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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1958
Page
6
Richard O'Regan surveys the coming year highlighting East West tensions over Berlin and the two Germanys. He forecasts a risky start with potential negotiations by spring and a possible summit while noting economic and political shifts across Europe and the Americas.
London reports Britain uses short sharp shock detention for Teddy boys aged 14 to 21. Centers hold 75 offenders each, with 2 weeks to 3 months sentences, wardens and officers enforcing strict routines, manners, and discipline to curb delinquency amid mixed early outcomes.
Washington AP reports sharp debate over farm production controls kept since 1954. Eisenhower administration and American Farm Bureau defend tightening stability, while groups like the National Grange and National Farmers Union urge changes or elimination under government supervision. Chairman Harold D. Cooley warns against ending controls now.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union plans a tougher 1959 with Khrushchev fortifying power before the January 21st Communist party congress. It cites a bumper 1958 harvest and ongoing political, scientific gains. The Kremlin seeks end to occupation of West Berlin by May 27 and expansion of influence in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Western Europe braces for a possible second summit in Europe this summer as East West tensions and Berlin fate loom. Economically ministries aim to break the free trade deadlock with a six nation group while Britain and others resist outsider quotas and tariffs. France faces Algeria war hopes, Italy’s government strains, Spain battles inflation, and British politics may shift in 1959.
Soviet Union increases political and economic control over East European satellites in 1958 and signals continued tightening in 1959. Hungary and Poland lose freedoms gained in 1956 1956 upheavals recede as Moscow promotes economic planning under CMEA and pressures Yugoslavia amid renewed hostility.
AP forecasts a year of renewed Middle East violence risk across Iraq Jordan and the Arab-Israeli front with Nasser’s UAR regime and Kassem’s Iraq rivaling for influence. Sudan shifts to civilian rule amid uncertainty while Israel eyes cautious optimism and growing Asian-African ties.
Regions across French Central and West Africa edge toward autonomy in 1959 as de Gaulle promotes peaceful evolution. Guinea alone leaves France, while Sekou Touré seeks new ties for Guinea and Ghana moves toward union with Britain. Tunisia’s Bourguiba faces economic weakness and political doubt as the process unfolds.
Roy Elsoyan surveys Southeast Asia where China’s political system, inflation, unemployment, and currency pressures strain economies. Red China imposes commune labor, nationalist China relies on continued U.S. aid, while the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaya grapple with currency devaluation, inflation, and seeking foreign capital.
In 1959 Japan and South Korea confront pressure from Communist forces to abandon Western alignment. South Korea views civil rights curtailment as needed to counter North Korean spies, while unrest grows over Rhee’s succession. In Japan the security pact revision dominates polarizing debates among Liberal Democrats and Socialists.
South Asia’s governments must tackle poverty and backwardness in 1959. Illinois Pakistan Burma are under military rule while Ceylon remains under emergency. Nepal will hold its first constitution and elections with low literacy. India Afghanistan balance East West tensions and a Kashmir deal seems unlikely but Indus water sharing could improve.
The report notes economic ills and political turbulence across Latin America but mentions hopeful signs of recovery in 1959. Delegates say U.S. influence remains cool, and the committee will reconvene for further talks.
The article describes a newly found radiation band about 400 miles up detected by Explorer satellites. It notes potential effects on Northern Lights and radio interference, hazards for astronauts, and possible connections to weather, meteoritic dust, and improved forecasts. It also mentions future weather monitoring satellites and the aim to explore Moon and planets.
UNC Chapel Hill lists eight major 1958 events including the Univac project at 2.4 million dollars in September, advances in teaching and access, a ten year expansion plan, the Carolina Symposium in March, the International Comparative Literature Conference in September, a strengthened faculty, and UNC grants fueling research in medicine and other sciences.
Mrs. John Blake left three bottles of bubbly on her doorstep in Hartsdale New York. The bottles vanished before Christmas dinner. A local tradition of giving sanitation workers gifts is suspected as the possible explanation.
The Bessemer process is cited as the fastest method for steel production, requiring only 10 to 15 minutes to complete a batch of steel.
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