed.
Los Angeles police prepare a hearing to decide if the Gas House in Venice should receive an entertainment license amid citizen complaints. Witnesses describe bongo drums, noise, a 1933 hearse, and alleged drinking and nude models, while beatniks defend coffee and cider as the only drinks.
The Enterprise raises daily and Sunday home delivery to 40c per week starting Aug 29 with first collection the week ending Sept 4. Monday through Saturday subscription without Sunday remains 30c. Sunday single copy price is 15c. Mail rates rise 5c per week for seven issues. The newspaper boy will share in the increase.
Prime Minister Nehru announced that Chinese Communist troops crossed from Tibet into India on two fronts and set up a camp in a remote Ladakh border area. He said India protested to Peiping, pledged vigilance, and noted no military counteraction yet.
The Mint says emergency shipments of pennies are sent to Federal Reserve banks in Charlotte Richmond and Atlanta after heavy demand for the new Lincoln cent design exhausted local supplies. Howard notes more than eight million coins moved from Philadelphia to the three cities with deliveries due by Monday.
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