23 Jan 1958
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1958
Page
1
Four Ku Klux Klan members convicted in the beating of an elderly Black man were sentenced to prison terms in Greenville South Carolina today.
Ex tradition proceedings began in Lumberton to extradite James Garland Martin Cole of Reidsville a South Carolina preacher charged with inciting a riot at a Ku Klux Klan rally near Maxton The case aims to have North Carolina officials obtain the preacher from South Carolina Governor Hodges and then seek transfer to North Carolina authorities for trial The report also notes sentences in a separate case involving multiple defendants convicted of conspiracy and assault tied to local racial tensions.
SBI chief Walter Anderson travels to Alamance County to coordinate policing for a Ku Klux Klan rally near Burlington this Saturday. He aims to prevent violence seen at a Maxton rally, where Lumbee Indians protested and James Cole of Marion was charged with inciting a riot.
KTLA plans a 60 day trial of subliminal messages flashed across screens to influence viewers. Initial uses target public service ads like Join the Army and Give to the March of Dimes. FCC study expected before any broader use.
Traffic at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market slowed as it neared the end of its first week. Officials expect a new wave of buyers early next week. Attendance tops 3,500 with 148 new registrations today. total expected over 5,000 by close of next week. Buyers seek new lines or merchandise they need, with cautious outlook for 1958.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to curb corruption in the labor management field through a 12 point plan. He called for unions to disclose finances, lose tax exempt status for abuses, and stronger federal prosecutions. The proposals aim to protect workers and the public and to increase transparency and harmony in labor relations.
The North Carolina Employment Security Commission reports 63 600 unemployment claims filed for the week ending January 17, totaling about 1 135 million in benefits. Textiles and related industries dominate layoffs, though many are temporary with eventual spring improvement anticipated.
Hamilton Ohio Champion Paper and Fiber Co says its 1958 program guarantees all of its about 10 000 employees at least 48 weeks of work or its equivalent. The plan covers paid holidays vacations disability and disaster time plus overtime counting toward the 48 weeks, with possible yearly continuation or modification.
Coke Cooper a 42 year old former Church of God minister pleaded guilty to murder in the 1955 poison death of his wife at their Simpsonville home. Judge James M. Brailsford Jr. sentenced him to life imprisonment after a statement Cooper gave confessing to placing rat poison in the meal.
Rival attorneys conferred with Judge F Dickinson Letts amid a recess in the Hoffa union case. Rumors of a near settlement circulated as Thomas J Dodd and Edward Bennett Williams avoided details while the Teamsters executive board met nearby.
Bloodshed mars jubilation after Marcos Perez Jimenez fled Venezuela. Guardsmen fired on protesters at the headquarters while the military junta released political prisoners. Tanks moved to seal the area as censorship ended and exiles planned returns amid celebrations.
Gen Lucius Clay former Europe commander and Continental Can Co leader urges unified military command under a single chief before the Senate Preparedness subcommittee. He argues future wars require cross service weapon use and stronger defense authority for the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs.
Luther Hodges 25 year old mechanic from Clover South Carolina paid the costs in Gastonia Recorder's Court for ignoring a red light. Following him Hugh Campbell paid the costs for speeding saying he did not know Superior Court Judge Hugh Campbell.
Detroit reports the United Auto Workers rejects proposals tied to Reuther as GM President Harlow Curtice declines to address the convention. A wage increase plan calls for at least 12 cents more per hour over two years, or 6 cents plus a 2 percent rise, whichever is greater.
The Associated Press notes a creeping overcast and rain risk in western North Carolina by morning with a third rain in 10 days spreading eastward. Night lows 28 to 35 degrees. highs and temps listed for Asheville Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro Wilmington. South Carolina warms briefly then cloudiness increases with rain expected again tomorrow. lows 34 to 42.
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