15 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1957
Page
1
Ross resigns as assistant secretary of defense for legislative and public affairs amid press questions about conflicts of interest. He tells Eisenhower he did nothing wrong but considers resignation best for the department and his effectiveness.
Israel seeks concrete U S action to back its interests beyond Dulles plan. It demands guarantees of shipping protection and military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip before U N stationing in the Gulf of Aqaba areas, with final cabinet decisions reported from Tel Aviv.
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed President Eisenhower's budget by about 80.4 million dollars, reducing new requested appropriations to roughly 73.0 million. The agency said the cut includes 15 additional agents planned for New York to handle workload.
Jakarta reports indicate Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo faces removal as coalition partners press for a cabinet reshuffle possibly this weekend. Five party delegations will meet President Sukarno to decide the future of the veteran leader amid talk of advisory councils and emergency laws.
The Northeast Coast waterfront strike nears another day of fragile progress as mediation and negotiations continue between the 17 member New York Shipping Assn. and the International Longshoremen's Association. Officials report moments of hope and impasse with both sides describing faces of progress and setback as talks resume.
At the United Nations diplomats from a 27 nation Asian African group pressed for a credible solution to the Algerian issue. They awaited Israel's reply to a new U S plan calling for Israeli withdrawal and an equitable settlement with France and Algerian peoples.
The writer notes puzzling footprints on ceilings that defy gravity and speculates they are the work of pranksters aiming to disturb a peaceful world. They condemn those who harm others and disturb love, warning of divine judgment beyond human courts.
Senators Brownell and Ervin debated the use of federal injunctive power to protect civil rights. Ervin argued it would strip citizens of trial by jury and cross examination, noting widespread Negro disenfranchisement, while Brownell resisted citing evidence and warned against turning the attorney general into an FBI-like enforcer.
The Soviet union named Nikolai Patolichev as first deputy foreign minister while Andrei Gromyko rises from deputy to foreign minister status. The Moscow radio broadcast confirmed Shepilov’s transfer and noted Gromyko’s rise under Molotov and Stalin era.
About 100 leftist students from the All-Japan Student Federation protested in Tokyo demanding Okinawa's return while around 120 rightist supporters from the Greater Japan Patriates cheered MacArthur. Outerbridge Horsey, U.S. chargé d'affaires, stood with the Far East Command to greet him.
Lt Gov Earnhardt and Speaker Doughton announced House and Senate committee assignments completing the 1957 legislative organization. The driver training and safety education bill would raise about 1.8 million dollars yearly by a one dollar tag fee to fund programs for high school students.
A House Appropriations subcommittee reviewed alleged critics of tax refunds in January closed hearings. Harrington cited widespread checks on 1956 income tax returns, totaling 1.271 billion dollars in added tax and penalties, an 11 percent rise from 1955.
A suitcase packed with dynamite exploded in Clinton Tennessee's Negro district wrecking a restaurant and injuring a woman and infant. The blast damaged a nearby sandwich shop and two Negro cars while witnesses said a white man planted the device and fled. Police noted this was the eighth blast in the area and linked to racial tensions surrounding the integrated high school.
A Raleigh survey by James C. Buckley Inc. finds Wilmington port would handle far more cargo than Morehead City, guiding Gov Hodges budget plan of 3.1 million for Wilmington, none for Morehead City. The six year program totals about 13.8 million with 12.65 million at Wilmington and 1.34 million at Morehead City, plus identified berth and warehouse needs.
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