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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1960
Page
6
The Atomic Energy Commission spends nearly 350000 to clean up radioactivity after a 10000 dollar Thorex pilot plant explosion at Oak Ridge last November 20. Three plants closed for safety checks. nine workers received notable plutonium radiation exposure.
Washington AP reports census takers will begin rounds April 1 with red white and blue badges stamped enumerator. Falsely claiming to be an enumerator carries up to two years in prison and a $1000 fine. Cooperation is legally required.
Oklahoma tribal leaders from 19 tribes gathered at the State Capitol to denounce TV depictions of Indians as savages. They passed a resolution urging President Eisenhower and federal and state officials to address harm to children and urge networks to improve accuracy. Allie Reynolds, former Yankees pitcher and Oklahoma City oilman, supported the effort.
Two unmasked armed men robbed a wholesale firm in New Bern at about 5 20 p m. Gaskins the only employee present said the robbers forced workers into a truck and locked them in while they rifled the premises. The pair escaped through an unlocked truck door as workers freed themselves and called police.
Syracuse AP reports a 17 story long range radar complex being installed in the Arctic. Developed by General Electric with the Air Force, it will detect intercontinental missiles and provide about 15 minutes warning. The system uses rapid transmitter pulses and sensitive receivers to spot echoes from distant targets, with 165 foot high reflectors and massive antenna reflectors weighing 1500 tons.
The suburban village of Mackenzie near St. Louis revises its rules to eliminate one streetcar regulation. Village clerk William Mattingly notes most ordinances were copied from other cities and contain extraneous material.
Registration costs are 33 dollars per course with a 15 dollar general fee. Lab fees in the Art and Astronomy courses are five dollars each.
West German naval pilot Horst Ludwig was sentenced to five years hard labor for treason and espionage with the Soviet Union. Fritz Briesemeister received four years. Ludwig’s sister Hanni Jaeger and husband Werner Jaeger also jailed for treason while likely unaware of Complex X details.
A 36 year old former mental patient Kenneth A Johnson stabbed five people on Hennepin Avenue near downtown Minneapolis before police captured him. Victims included Lucian Tourneur 60 in critical condition. David Nelson 24 Julius Johnson 57 and Oliver Giebler 61 in poor to fair condition. Joann Jirasek 15 treated and released. Johnson carried multiple knives and claimed various reasons for the attack.
Fighting erupted for a second day along the Syrian Israeli frontier near the demilitarized zone. Syrian and Israeli forces exchanged fire as Arab farmers and U N observers worked near Tawafik village. No Syrian or Israeli casualties were reported.
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