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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1961
Page
3
Vice President Richard M. Nixon packs for departure from Washington after a symbolic three minute glass timer gift and tributes from colleagues. GOP leaders pledge possible future service while Nixon weighs offers from California law firms and plans for daughters’ schooling.
Sheldon Iowa sees turmoil as Burnice Geiger 58 daughter of the bank president admits embezzling about 2.13 million from Sheldon National Bank. FDIC closes the bank for liquidation while deposits up to 10000 are insured. Geiger held on embezzlement charge. bail set at 10000.
Gov. Sanford arrives in Washington for a three day series of social and official events leading to President-elect John F. Kennedy's inauguration. He will be in Philadelphia and New York for awards and a national TV appearance, attend a Johnson tribute, meet with North Carolina Democrats, and join the Democratic Gala at the Washington Armory before the inaugural ceremonies. The ABC TV broadcast will feature Sanford along with Governors Keyser, Anderson, and Welsh.
Superior Court Judge Hamilton Hobgood urged North Carolina lawmakers to abolish the offices of justice of the peace and constable. He proposed a statewide referendum and a broader system of inferior courts and a domestic relations court to accompany superior courts. He cited complaints about speed traps and minimal qualifications for JPs.
Princess Astrid of Norway and her commoner groom Johan Martin Ferner arrive in Paris and depart for a honeymoon in southern Spain. The couple traveled by plane and plan to stay at a southern Spain resort.
Miami police officers on the downtown beat welcome a donated device for the roll call room. The machine is a foot massager intended to improve officer comfort during shifts.
Crossword style list of across and down clues with numbered entries. Includes chemistry suffixes and insults, animals, measurements, verbs, adjectives, and common nouns across a mixed set of brief clues suitable for a newspaper puzzle page.
In Buenos Aires police detain four customs officials as part of an investigation into Argentina's largest robbery, a Sunday airport gold heist worth 60 million pesos or about 718 thousand dollars. The officials say they were forced at gunpoint to open a vault containing gold bars and coins. Four men in white overalls escaped with the loot.
Urbanna Virginia AP ex Tenderfoot John F Kennedy will be inaugurated next Friday as the first former Boy Scout to become U.S. president. His old scoutmaster Donald MacKinlay recalls Kennedy as a regular scout who joined Troop 2 in Bronxville New York in 1929 and notes the troop’s active camping program. MacKinlay, a Republican, did not attend the inauguration and did not vote in the election due to absentee ballot issues.
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