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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1956

Page

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Installation of Rich ard Mensendiek at First Evangelical Church

The Rev Richard A Mensendiek will be installed as pastor at First Evangelical and Reformed Church with Dr Harvey A Fesperman presiding. Other clergy include Rev Lonnie Carpenter and Glenn A Brown. Mensendiek began last Sunday from Lorain Ohio amid a Sunday 11 am sermon.

First Evangelical and Reformed Church Richard A. Mensendiek Harvey A. Fesperman Salisbury Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church Lonnie Carpenter Burlington Glenn A. Brown Mensendiek Lorrayne Ohio Emerywood Baptist Church Tomlinson School F. L. Spivey The North Carolina Baptist Convention J. Clyde Turner Thomas Haggai George Covington

Ten Flyers Stranded At McMurdo Base

Ten U S Navy airmen were stranded at McMurdo Sound Antarctica after Neptune plane engine trouble prevented takeoff following landing. Twenty three Seabees are building six shelter huts for an International Geophysical Year base, with Dr Paul A Siple predicting winter temperatures down to 120 degrees below zero.

Mcmurdo Sound Antarctica South Pole U. S. Navy Pole Paul A. Siple Washington, D. C Siple

Hungarian Student Exiles Report Soviet Unrest Aboard

A Budapest based Hungarian student who returned from Moscow says Soviet authorities face student protests. He cites actions by Russian and Chinese students in Moscow Lenin University supporting Hungary’s revolution and demanding more freedom. He notes expulsions of leaders and reports of arrests to quell criticism of Kremlin policies.

Budapest Moscow Lenin University London Moscow University Kremlin Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria Russia Hungary China Moscow Lenin University Ernce Geroe Communist Party Matagas Ra

Viking Rocket Reaches 125 Miles in First IGY Test Flight

Naval and civilian scientists launched a Viking rocket from Cape Canaveral to test instruments for the earth satellite program part of the IGY. The 45 foot rocket peaked at 4,000 mph, rose to 125 miles, then landed in the Atlantic about 180 miles off the launch site.

Washington Naval Defense Department Atlantic Ocean Cape Canaveral Air Force Missile Test Center Patrick Air Force Base Navy Glenn L. Martin Co Baltimore Project Vanguard National of Science U.S Orlando Fla Scientific Earth AFMTC Earth Space White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico

Eisenhower Sets Conference on Atomic Budget Plans

President Eisenhower arranged a White House parley with AEC chairman Lewis Strauss and Budget Director Percival Brundage to discuss top secret atomic spending for the next fiscal year. Defense estimates and the defense budget hike were discussed in separate talks with Secretary of Defense Wilson.

Augusta Eisenhower Atomic Energy Commission AEC Lewis L. Strauss White House James C. Hagerty Strauss Percival Brundage Brundage Defense Department Washington Ng Services Alree Navy Army Wilson

Rebels harass Soviet troops from Mecsek Mountains Hungary

In southern Hungary near Pecs rebels estimated at 1500 harass Soviet occupation forces from the Mecsek range. Reports say the rebels hide in forests, are aided by locals, and that other guerrilla bands in Satoraljahly area were wiped out. Meanwhile Budapest faces worker council tensions and police actions with arrests and protests continuing as strikes flare.

Budapest Hungary Pecs Mecsek Satoraljahly Miskolc Central Workers Council Janos Kadar Kadar

Gourmet treats and holiday curios in High Point shopping

The Sunday Enterprise previews unusual foods for Christmas including fried grasshoppers. Staff writer Forrest Cates curates a gourmet guide while Tom Alston profiles shoppers venturing into lingerie sections. Charles Bowman recalls two icy Greenland years as Dave Gillespie reports. B G Leonard retires after 35 years at the High Point Post Office.

High Point Forrest Cates Tom Alston Charles Bowman Greenland Bowman Dave Gillespie B. G. Leonard Robert Marks

Jury Orders Death For Kidnap Slayr

A Nassau County jury of 12 fathers found Angelo LaMarca guilty of kidnapping and first degree murder in the 32 day old Peter Weinberger case and sentenced him to death in the electric chair. The defense sought temporary insanity arguing debts drove him to the crime, while prosecutors called him a cold blooded criminal. Sentencing set for December 14 with automatic appeal rights.

Angelo LaMarca Center Peter Weinberger Mineola N. Y LaMarca Frank Gulotta Peter Morris Weinberger Nassau County Weinbergers Westbury FBI Vitina Mario Pitton New York

Painful boast or sensitive valor in street vernacular

A fragmented line notes a person who proclaims giving until it hurts and appears unusually sensitive to pain, suggesting a clash between macho bravado and personal vulnerability within a street vernacular.

Dulles Heads to Paris for NATO Conference

Secretary of State Dulles travels to Paris to reassure Western European allies on U S aid amid their financial crisis and to discuss NATO defense plans. The trip follows allied rifts over Egypt and aims to restore unity with Britain and France while Congress or its two houses study foreign aid concepts. Dulles travels with unofficial support from Wilson and Humphrey and signals U S urgency to bolster Europe’s economic strength for defense.

Washington Dulles Paris United States Congress North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council NATO Britain France Egypt Wilson Treasury Humphrey Western Alliance Europe U. S White House

Smuggling Rockets Found Near Port Said In Egyptian Tense Period

British and French forces report finding thousands of rounds and bazooka rockets hidden in fishing baskets near Port Said. The discovery prompts protests to the UN truce commander and raises concerns of a potential flare up as Egyptians counter marches and authorities step up searches and ban fishing boats from the area. A felucca carried the ammunition to the western edge of Port Said before interception with some arrests noted.

Port Said Egypt Andre Beaufre United Nations Hugh Stockwell Port Lake Manzala

Pier Blast Origin Is Pinpointed

New York reports fire commissioner Cavanagh pins the deadly pier blast on acetylene torch sparks igniting burlap wrapped foam on the pier. Detonating primacord fuses then caused the 37 000 pounds of detonators to explode, killing ten and wounding 246 with damage around 15 million dollars. The Ensign Bickford fuse maker notes its product normally travels safely in transit.

New York Edward F. Cavanagh Jr Brooklyn Cavanagh Ensign Bickford Co Simsbury Ae Company Interstate Commerce i U.S. Coast Guard

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Pat Duggins Guilford College High Point Friends Meeting House Carl C. Baumbach Morehead Planetarium University of North Carolina Chapel Hill James Crispell Hastings, Mich Haworth Memorial Wesleyan Meth Odist Church Kenneth Knapp Marion Ind Main Street Methodist Church Dorothy C. Wilson Pase Hamar Bobby Lloyd Joanna Carole Carl Baumbach MR. Crispell Soviet By Richard Kasischke Viking Conference On Atomic the Sunday Enterprise Donna
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