19 Dec 1958
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1958
Page
1
Report highlights Atlas rockets reaching heavy payload capability enabling satellites large enough to carry men. The piece notes a Western lead in space launches and Russian potential reaction while emphasizing weather observation, global communications, and TV usage as future applications.
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine was found guilty of criminal contempt for failing to produce mill records in a tax probe. His secretary Mil dred Paperman also convicted in relation to Strathmore Mills and Northfield Mills. Trial set for March 16. sentence expected Monday.
North Carolina state officials said 1.6 million vehicle registration cards will be mailed Monday and Tuesday. License sales start January 2 at Raleigh and 85 branch offices with a February 16 deadline. Cards may not be forwarded if addresses are wrong. motorists missing cards must contact the department. FS-1 liability insurance proofs will not be required for renewals this year but will be for new registrations.
Four siblings awaiting school bus on NC 18 near Shelby were struck by a car driven by Harry O Neal Garver 21 of Lawndale. Roger Dale Sanders 9 remained in critical condition with multiple injuries, while sister Linda Sue 7 was seriously hurt. The other two children Ronnie 11 and Barbara 6 survived with minor injuries. Garver was detained as investigators continued.
Smithsonian officials report the Atlas satellite launched from Cape Canaveral last Thursday could produce three visible passes over the southern United States. Timings place the 14th pass around 5:30 p.m. over Mississippi and moving southeast through Alabama Georgia and northern Florida.
Washington AP reports America's scientific and military prestige rebounded as an Atlas rocket launched into orbit, carrying a satellite weighing about 8,700 to 8,800 pounds, three times heavier than Sputnik. The feat, amid previous Soviet successes, signals U.S. missile capability and prestige during the Cold War.
A playful AP brief describes a young Junior Chamber of Commerce Santa in Arkansas City, Kansas. The girl tells Santa she has a doggy, and when asked what kind, she recalls he had brought it to her last Christmas.
In a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court case a wife details years of her husband's drinking, unemployment, and repeated separations. She describes nights of intoxication, threats, and fear, noting how sobriety brought remorse but not lasting change. The narrative hints at drinking as a major factor in marital breakdown.
Western Europe erupts in jubilation over the Atlas launch. British papers press front pages with Amazing U.S. space triumph. Moscow broadcasts report the orbiting satellite eight hours after Washington announcement. Trackers at Jodrell Bank note surprise amid routine observations.
President Eisenhower announced to 78 guests at the White House that the United States had placed a nearly 9000 pound satellite into orbit. He disclosed the news during a state dinner, saying the craft would remain in orbit for about 25 days.
U S Air Force Master Sergeant Marcus Marymont was sentenced to life with hard labor and dishonorable discharge for the arsenic killing of his wife Mary Helen. The 14 officer court took 114 minutes and ordered forfeiture of pay. further proceedings could follow based on new information about the dead woman's papers. Marymont also faced a separate adultery charge tied to Cynthia Taylor. The case undergoes three possible reviews.
U S rocketmen launched a four ton satellite named Operation Score into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 6 02 pm Thursday. President Eisenhower announced the achievement at a White House dinner, calling it a distinct step forward and noting its peaceful potential alongside military implications.
Mrs. Jules Lederer a Chicago housewife authors the Ann Landers column now distributed by Chicago Sun Times Syndicate reaching about 35 million readers. She answers letters personally with a five-woman staff handling over 20 thousand monthly mail while her column mixes sound direct advice with warmth.
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