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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1962
Page
2
Incomplete AP wire fragment discusses unemployment and hours in a basic industry with impact from the final demand. Mentions the automobile industry and steel as a major customer, affecting jobs.
Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella, hailed as a war hero, called for a single disciplined party to guide Algeria. He favors Arab nationalist revolution and a one party system centered on the National Council, with tensions against Premier Ben Youssef ben Khedda and a provisional government.
The Buffalo guild at its 29th annual convention approved raising defense fund payments from 50 to 90 cents to back bargaining demands. The fund supports local chapters and is expected to generate about $144000 yearly. The union seeks a $200 weekly minimum for reporters after a defined service period, noting current minimums vary by area and tenure.
Ginger Simmons of Monroe won the swimsuit division with a 36 24 36 figure while Berma Jean Davenport of Raleigh took the talent prize for operatic singing. They joined Janice Elizabeth Barron Morganton and Gail Jan Geyer High Point as Wednesday night winners.
In March 1962 Duncan resigned as president of the Macon Georgia company but was kept as an advisory figure due to his prior leadership and knowledge of affairs. Brown notes the firm conducts no business, and Duncan admits accepting free lodging from a group he spoke to, claiming no violation of the President's lodging rules as reimbursements were not claimed.
The first privately financed space venture launched from Cape Canaveral marks Telstar’s early forays. A transatlantic phone link and later TV tests faced scheduling changes and signal quirks as engineers worked to stabilize the orbiting relay. President Kennedy was anticipated to appear on the European beam during the July 23 live broadcast.
U.S. aid to Poland totaling about 1.2 billion dollars in surplus farm products since 1957 adds goodwill and opens contacts with Warsaw. Plans to keep ties avoid cutting Poland off from Western influence, as elites credit U.S. prowess and access to American periodicals, books, and films in Polish schools and media.
Senate subcommittee chair Sen. John L. McClellan urged more rigid supervision and a mix of legislative and administrative steps following Henry H. Marshall's death. A rifle identical to the alleged weapon was shown, and McClellan rejected the suicide verdict, noting the firearm's unusual four reloads.
The Associated Dailies group of the North Carolina Press Association elected Hal Tanner publisher of the Goldsboro News-Argus as president and Steed Rollins executive editor of the Durham Herald-Sun as vice president. Elizabeth Hucke of the Concord Tribune was re elected secretary treasurer.
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin met for 1 hour 45 minutes and made no progress on Berlin settlement or disarmament. Rusk warned Moscow that discussing only Berlin West positions blocks serious negotiations while Khrushchev demanded Western troops leave Berlin.
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies held a special session to vote on Prime Minister Francisco Rocha da Rocha’s minister list aimed at breaking a 17 day deadlock with President Joao Goulart. If approved, a cabinet would be formed. if rejected, Rocha must quit and the crisis deepens. The plan promises emergency measures for food shortages inflation and agrarian reform.
Maj. Donald K. Slayton faces possible grounding as the Air Force reviews his flying status due to heart trouble. He will not be acted on until after a Wisconsin fishing vacation. NASA dropped him from the Project Mercury team, but he may still work on man in space projects or join future space missions.
The State Prisons Commission approved 165000 for the Prisons Department in the next biennium and backed B budget items for expanded activities. George Randall was reelected prison director for four years. Capital improvements total 1665000, including 905000 to enlarge Green County Prison Camp Maury to hold 500 prisoners and close four camps in Wilson Lenoir Wayne and Pitt counties.
King says Police Chief Pritchett agreed to refund bond money on Wednesdays and Fridays after Negro leaders met. The two leaders were freed after three days of a 45 day sentence for parading without a permit. Fines totaling 178 dollars were paid by an unnamed donor.
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