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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1959
Page
1
Governor Hodges criticized prison funding as too cheap and urged higher pay for North Carolina guards after a mass escape at Ivy Bluff Prison. He said the 1000 plus guards work long hours and earn from 2.7 to 3,372 dollars yearly, with major budget needs awaiting the 1961 General Assembly.
Heavy snow stranded hundreds of travelers in Vaughn New Mexico as US Highways 54 60 and 28 were blocked. Town residents served as shelter and provided blankets while crews worked to reopen routes and trains were sent to aid stranded motorists and families.
Premier David Ben-Gurion’s five party coalition won a veto of confidence by 78 to 32 in the Knesset and swore in a cabinet pledged to majority decisions. The Mapai led group holds 9 of 16 posts with Mapam and Akhdut Avodah joining after agreeing to collective responsibility. The previous cabinet collapsed over the grenade thrower sale to West Germany.
Tunisian papers in French and Arabic praised President Eisenhower's visit. La Presse editorially declared Tunisia proves an Afro Asian nation can gain independence without succumbing to communism.
In Kill Devil Hills North Carolina President Eisenhower proclaims Wright Brothers Day to honor the first powered flights by Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. Ceremonies at Wright Brothers National Memorial begin at 10 37 a m with officials including Rear Adm Volman Air Force leaders and other dignitaries attending and jets to fly over at high speed.
Chicago police hunt for suspects after Roger Touhy was gunned down on his sister’s porch. Walter Miller, a retired sergeant, was wounded while firing back at attackers. Witness John Factor, arrested for inquest involvement, arrived in Chicago days after the shooting. The case adds another chapter to Prohibition era gangland violence.
President Eisenhower drew thousands in La Marsa as he met with Tunisian leader Habib Bourguiba to discuss Algeria. The two endorsed Charles de Gaulle’s self determination proposals while pledging no settlement effort, then he resumed to Toulon aboard the Des Moines.
A long-legged dog in Homewood, Alabama, helps route a Christmas card to Miss Anne Kimbrough in Hollywood, Alabama. The post office traced the delivery to a 21-year-old Auburn senior, who praised the postal detective work in a St Valentine gesture. The dog resides at 412 Windsor Drive, Homewood.
The GAO charged the General Services Administration with overspending on transportation costs from July 1968 to March 1959 and storing materials at distant depots despite nearer options. The report cites manganese and fluorspar moves and notes storage at Curtis Bay and other sites, but says actions have been taken to achieve substantial future savings.
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