20 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1955
Page
1
Edgar Faure, 46, former premier and finance minister, agreed to try forming a new French government after Mendes France’s cabinet fell. Coty met Faure, who vows to begin efforts tomorrow to secure support. experts doubt a quick resolution as the 15 day crisis continues with no dissolution in sight.
Senate juvenile delinquency investigators urged the comic book industry to halt lurid sexual and violent material. In a 50 page report they rejected government censorship and placed responsibility on publishers to police the industry and meet parents expectations for morality and decency.
An eastbound Trans World Airlines plane disappeared in clouds north of Albuquerque with 16 people aboard. Gas on board would only last until noon, and a large-scale air and ground search swept a wide area of northern New Mexico. Eyewitness accounts from Santo Domingo residents described seeing the missing craft and potential crash signals.
The Eisenhower administration sought to bolster its school aid program with a BEW letter to Senator H Alexander Smith denying one major criticism. The letter says direct federal aid could reach needy districts without state building authorities if districts have not hit loan or bonding limits. Officials discounted tweaks to the program and offered no new testimony to the Senate Labor Committee. Critics say direct grants to needy districts are unlikely in states without building agencies, with only four states having such agencies. Senate testimony notes constitutional hurdles and potential court delays before any substantial 200 million dollars of aid could be released.
House Democrats opened a drive to cut personal income taxes by $20 for each taxpayer and dependent, effective next January 1. The move faces opposition from President Eisenhower and was to be folded into a larger tax measure for a heated floor fight next week. Republican leaders denounced the proposal as political and irresponsible.
U S reports in Moscow suggest housewives face shortages of meat sugar and other foods as Khrushchev and Bulganin govern. Analysts say a potential wheat gift from the United States could pressure Soviet leaders amid drought and policy factors. The article notes seasonal scarcities and price policies that exhaust shelves.
Taxicab driver James R. Taylor testified Fuller dashed from an alley and jumped into a waiting car minutes after A. L. Patterson was killed in Phenix City. The day featured fingerprint evidence and Fuller’s denial of touching Patterson's car. Court recessed until Monday.
Sen George of Georgia said he is willing to back the House plan to raise congressional salaries to $25,000 a year. Senate leaders plan a quick vote with some opposition from Sen Bush and others who may propose alternative increases or travel allowances.
A war surplus plane crashed in a muddy central Illinois cornfield during a rainstorm killing Marine Staff Sgt. Ray Brezeale of Camp Lejeune and his wife Gina and two Navy enlisted men, James W. Jones and David Edward Robinson, as the crew was en route to Kansas City from New River and had taken off to refuel at Terre Haute.
At Fort Bragg airman J C Chapman testified Olson, a Korea POW camp officer, claimed to be well read in Marx and Lenin and to have led classes in Communist indoctrination. Durwood White testified Olson made anti U S speeches and appeared on a surrender leaflet. The general court martial faces potential death penalty for Olson.
LAS VEGAS Nevada officials postponed the second atomic test shot to at least next Tuesday due to strong winds. A weather conference cited an unfavorable forecast for exploitation, delaying the 500 foot tower blast planned to open the series and raising fallout concerns despite the baby A-bomb-32 test showing limited fallout.
Senator Thye denies organizing informal meetings linked to Eisenhower backers that threatened Senate leadership from Knowland. He says the conferences were not aimed at bypassing the California senator and he will continue to support Knowland as Republican leader. White House aides offered access to Cabinet staff for Republican senators seeking information.
A severe blizzard buried parts of the Rockies and Plains with up to 40 inches of snow at Coal Bank Hill Colorado. The storm claimed at least 11 lives and left 17 injured across several states as roads froze and flights were disrupted.
In Glen Burnie Maryland 2 year old George Matchette was buried alive in a shallow 10 inch diameter well but was rescued after three hours. He appeared unhurt aside from a forehead bump and was kept overnight for observation at South Baltimore General Hospital. The boy was left with his aunt and uncle while his mother worked and fell into the well when his uncle Clifton Case reached for him.
London Feb 19 a clash over giving penicillin to healthy newborns for science as MPs and officials demand accountability. Bristol Maternity Hospital babies received two antibiotic types to compare reactions with no harm reported, prompting protests that parents were not consulted.
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