06 Jan 1957
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1957
Page
1
An editorial urges relentless pursuit of the two drink-crazed murderers who killed Cab Driver Clifford Whitt Phillips. It notes a $500 reward from taxi firms for information, warns no one is safe while killers remain free, and calls on police and citizens to assist in bringing them to justice.
The Agriculture Department told Congress the proposed food stamp program to improve diets would cost 600 million to 2 billion dollars annually depending on scope. A smaller figure assumes welfare recipients only. the larger assumes all families at about 5.50 dollars weekly. The report also notes stockpiling food for emergencies is undesirable if avoidable.
The Senate Investigations subcommittee examined possible conflicts over an $834,150 contract for Army clothing awarded last November to Wynn Enterprises Inc of Knoxville Tennessee. Claire Wynn Ross, firm president and wife of the defense official, said her husband had no involvement and that her bid was the lowest by 75000. The contract covered 249000 pairs of lightweight cotton trousers. Ross said he severed ties with Wynn in February 1952 after election to Congress and became assistant secretary for legislative and public affairs on March 14, 1955.
A Soviet led attack on the Eisenhower doctrine cites Khrushchev talks with Hungary Bulgaria Romania and Czechoslovakia in Budapest January 1 4 blaming U S policy for Middle East tension. The communique calls U S armed intervention and imperialist aims a threat to peace while denouncing the plan as dangerous and likely to spark war.
The United States moves to permit sale of surplus farm commodities to Poland at world market prices, easing prior restrictions. Secretary Weeks hints exports to certain Eastern European nations may follow, aligning with a shift toward greater Polish independence from Moscow while Poland seeks wheat cotton and machines without political conditions.
In Carrollton Alabama on January 5 robed night riders fired at the home of Negro tenant farmer Jerry Lee Doughty and ordered him to move within 48 hours. Sheriff R R Shields said the attackers used seven cars and left after warning of force if they did not relocate. The family remained in the house with no injuries reported.
Blond actress Marie McDonald told Los Angeles detectives she was abducted from her LA home at gunpoint by two men, then abandoned 24 hours later in the desert about 150 miles away. She said the men demanded rings money and her body and warned they would shoot her and her children if she resisted.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer marked his 81st birthday at a gala in the chancellery. He told British Ambassador Sir Frederick Hoyer Millar he would carry on with past policies and urged continued fruitful work with his Cabinet, signaling a likely bid for a third term in the September general election.
Elvis Presley may be allowed to keep his long hair when drafted with the Army spokesman indicating he will likely join the Special Services branch. The unit includes entertainers and athletes and could waive the standard GI haircut.
Washington hearings loom as Eisenhower seeks standby power to deploy U S troops and aid in the Middle East. Senate leaders voice caution while some Democrats back the proposal and others urge thorough scrutiny before any vote. House Republicans predict approval by a large margin.
President Eisenhower announced a upcoming mission to the Middle East to explain a combined economic and military plan aimed at countering Communist aggression. He warned critics that supporters of the area would resist the proposals while noting Soviet propaganda and Arab skepticism over possible intrusions.
Britain praised the Eisenhower doctrine as a U S plan to aid security and development in the Middle East while Arab reaction was muted. Western European officials offered cautious commentary and Izvestia denounced the plan as dangerous intervention in sovereign states. In Cairo officials awaited the speech’s full impact.
In Darlington on January 5 a break in at Mount Elon Baptist Church in Lydia led to the loss of two large fans. Police reported the thieves targeted the church and fled with the items, suggesting an early summer motive.
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