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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1956
Page
5
Defense argues charges fail to meet culpable negligence standards as prosecutors seek to prove gross disregard for life. Prosecution contends training officer led recruits into danger with knowledge or indifference to harm, while defense challenges the definition and intent behind the alleged actions.
A court martial will convene in Wuerzburg on August 7 to try seven U S soldiers for raping a year old German girl. Defendants include Pvt Gordon and Pfc Chanier among others from the 85th Infantry Division. B Gen Palmer W Edwards presides as court president. Prosecution by two officers and five Army attorneys. Maximum penalty is death.
In Hillsborough County, the strawberry school districts confront shifts as children work on farms during peak winter months while attending school in a revised system. Board members cite economic pressures and parental concerns as the drive to reassess funding and schedules.
A group of 19 climbers near McChord Air Force Base faced a lethal crevasse when救 a victim died and others suffered injuries amid sulphur fumes in an old volcano region. Ronald Heinrich, 23, of Clear Lake Iowa, led leaders in a grievous accident while Patricia Gaffney and her eight climbers planned routes toward the Canadian Rockies.
Miami Herald sports writer Eddie Storin aged 26 found himself locked inside the deserted Miami stadium after midnight while he wrote and phoned his story. A key was found about 30 minutes later, freeing him from the box.
The Associated Press reports at least 16 people died in North Carolina violence over the weekend. Incidents include car crashes killing adults from Charlotte to Murphy and Hendersonville, a stabbing murder in Charlotte, drownings, and a gunplay fatality in Lynn. Others were injured or charged in related cases as police investigated.
A fragment asserts the miracle of Jesus feeding a crowd with five loaves and two fish. It references Bygim B plac type and the Gospel accounts. The readable portion focuses on the biblical event and its significance.
An advertisement explains using FASTEETH denture powder to secure false teeth. It claims the alkaline powder prevents slipping and wobbling while eating or speaking, reducing odor and improving comfort.
About 650000 steelworkers wait to return to work as negotiators push toward a three year, no strike pact. Union leaders and industry officials finalize master and individual contracts, with wage boosts, automatic cost of living adjustments, and new benefits.
Raleigh announces 1957 legislation to authorize a cotton referendum and new program aimed at strengthening North Carolina cotton. The plan, led by the North Carolina Cotton Promotion Committee, seeks an assessment rate to fund the push with Shanklin on leave to direct full‑time development. Farmers urged to adopt allotments and better practices to raise yields and income.
Washington action centers on a bill preventing child deaths from refrigerator entrapment. The measure bans interstate shipment of any household appliance that cannot be opened easily from the inside.
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