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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1957
Page
1
Washington Rep. Vorys reports a preliminary voice vote on the foreign aid bill signals reduced opposition to the 3.24 billion measure. The panel cleared the way for full House consideration and a potential amendment fight is expected at the voting stage.
In Knoxville a Clinton attorney testified under cross examination that he believed 14 Tennessee defendants acted in concert with John Kasper the segregationist organizer. The claim was stricken from the record after objections. Davis defended his belief about desegregation at Clinton High School and faced questions about his statements to the FBI.
A reflections piece notes Americans travel during summer seeking unseen horizons and new experiences. The author urges dauntless faith in God as travelers anticipate love, peace, and spiritual beauty, enhanced by prayer and study. The journey promises richer rewards through preparation for contact with the divine.
Senator Byrd denounces the civil rights bill, calling it an ‘‘iniquitous’’ measure that rewrites American jurisprudence. He likens Chief Justice to Thaddeus Stevens and questions what the bill would allow the federal government to do to voting rights.
A KLM Lockheed Super Constellation plunged into 600 feet of water off Biak Island, Netherlands New Guinea. Fifty six aboard are listed as missing with 17 children among them while 11 bodies were recovered. Four survivors are seriously injured.
A quirky line suggests girls shut eyes during kissing to recall a guy's name. The remark frames memory during intimate moments with light humor.
The United States studies a NATO stockpile of atomic weapons to appease European fears of a cut-off. Secretary Dulles backs a NATO controlled arsenal under Gen. Lauris Norstad, while Congress eyes a possible 1958 budget surplus and new tax-cut pressure following a 1957 spending level.
State Highway Patrol reports two men charged with racing and careless and reckless driving after a Thursday night arrest in Alamance. Franklin D. Massey, 21, of Mebane and Cecil D. Edmonds, 24, of Haw River had their cars impounded by the county sheriff's office. Officer B. Oakley arrested them on Route 49 near Haw River.
Miss Lucienne Colbrant a 27 year old Trans World Airlines hostess was found dead in Kansas City. Autopsy planned to determine cause. Billy Sartin a 32 year old junior at the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery was held for investigation after admitting to disposing of sheets and instruments in the Missouri River following the death.
Valley Forge Pa elders reflect on the Boy Scouts Jamboree camp with 53 000 scouts present amid debates about youth vitality and adult responsibility. Maj Gen Anthony J Drexel Biddle calls the event the cradle of decency and Americanism urging scouts to influence tomorrow’s world.
Navy pilots set a new trans continental speed record flying 2 a miles coast to coast in 3 hours 23 minutes 8.1 seconds from Los Alamos to Floyd Bennett Field. Maj John Glenn Jr piloted the Crusader with a second plane diverting to Albuquerque due to refueling trouble while Washington refines sustained high power capability.
President Eisenhower remains supportive of all four parts of the civil rights bill despite Southern opposition to Section 3. Senate Republican Leader Knowland predicts passage of a strengthened motion while warning Morse’s seven day review would kill the bill. Russell gains support from Anderson Mundt and others to limit the measure to voting rights cases.
The Senate Rackets Committee broadened its inquiry to cover union and management abuses. The eight member panel voted to study organizing and boycotts and will hear from teams on United Textile Workers of America and related union funds use for housing and luxury purchases. The hearings will align with the UTW and UAW at Kohler Co. and probe management interference in the Textile Workers Union of America.
Senate investigators led by Robert Kennedy tour the Carolinas to probe labor ties between employers and unions in textiles. Kennedy said counter charges by employers may or may not lead to public hearings and noted the panel will also visit Tennessee and Georgia. He stressed the committee examines both sides.
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