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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1962
Page
2
Soviet scientists report developing crystalline glass named sitall that they claim is harder than steel and lighter than aluminum according to Tass. The announcement highlights a material with potential for strong, lightweight applications.
NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins urged national convention delegates in Atlanta to show displeasure with hotel and restaurant segregation. He said sit ins may occur but the aims remain desegregation in schools, ending employment discrimination, and boosting voter registration in the South.
Hollywood AP reports Jackie Gleason will return to CBS with a Saturday night hour for the 1963-64 season. The program, titled Jackie Gleason’s American Scene Magazine, will feature familiar characters like the Honeymooners with changes and new cast members, including Oklahoma Idaho. Gleason aims to satirize sacred cows of America while balancing budget constraints and guest stars.
A fragmented listing shows programs across Charlotte channels with times, shows like Patner Comedy Hour Johnson He Ive Got Secret Weatherman Late News sports final films and various daytime fare including Captain Kangaroo and As World Turns, plus Hunt Brinks and other mid century programs.
In this bridge problem the defender should win the first trick with the queen from dummy rather than playing second hand low. If second hand low fails to stop East from winning with nine, ten, or jack, the declarer gains nothing. The correct play is second hand high to capture the trick and secure at least nine tricks.
The Supreme Court ban on official school prayers drew both dissent and praise in Sunday sermons. Clergy praised the ruling as proper and fair while warning of secularization, with others calling it a threat to religious tradition and public devotion. Cardinal Cushing lamented the decision during Gloucester fishing fleet services.
A weekend spate of highway crashes in North Carolina left at least 12 dead, with four more predicted to die on the roads over the Fourth of July. Victims include Bessie Johnson Land 80, a Chadbourn civic worker, and several residents from Wilkesboro Garland Oak City Ronda Radford Beaufort and other towns. Royal and civilian victims range in ages from 13 to 61 with a manslaughter charge facing Leamon Sharpe.
Sgt Alvin York is recovering well from surgery to remove an enlarged prostate gland. A hospital spokesman called the operation apparently successful and said the 74 year old Medal of Honor recipient could return home to Pall Mall, Tenn., in about a week.
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