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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
1
The Committee for Economic Development urges a two billion dollar or larger tax cut next January if the cash budget remains in the black. It cautions against a cut with only a small surplus or rising inflation, and urges careful review by Congress before action.
A three judge federal panel in Montgomery ruled racial segregation on city buses unconstitutional. The majority opinion by Judges Rives and Johnson held separate facilities violate the Constitution. Lynne dissented. The ruling awaits formal judgment before taking effect and may be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Duke University and the University of North Carolina closed their final exercises as part of a busy graduation schedule. Five honorary degrees were awarded including Dr. Barnaby Keeney and Justice Jeff Johnson Jr. Gov Hodges attended both Duke and UNC commencements and urged selective admissions. Dr Keeney warned against a culture of fear undermining education.
The Senate Interior Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Fred A. Seaton as secretary of the interior. Seaton, an Eisenhower aide and former Nebraska senator, testified on water power and Alaska statehood, expressing support for the partnership policy and pledging to follow Congress laws.
Commerce Department reports April personal income rising to an annual rate of 317 billion dollars, the second consecutive near two billion dollar gain. Farm income climbs to 15.6 billion, the highest since last November, while wages and salaries increase by about a billion versus March.
Yugoslav President Tito began formal talks with Soviet leaders in Moscow to solidify a conciliatory path between Tito's independent form of communism and the Kremlin's post Stalin approach. He sought equal status and warned against loss of Yugoslavia’s autonomous stance while citing the Belgrade Bulganin Khrushchev declaration.
President Eisenhower invites House and Senate leaders to a White House conference to discuss reversing a 1.09 billion dollar cut in foreign aid approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The talks aim to preserve a 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid request for the upcoming fiscal year amid bipartisan concern.
French Premier Guy Mollet and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer reached a fast track for returning the Saar to Germany. The accord outlines a three year transition for the France Saar customs union, continued French coal rights, and an international Moselle Rhine canal link, aiming for a 1957 treaty and full German reattachment by Jan 1, 1957.
French forces launched two new military operations in Algeria following a four day engagement in the east. One strike near Mt Bou Kashil killed 19 rebels and seized arms while another move extended from Marina toward the Taras Mountains as Moroccan based troops including the 4th Infantry Division participated.
Editor notes survey of Cold War attitudes as of today based on William L. Ryan interviews. Americans and leaders assess strengths and weaknesses against the Soviet Union, arguing the West remains stronger overall and urging actions to prevent economic crises while delaying open conflict and demanding clearer repudiation of Leninism. More on page 5A.
An Associated Press analysis quotes Moscow declaring Americans have about a decade before communism completes its plan to erase democracy from the globe. The report frames the struggle as a long-term ideological contest led by the United States and its rival powers.
In the San Francisco vote, Adlai Stevenson leads Kefauver in the California primary as the Dem nominating contest tightens. Polls and pundits favor Stevenson’s 68 vote delegation, while Kefauver campaigns in Los Angeles asserting a more liberal platform. Voter turnout is expected around 60 percent of about 5 million registered voters.
Washington officials clarified 1956 soil bank rules tying subsidies to farmer actions cutting surplus crops. Payments apply only to reductions farmers themselves achieve by not planting or by plowing under immature crops, excluding losses from drought floods hail insects.
Washington officials reopen the question of Joseph Stalin’s death, weighing whether a secret Khrushchev speech indicates murder or natural causes. The 25,000 word Moscow speech alleged despotism and purges, with experts citing possible stroke at age 73 as a natural cause.
U Nu quits as premier to devote full time to reorganizing the Socialist Anti Fascist People’s Freedom League AFPFL. He is replaced by U Ba Swe former defense minister and AFPFL vice president.
In Montreat North Carolina Southern Presbyterians debated integration briefly during the 96th General Assembly and agreed to set the matter aside. A committee report disapproved overtures to repudiate the pro integration stance and to leave the issue to individual presbyteries.
Raleigh NC. North Carolina State College hosts the 48th Farm and Home Week with Farm and Home officials urging renewed interest in agricultural training. Agriculture Commissioner Ballentine and Dr Carey H Rostian press concern over declining youth interest in farming as the chancellor notes 2,200 new students for fall, over one in a hundred seeking agriculture or forestry ties.
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