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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1958
Page
3
C. A. Myhre, president of Frontier Airlines, received a plaque for flying more Air Lines planes. Myhre accumulated mileage through frequent trips to Washington and elsewhere to advance the airline's expansion plans.
The rapid growth of the United States is described as the quickest in world history. The nation spans 2,807 miles coast to coast from Atlantic to Pacific and 1,598 miles from Gulf low to Canadian high. About three million square miles were settled in roughly 100 years from 1775 to 1890.
A 13th polio case is reported within 13 days on the Blackfeet Indian reservation in Browning Montana. Nine paralysis cases and a 3 year old girl’s death are noted.vaccination drive reaches 3 000 residents as DDT cleanup and spraying begin.
Sultan of Kedah Sir Dab, 64, died after lapsing while tennis, state sources report. The Malayan realm faces a succession question as officials confirm the monarch's death.
North Carolina would lose about 700 National Guardsmen under a Defense Department reorganization. State Adjutant General Capus Waynick opposes losing the 4th Corps Artillery and notes the 30th Infantry Division would be reshaped into two battle groups. He cites increased flexibility and the risk to trained artillery forces.
Nearly 4,500 government workers begin the final phase of Operation Alert 1958 a civilian defense and mobilization drill. Washington offices join 4,500 officials at relocation centers in six nearby states as Cabinet members are not expected to join. The five day exercise starts on D plus 14 and simulates after an enemy attack with field staff working two weeks apart from national leadership.
About 250 Hungarian pickets demonstrated around the Soviet UN headquarters in New York City. Police, including 147 uniformed officers and 35 detectives, kept order as Rev. Imre Kovacs urged daily protests through Saturday. Signs accused Khrushchev and called for Nagy’s execution to be remembered.
The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian innovator. This historical note highlights Sax as the designer of a key woodwind instrument and marks his role in musical instrument development.
A fragmented report describes a muskrat dressed to resemble a seal coat used to bridge the Mediterranean and Red Seas via the Suez Canal, noting the long connection between the two seas.
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