24 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1957
Page
1
High Point voters narrowly approve a 6.2 million bond plan to fund water, sewer, and traffic improvements. Result totals show strong support in most precincts, with a turnout under ten percent. Officials plan to start planning immediately, with work likely beginning next summer after bonds are sold.
Senate investigators say secretly recorded talks and testimony from prostitutes and gamblers show West Coast Teamsters Union officials may be tied to the underworld. The inquiry focuses on Seattle and Portland racketeers with Portland hearings planned and a $350000 budget approved. Kennedy cites bugged conversations implicating gangsters and union leaders.
Prime Minister Nehru's Congress faces a long polling, with about 1,550 candidates for 494 Parliament seats and over 10,000 seeking 13 state assembly seats. Balloting begins in Punjab and Orissa as contests grow, with votes cast through March 14.
A surprise storm lashed California bringing flood damage in several areas and hindering traffic. The Weather Bureau warned of more rain with up to six inches in mountains and one to two inches in southern coast regions. La Cienega Boulevard faced feet of floodwater with vehicles and benches swept away. homes evacuated and traffic disrupted by floods and mudslides. A Culver City sanitarium evacuated as floodwaters rose. Long Beach reported submerged streets in low-lying zones.
Washington reports federal revenuers last year seized 14 004 stills and made over 11 000 arrests. Property worth more than four million dollars was confiscated, with dramatic tales of hidden odors, boobytraps, and undercover work across several states. A South Carolina sheriff and deputies faced jail and fines for selling protection. Air raids on stills near Charleston marked a pioneering step in enforcement.
U S Army divers and engineers began lifting the damaged C 124 Globe master from the Han River near Kimpo to confirm fatalities after 25 likely dead and 134 survivors from the Friday crash. The 90 ton transport belly landed on an islet then sank after takeoff for Tokyo with a 10 man crew and 149 passengers.
In Kentucky Elizabethtown a fire killed Lula Mae Whack 19 and her children Richard 3 and Walter 17 months in a four room home. Specialist Carlton Whack a Fort Knox technician rushed back but could not enter. Coroner James Alvey said preliminary findings suggest the wife lit kerosene on a stove fire started by her husband before he left.
Raleigh February 23 The General Assembly starts processing Hodges program items with appropriations and finance hearings to assess the governor’s reform plan. Early signals show debate on teacher pay increases and the role of the Appropriations Committee in budgeting. The State Supreme Court is slated first for bids, with weeks likely before decisions.
A 21 year old Army private first class, Rolf von Reitzenstein of Fort Knox says he will not accept a potential inheritance of up to 49 million dollars if it means renouncing American citizenship. He has not heard from his father since a 9 point ultimatum and believes his father Rudolf von Reitzenstein may be a German baron and espionage agent.
President Nasser plans a Cairo meeting with Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and others next week to discuss the Eisenhower doctrine and the Gaza Aqaba issue. King Saud and King Husayn travel reports, while Syria and Egypt seek neutral or anti Western lines amid shifting Arab unity.
United Nations in New York where Canada Britain and France seek to avoid sanctions against Israel. Pearson met with British and French delegates while awaiting U S stance. The Assembly recesses as Israel withdrawal requests loom and King Saud reports to President Eisenhower.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey D Minn says he will seriously consider resigning from the U N delegation if it backs an Afro Asian push for an economic boycott of Israel. Senate Republican Leader Knowland reportedly threatens resignation in protest. Eisenhower and Dulles delay final policy action amid talks with Israel.
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