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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1957
Page
3
New York stocks wavered with most issues down while select aircrafts rose. The Associated Press 60 broad average stood at noon down 80 cents. airlines and several industrials lagged as traders aimed to harvest tax losses.
The Dow Jones averages are presented in this brief update furnished by Bache & Co. The report notes general market movements and index levels for stocks traded on the exchange. Investors watch for changes in the industrials and rail averages amid wider market activity.
Ongoing defense outlays edge toward 74 billion with McElroy seeking about 1 billion more for 1958 missiles. Officials hint balance in 1959 by trimming other military programs and hold civilian programs to no net rise. A possible 500 million contingency fund could let Eisenhower act quickly on rocketry. Senator Hayden calls 40 billion defense total modest and warns against reducing wealth producing activities like reclamation and flood control.
Bob Hope staged an improvised performance for a Pacific weather ship 1,000 miles offshore. He spoke from his aircraft 17,009 feet above and described his Christmas tour of Far East bases before the show beamed back to the Coast Guard crew.
The new congressional session will test business exposure amid hopes for more government spending to match space race costs and offset capital goods downturns. Tariff debates loom over the Trade Agreements Act with fights between exporters and domestic producers, while labor rules and tax relief loom as potential battles.
John H. Carroll 83 of Houston has become a naturalized citizen after claiming he left Ireland bound ship in Galveston in 1900 and lived in the United States since. Born in Newfoundland he worked in early East Texas oil fields and faced a 1906 residency proof hurdle before allies in the oil industry helped resolve the case.
Kenneth Wade Ketchum delivered a cow to Woodrow Williams and hours later struck the same animal on a highway near the Williams farm, killing the cow after it escaped through a broken fence. The incident occurred near Loco Oklahoma.
The piece argues marriage should be an equal partnership with delegated control to the spouse best suited for tasks while noting the husband typically takes a dominant role for family welfare. It warns that a wife's dominant role can cause emotional conflict due to social norms.
Dr J H Bruell and G W Albee report removing the entire right brain side in a 39 year old man with illness. Tests before and after showed no loss of higher mental function. Bolton says truth serums are largely unreliable and lie detectors have reduced their need.
Knife and Capt. Dalton pursued a stolen car from Wrens to near Richmond. Overton and accomplices opened fire in a bar killing two. a wounded guitarist and a pianist paralyzed. The pursuit ended when the gunmen died in a crash after a high speed street chase. FBI involvement noted.
A North Carolina health advisory lists 1958 New Year resolutions for wives to safeguard their husbands heart health. It urges restful meals, adequate rest, regular gentle exercise, and minimizing home work carried home. It calls wives to set a healthy example and promote peace of mind while supporting their breadwinner husbands.
Odus M. Mull former North Carolina House speaker and key Democratic leader, 77, suffered a partial paralytic stroke at his Shelby residence Saturday night. Doctors reported some improvement after Sunday exam. the Wake Forest College board president and longtime Cleveland County representative influenced Wake Forest moves and state politics.
Five persons died by violence in North Carolina over the weekend including Jeanette Clark a 27 year old Madison woman killed when an auto struck poles near Winston Salem Edward Barrington 65 of New Bern crushed beneath a box car while inspecting yard units Marie White a Tryon woman shot to death her husband Arthur held in connection J C Riggins 21 of Wilson killed in a two car crash on U S 264 near Wilson and 8 year old Gloria Ledford struck by a car on Highway 210 near Fort Bragg all reported by The Associated Press.
The United States last week donated 1 228 541 dollars to the United Nations Children's Fund. The total U NICEF contributions reached 9 145 733 dollars for 1957, marking a substantial aid milestone.
An empty tanker truck missed a sharp curve in Truckee California last night ripping out 163 feet of guard rail and tumbling down an embankment. The driver Edward Silva escaped injury and drove the truck away according to a California highway patrolman.
The report by Folsom proposes 10,000 annual federal scholarships for college students to be awarded by state commissions. Scholarships would average 750 to 800 dollars and depend on need. Most funding would be matched by state funds with only the scholarship portion funded federally. He urged Congress to enact the plan for the next academic year.
Four Decatur youths aimed to become rocket engineers by firing a three foot rocket into the sky from an open field four miles south of Decatur. The group includes cousins Bobby Clemons age 18 and Mike Clemons age 17 along with Allen Johns age 19 and Roy Mitchell age 20. Mitchell works while the others attend school.
A New York City report announces Dristan Tablets a nonprescription remedy said to rapidly drain congested sinuses and relieve headaches and pressure. The 24 count bottle sells for 98 cents with a full guarantee.
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