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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1959
Page
1
Moscow reports the Mechta rocket, formerly launched to study space, continues toward a solar orbit while radio signals ceased. Tass says 12 tons, speed up to 1.52 miles per second, will complete an elliptical 15 month sun orbit with a maximum distance of 214 million miles and a closest approach of 91 million miles.
Washington AP reports analysis by Dr. G N Clemence of the U S Naval Observatory on the Russian Lunik orbit around the sun. The rocket is expected to take 15 months for a solar orbit with a nearest point about 91 million miles and farthest about 123 million miles, while Earth completes its 12 month loop. No collision is anticipated as the bodies remain several hundred thousand miles apart. centuries will pass before they again come close. The Moscow project may eventually reenter Earth’s atmosphere with a very small chance of burnup.
In Montgomery Alabama officials who defied the Civil Rights Commission attend a federal court hearing to argue their actions were legal. Judge Frank Johnson Jr will rule on whether federal evidence about Negro voting can be used and may face appeals that reach higher courts. Wallace skipped the commission hearing, while registrars resist testifying under oath fearing contempt.
The Associated Press reports 15 deaths as a frigid Arctic blast blankets the nation. Winds 20 to 35 mph drive icy air from the Great Lakes to the Virginias and New England, freezing temps stretch from the Rockies to the Deep South with schools closed in parts of Texas.
The Havana ferry arrived in Key West carrying 265 stranded Cuban passengers amid the Fidel Castro revolt. It followed Batista’s departure and carried 508 aboard the prior day. Felipe de Vosjoli of the French Embassy in Washington was among those aboard. Passengers endured hunger with meals and coffee obtained only after long lines as looters were feared during the city’s upheaval.
Fidel Castro and thousands of rebel troops push toward Havana after overthrowing Batista. Crowds in Camaguey Santa Clara and Matanzas cheer the advance as Manuel Urrutia prepares to take central government reins. Normalcy signals emerge as Batista holdsout subside.
Marie Torre, 34, a New York Herald Tribune columnist, surrenders to begin a 10 day jail term for contempt after refusing to reveal a news source tied to a 1957 Judy Garland story. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan noted possible future contempt if she withholds the CBS executive source. The case has traversed appeals to the Supreme Court without review.
Soviet first deputy premier Anastas I. Mikoyan arrived in New York and drove to Washington while ignoring hostile refugees. He indicated willingness to meet President Eisenhower if invited, with Berlin and the cold war as the major issues likely for any talks.
A frigid Arctic air mass grips North Carolina with little warming expected until Wednesday. Subzero readings appear in mountain areas while coastal areas face 30 to 35 mph northwest winds. Weather Bureau predicts tonight lows from 0 to 5 in the mountains and 8 to 15 in the Coastal Plain, with tomorrow’s highs near 20 in the mountains and low 20s in the Piedmont.
President Eisenhower met with Democratic and Republican leaders to discuss the new fiscal year defense outlay reported at about 40.9 billion dollars, roughly 100 million more than the current year. Senator Wiley indicated general agreement if silence meant consent as 26 lawmakers attended plus senior Armed Services and Appropriations members.
In New York, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chionchio await any word on their newborn daughter abducted from St. Peter's Hospital Brooklyn. Police and FBI pursue the heavyset bleached blonde suspect seen near the hospital with no leads yet.
The New Year travel toll edged toward the National Safety Council estimate of 390 as delayed reports could rise to that figure. Weather and snow slick highways boosted accidents while lighter overall traffic kept the holiday period below the record four day toll of 408 from 1956 into 1957. California led in traffic fatalities with over 40 deaths reported during the period.
The author urges readers to align ambitions and attitude with God to shape a different and more satisfying year. True happiness depends on pursuing the right goals rather than grand plans without faith.
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