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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1955
Page
1
A Charlotte woman telephoned the ABC liquor board to donate a 75 gallon solid copper still found in her garage. She said the device, handed down from her great great grandfather, will be considered for display in the board lobby.
South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond is sworn in for a six year Senate term in a write-in election. He arrives with a large delegation including Olin D. Johnston to escort him and a luncheon follows the ceremony.
Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer argues the McCarran Immigration Act could have barred Albert Einstein from entering the United States. He laments the ban on foreign scientists as a grotesque response to espionage and criticizes the security apparatus behind it. The Princeton IAS director spoke with Edward R Murrow on CBS See It Now.
Texas congressman Sam Rayburn becomes House speaker for the third time at age 73, signaling Democratic confidence after decades in Congress. He urges bipartisan cooperation on foreign policy and defense while signaling possible support for higher defense spending and foreign aid beyond the administration budget.
Joseph S. Petersen Jr. started a seven year prison term for misusing government secrets entrusted to him as a National Security Agency employee. U.S. District Judge Albert V. Bryan imposed the sentence saying Petersen deliberately violated security.
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold met with Chinese leaders Chou En-lai Chang Han-fu and others in Tokyo citing a mission to win freedom for 11 American airmen and UN prisoners. Peiping broadcasts gave sketchy details of his arrival and dinner. The meeting signals high level diplomacy amid a General Assembly resolution backing his initiative.
The United States and Soviet Union renew a dispute over blame for three Far East air incidents. The July 29 1955 shoot down of an American RB-50 over the Sea of Japan, the July 27 1955 downing of a Russian IL-12 in Korea, and the October 7 1952 downing of a U S Air Force plane off northern Japan are cited. Each side blames the other, with Washington suggesting no easy settlement and continuing inquiries.
Democrats assume control of Congress with a pledge from the new Senate majority leader to offer neither blind support nor blind opposition to President Eisenhower's program. The shift marks a new era in legislative leadership and party clash ahead.
President Eisenhower and 800 officials attend the National Presbyterian church service in Washington marking the opening of the 84th Congress. The event includes prayers for peace, national guidance, and a new plea for Dag Hammarskjold’s mission in Peiping to secure Korean War prisoners' release.
Rep. Teague announced plans to introduce a bill on opening day to let GIs who were in service by January 31 continue to accrue free education benefits. The measure would preserve eligibility for GI loan guarantees, unemployment, mustering-out pay, and hospital care, though those entering service after January 31 would not qualify. The change targets postwar benefits affected by Eisenhower’s order and comes amid widespread questions on school aid.
Gordon Hanes executive vice president of Hanes Hosiery Mills in Winston-Salem was elected president and a director of Wilkes Hosiery Mills Co. in North Wilkesboro, expanding leadership ties between regional firms.
The Federal Reserve Board ordered buyers to post at least 60 percent cash for stocks, up from 50 percent, effective immediately. The NYSE president Keith Funston protested, calling it a restraint on market function. Analysts note the move aims to curb speculative buying while the market had surged for over a year.
North Carolina lawmakers were sworn in and the General Assembly convened with new leaders in the House and Senate elected to begin the session.
North Carolina begins its 1955 legislative session with secrecy as the first issue. Senator W Lunsford Crew proposes a governor appointed nine member study group including three legislators press representatives and public members to study the law. Rep C Arthur Goodman plans to introduce a repeal bill.
Washington announces Wolf Ladejinsky hired by the Foreign Operations Administration to work on land reform in Viet Nam after security concerns. Administrator Harold Stassen cites review of his file finding him eligible for security and loyalty certification and notes differing judgments can occur. The move signals a compromise between Agriculture and State departments amid personnel disputes.
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