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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1956
Page
1
Senator Thye of Minnesota announces filing Eisenhower’s name for the March 20 Minnesota primary. Governor Craig of Indiana says he will file Eisenhower in the May 8 Indiana primary. Consent rules vary by state.
Adlai Stevenson lashes at the Eisenhower administration in a keynote in Sacramento and targets Republican supporters with sharp barbs. He and Estes Kefauver vie for California delegates as Stevenson heads toward the June 5 primary amid a light itinerary focused on local events.
Oregon Governor Paul L. Patterson collapsed at the Arlington Club in Portland and died of a heart attack. He had announced a Senate bid four days earlier and was 55. Dr. Ernest Boylan said the coronay occlusion caused his death, with Elmer Deetz as the other Republican candidate. primaries set for May. Morse faced no Democratic opposition. Patterson had risen to governorship as State Senate president in 1952 after Douglas McKay resigned.
South Africa will oust Soviet consular staff by March 1 amid claims of subversive activity by the Pretoria consulate general. Foreign Affairs Minister E. H. Louw stated no diplomatic break exists, as relations are conducted in London with no South African embassy in Moscow.
A non government panel reports that bringing atomic energy into wide peaceful use will require large sums of money and years of effort. The group urges high priority for research and stresses competitiveness with other power sources and the need for realistic international cooperation.
Congressmen told a hearing it is too late to further cut this year's flue cured tobacco acreage. Rep. Cooley urged a 20 percent cut in addition to the 12 percent already ordered, while Rep. Tuck opposed any further action saying it would force farmers into a straitjacket and that it is too late for changes this year.
William John Armfield III 49 died at 12 15 a m at 811 Woodland Dr Greensboro after two and a half years of decline He was Asheboro native son of William J Armfield Jr and the late Sally Millis Armfield He attended Oak Ridge Military Institute UNC and ran Randolph Underwear Co before joining Burlington Industries and later Madison Throwing Co He served on multiple boards and clubs and is survived by his wife Elizabeth Allen two children W J Armfield IV and Sally Millis Armfield a brother and several unlisted relatives Funeral services were set for 2 p m at his Greensboro home with interment in Asheboro and memorials to the Children s Home Society.
A Soviet government reshuffle dismisses S. N. Kruglov from the Internal Affairs Ministry and names Moscow deputy mayor N. P. Dudorov to lead the ministry. Dudorov also heads the Central Committee construction department and advises on construction. The move follows a series of top level replacements ahead of the 20th party congress.
In the final Eisenhower Eden talks British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and Dulles discussed Middle East security measures. They weighed UN troops in the demilitarized zone, peace between Israel and Arab states, Formosa tensions, and a renewed Anglo American French approach to deter further aggression.
An eight member delegation of American Protestant leaders will make a 10 day trip to Russia starting March 9 under the National Council of Churches. The mission aims to foster mutual understanding and is the broadest church contact with religion in Russia in 40 years.
Mrs. R. B. Gantt donated 10000 to High Point Memorial Hospital funds in memory of oilman R. B. Gantt. She occupies a deluxe heart center room, part of a 20 room phase, as the campaign nears its 1500000 goal with Duke Endowment adding 50000 to bring the total within 100000 of completion. Architects and officials press bids by June as trustees push finalization.
Paris reports Socialist Premier Mollet takes office heading a non-Communist leftist coalition to push talks on Algeria and halt fighting. He secures 420 votes with 83 abstentions in a 596-member National Assembly, aided by Communist and Catholic blocs to form a fragile majority.
A twin engine B25 bomber forced down after fuel ran out skimmed the Homestead Bridge and ditched in the Monongahela River late yesterday. Four crew survived but two missing airmen were feared dead while two others were seriously injured or shocked.
In Cortina d Ampezzo the United States takes its first gold as Hayes Alan Jenkins of Colorado Springs and Ronald Robertson of Long Beach deliver close scoring in men s figure skating. Jenkins leads after compulsory figures. Robertson earns runner up, with Jenkins overcoming two falls in free figures.
A Greensboro knitter on the Liberty area Allsheer hosiery mill job losing wage cuts reported his home near Pleasant Garden blasted by dynamite last night. His family escaped injury as deputies opened an investigation while labor action continues with an NLRB hearing planned Friday to decide union representation for the knitters.
USS Arneb support reports severe ice and snow in the Ross Sea forcing a possible relocation of the planned 600 mile Byrd Land observation base. Cmdr Herbert W Whitney notes a nine man team may stop 200 miles short, with three treaded vehicles burned out and only 40 miles possible if repairs succeed.
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