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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
1
Three proposals to amend the U S Constitution to bolster states rights survived a North Carolina House committee vote on a minority report. Six members backed sending the measures to the House floor despite an 11 9 committee defeat.
Visitors at Lowry Park in Tampa toss pennies into a sea lion tank to amuse themselves. A sea lion died from copper poisoning after ingesting 66 pennies, found during an autopsy by Dr. M. R. Avery. The animal had been at the park since September 1960, replacing a sea lion that died after swallowing 75 pennies.
Eleven year old Joey Renzi, blind since birth, prepared to meet President Kennedy. He will travel with his family to the Marine Corps depot, shake hands, ask a few questions, and receive his novice ham radio permit. His father is Navy enlisted man Alfred Renzi.
A Raleigh House committee approved a bill making it illegal for children under 12 to possess BB rifles or spring guns. Rep. Reid may offer an amendment to permit supervised possession by young children. Dr. Kreshon warned BB guns cause eye injuries and urged parental responsibility.
Geneva AP report says U S and Soviet negotiators reached full technical terms for a hot line teletype between Washington and Moscow to enable instant top level contact during crises. Agreement after 18 meetings May 6 to June 4. Final Soviet approval pending. Line would run Moscow Helsinki Stockholm London Washington with possible Kremlin extension.
Walter F Anderson SBI director cites North Carolina crime cost at 378.58 million dollars annually with gambling and alcoholism as major factors. He notes police public relations efforts have cut costs to 82.05 per person and 378.58 million total. See COST on Page 8A.
Jesse Jackson the student body president at Agricultural and Technical College was arrested in Greensboro on charges of inciting a riot. The Greenville South Carolina youth, known for leading marching columns, told a church gathering he would go to jail for the cause and urged continued demonstrations.
FALN gunmen seized control of the U S Military Mission building in Caracas rebuilding the assault with U S uniforms and Venezuelan guards men stripped and robbed personnel. records burned. no injuries reported. The incident follows threats and US officials confirm Venezuela as a Castro target amid political tension and Betancourt’s stance on participation of communists in elections.
Industrial space technologist Andrew Kalitinsky of General Dynamics said a new class of NOVA rockets could lift a four ship Mars convoy into orbit, potentially enabling a 1975 manned mission if government support is secured. He noted these giants would require high costs but could be reduced with slower development and reusable booster techniques.
President Kennedy urged a nationwide education program linking schooling quality to civil rights. In a San Diego State College address he warned that educational backwardness harms all Americans, especially Black students, and called for federal action despite state rights objections. He spoke to graduates before a Pacific Navy visit, part of a five state tour ending in Hawaii.
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