31 Jul 1958
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1958
Page
1
An AP report asserts Cy ao in ZTS and Macmillan press for talks as alleged space mission pressure increases a pilot's effective weight from 165 to 1320 pounds, risking suffocation.
Test pilot Al Blackburn volunteers for a centrifuge experiment at the University of Southern California Medical School. The 24 foot arm simulates rocket pressures up to 8 Gs for 350 seconds, recording mental and physical responses as he struggles to breathe. The device replicates orbital conditions while cameras monitor his reactions.
Paris reports Yves Saint-Laurent lowering hemlines by several inches to about mid calf while Dior launches a new curve line. The designer’s approach contrasts with other Paris houses showing knee skims and floor clearance up to 20 inches, prompting applause and strong reactions.
Washington AP reports the 3-cent letter stamp ends at midnight with a shift to 4 cents and a broader set of rate increases to fund postwar deficits. First class letters rise tomorrow, plus higher rates for newspapers magazines advertising mail. Foreign mail and special mail rules adjust accordingly.
Georgia Florida flue cured tobacco markets show rising values with total sales of 3,854,236 pounds at $57.09 per hundred on day two across 28 markets. Year over year gains are reported, with two days totaling 18,024,530 pounds and $10,223,584, while Georgia markets lead in volume and value compared to 1957. Florida markets rise modestly with an average of $57.15 per hundred for the season.
Armando Conti, Horatio Alger award winner and immigrant from Italy who arrived in the US at 16, plans to raise the sunken Andrea Doria after engineers called such a lift impossible. Conti, now a millionaire, is profiled for Family Weekly in Sunday Enterprise.
The House moved to consider a broad Social Security bill boosting old age survivors and disability benefits by 7 percent with a minimum $3 monthly rise. It would raise payroll taxes and the wage base while expanding coverage to disabled workers retiring at 50 and removing certain offsets, with retired workers allowed to earn $100 monthly.
Four steel producers announced price increases of about $4.50 a ton, prompting Sen. Estes Kefauver to consider an antitrust inquiry and possible price rollback. The hikes mainly affect sheet and strip steel used by auto and appliance makers, with little immediate effect expected on car or appliance prices.
Ankara acknowledged the new Iraqi government after a Baghdad Pact meeting. Britain Iran and Pakistan also recognized the regime, keeping the door open for Iraq to stay in the pact. Premier Kasim voiced a desire for close Turkish friendship in an Istanbul interview.
Gen Fuad Shehab won the Lebanon presidency with opposition backing as Chamoun faced calls to resign. Rebels and National Front allies praised the vote while Solh and other leaders criticized the Parliament's conduct amid demands for U.S. troop withdrawal and civil service reforms.
Swift floodwaters ripped through Atchison and surrounding areas with up to five inches of rain. No injuries were reported though dozens of motorists were rescued as waters rose along Turkey Creek and Brush Creek. A car carrying Walter Coffey and his two sons was swept into Brush Creek but all survived by climbing a tree until firefighters rescued them.
Nils-Olov Wisell an 11 year old from Motala Sweden relies on a kidney transplant to survive. Doctors at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital plan a pioneering operation using his mother's kidney after extensive pre transplant treatment.
Prime Minister MacMillan told the House of Commons he would attend a special UN Security Council session on August 12 to address the Middle East crisis. He read Khrushchev’s message proposing a face to face, informal meeting with arrangements to be discussed by permanent representatives in Geneva or New York.
The House Commerce Committee debated possible contempt of Congress against Bernard Goldfine for about an hour but recessed without action. A vote was expected later on whether to cite him for refusing to answer about two dozen questions from an investigating subcommittee. Chairman Oren Harris said minimal disagreement and a long hearing record, while Rep. Mack suggested delaying tactics from the left.
Teaneck New Jersey police say Merrill Poliakoff, 11, died after a homemade rocket exploded during a game at Michael Taksey’s home. The boys used a two inch carbon dioxide cartridge filled with saltpeter sulfur and charcoal. a blocked fuse caused the blast. Merrill was hurled seven feet and died on arrival at a hospital. The two other boys were unhurt.
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