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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1959
Page
1
Gov Hodges backs a proposed state income withholding plan saying it is logical and noting other states have similar moves. He dodges questions on a tax increase and cites revenue officials who estimate about 27 million dollars in the first two years and about one million annually thereafter.
Gov Luther Hodges appointed Clifton L Moore of Bur gaw to the State Supreme Court to succeed ill health retiree Jeff Johnson Jr Moore 58 will take oath at 10 a m Monday and sit on the bench at the next session Johnson retires after illness Moore longtime solicitor and Superior Court judge who handled 1952 Ku Klux Klan prosecutions in Columbus County and chaired the Probation Commission
Sen. Paul H. Douglas and 14 others introduce a $200 million five year program of federal grants to speed racial integration in schools. The measure, identical to a prior bill, includes funds for school facilities and hiring, plus a civil action clause for rights violations. The proposal comes as the Senate reframes filibuster rules and faces uncertain passage.
CAPE CANAVERAL AP reports the Vanguard satellite rocket heads to a launch within two weeks after a successful ground test. NASA hopes the 72 foot missile will propel a 20 inch cloud satellite into orbit, following a similar Martin rocket in March.
In Moravia New York 16 year old John Jayne killed four relatives with a shotgun after a history of family arguments and spanking. He faced first degree murder charges and entered a plea in Cayuga County Court. The victims include Willis Jayne Amber Jayne Willard Jayne and Elizabeth Ann Jayne. The father was found in a barn.
Sen. John F. Kennedy says the pivotal floor fight will be to strip Taft Hartley changes from his labor control bill. The Labor subcommittee, led by Kennedy, will hear Harvard's Archibald Cox and Fordham's Godfrey Schmidt as support doubts grow over the bill’s fate. AFL CIO initially opposed removing Taft Hartley elements but later withdrew that stance.
East Carolina College president Dr. John Messick urged students to limit kissing to a brief act, warning long close contact fuels chatter on campus after a raid on a party at a house off campus led to disciplinary actions for 47 students.
President Eisenhower hosted a White House breakfast with 13 GOP senators to discuss unity and the administration’s agenda. Attendees described the gathering as goodwill and informal, with no major policy talks reported.
In Denver a mother named Mary Whitfield delivered her fifth child two hours after a doctor visit. The father, an Army sergeant, delivered the infant in the back seat of their car, with 13 days and 22 hours remaining in an unspecified period.
A1 500 mile Thor missile is being mass produced for rapid volley launches from mobile bases. Demonstrations show airlift packaging and quick 15 minute readiness with four crew members fueling and firing each unit.
President Eisenhower outlines a food for peace drive to turn farm surpluses into a tool for free world strength. The plan aims to cut price supports, reduce overstock sales, and seek expanded markets while stressing peaceful use of agricultural surpluses to bolster world peace.
Floyd Kelly aged 29 pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree in the slaying of Francis Pepper 26 of Middleborough Yorkshire. Pepper was killed after a dispute linked to a love triangle. Mary Benson 26 Pepper's fiancée testified she believed the verdict was just and Kelly received a life sentence.
A AP survey shows 23 legislators favor the 10 million dollar per year incentive fund proposal, 6 oppose, and 24 undecided. Sen. Kirkman calls it a sound approach while Sen. Lanier doubts counties can cover growth from local revenue alone. One unnamed legislator opposes it as shifting tax burden to locals.
Gov Hodges warned in a telegram to Gov Herseth that North Carolina might retaliate if South Dakota passes skull and crossbones poison labels on tobacco. He called the bill punitive and cited selenium poisoning in South Dakota soils as justification.
An unidentified gunman killed El Paso attorney Theodore Andress at International Airport. A witness grabbed Dr. Harold Eidinoff inside the terminal and held him until police. Eidinoff wore a bulletproof vest and was charged with murder amid a history of legal disputes dating to 1954.
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