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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1956
Page
2
Editorial boards split on Gov Hodges plan to preserve segregated schools endorsing the Pearsall committee proposals while cautioning about legal issues and potential acceleration of desegregation. The Raleigh News and Observer condemns political risk. The Asheville Citizen-Times calls for calm public discussion.
Washington lawmakers enter a busy week with daily sessions in both chambers. Aims include final adjournment by July 28 though some expect three more weeks. The Senate weighs Sobeloff nomination for a federal judgeship and civil rights legislation is likely doomed. House agenda covers AEC funding, peacetime atomic energy use, housing bill, flood insurance, and other items.
Major parties edge toward election year platforms as civil rights looms for the Democratic platform committee. Southern chairmen warn against bolts while seeking harmony and a pre convention meeting to map strategy. They urge responsible leadership to recognize regional needs and work together.
Picketers from North Coast Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association protested venues with contracts to Locals 220 and 315 for Bartenders Waiters and Culinary Workers Union. Union officials then assigned pickets to counter pickets creating confusion on Saturday night.
A partial listing shows Lessey Tune at 8 00 and 8 30 programs including comedies and news wrap up. It lists show times and channel identifiers for Roanoke station WSLS TV 10 with promotional text and program names.
A brief feature notes a Monday program titled Queen For Day about modern romance trends. The item highlights a discussion format and potential guest perspectives, promising light social commentary and entertainment value for readers.
Stocks rose modestly with oils and steels pushing the market while coppers slipped after an earlier gain. Gulf Oil led oil shares up about 3 points. Bethlehem and U S Steel rose around a point as the steel strike entered day 16. The Dow average gained to about 188.20 as industrials and rails posted fractional advances.
The Dow Jones averages show the industrials at 168.58 and 168.46 with modest trading activity. The rail and utility listings accompany the report with volume figures cited as 910 in a compact market desk update.
Pittsburgh reports the nationwide steel strike reached day sixteen with no sign of a breakthrough. The United Steelworkers and industry reps continue to haggle over a proposed 52 month contract expected to raise pay by about 1.39 dollars daily. Federal mediator Joseph Finnegan returned to Pittsburgh to resume talks if needed after briefing Secretary of Labor Mitchell in Washington.
Weekend violence in North Carolina leaves at least nine dead including Thomas Kincaid 17 who died in a Gastonia hospital after being underwater five minutes. Others killed include a 14 year old near Belmont and a 16 year old girl in an overturned car near Whiteville. Police report involve a street fight in New Bern and a train accident near Lowell.
A North Carolina plan to preserve the school system is described as a sincere, frank, and practical response to the crisis in education caused by the U.S. Supreme Court decision. The General Assembly and members of the state are said to have discussed and debated the plan since its initial proposal.
Marilyn Monroe, about to co star with Sir Laurence Olivier in London, says she would someday like to play Lady Macbeth more than any other role. She notes she would not take the part immediately but hopes for a future chance.
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