14 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
1
Heavy desert cloudbursts flood Las Vegas causing citywide outages and property damage estimated up to 500000. The Western Pacific California Zephyr derailed 58 miles west of Winnemucca but slowed to 15 mph after the engineer spotted a sagging track.
Oscar A. Benson of Augustana Lutheran Church in Saint Paul asserts churches must oppose militarization and defend freedom as a core American value. He warns against church indifference amid national debates on defense and religion, praising the Supreme Court’s school desegregation ruling while noting global scale of racial issues, including South Africa.
More than 1,000 members of the North Carolina Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star attend a jubilee banquet closing the four day convention in Charlotte. Mrs. Ruth A. Jones of Waterbury Connecticut Grand Matron of the International General Grand Chapter will speak at the officers installation to close the session.
In Buenos Aires a nine hour no strike rally by Peronist labor backed by Juan and Eva Peron sparked street clashes at the Plaza de Mayo. Protestors attacked the Metropolitan Cathedral and Archbishop's Palace while police detained several Catholic faithful seeking refuge in the Episcopal Palace.
Anastasia mobilizes 12,000 Brooklyn dock workers to back Moriarity for ILA president. He claims 14 Brooklyn locals back Moriarity while urging change in Bradley’s leadership amid dissatisfaction with the Tugboat division chief’s tenure. Election set at next month’s convention.
New York judge Jonah Goldstein denounces a citizens committee plan to honor William J. Keating for defying the law. William Zeckendorf counters the tribute aims to defend informant protection amid a mayor wiretap dispute and grand jury questions.
Indian diplomat V. K. Krishna Menon said after a White House meeting that the release of four fliers by Red China opened the door to freeing others. He noted potential for a lowering of tensions if both sides act, and said the aim was to urge conciliatory steps toward Red China.
In Ware Massachusetts a motorist backed into a parking meter. Police checked his license and the driver smiled claiming to be David J Crockett of Memphis Tennessee and agreed to pay for the aged meter before driving away.
Britain announces a 17 day railway walkout has ended after morning talks between the Ministry of Labour, 67 000 striking locomotive engineers and firemen, and the nonstriking NUR. A wildcat seamen strike prompted Queen Mary crew to vote to quit work, risking sailings to New York. Cunard could not confirm if the vote stops the voyage.
The Senate defense committee approved a 32 billion increase for Air Force and other defense agencies. Proposals to shield Army from cuts were defeated, with votes 13-7 and 14-6 on marine and army motions. Detailing future manpower and funding, the measures eyed modest annual reductions and additional funds to avert cuts.
The United States warns that Soviet statements aim to cloud the Geneva Big Four talks and shift blame. Dulles welcomes Moscow’s invitation while urging focus on Eastern Europe, containment of subversion, and the question of who started the tensions.
Israel declined to join Egypt in marking the Al Auja triangle boundary along the Gaza border. The dispute centers on a three mile stretch where Israeli and Egyptian forces face off, with U.N. observers reporting incidents and the armistice commission finding both sides at fault in separate clashes.
The hurricane circuit extends through New Haven Providence and Portland in New England. The 2,500 mile route will be the longest in its history, and operation begins at midnight Wednesday. Weather centers in New Orleans and Washington will run a two tour watch for the season.
The report states 13 people were killed in eastern Algeria and Morocco amid French rule tensions. Algerian casualties include French soldiers and rebels during skirmishes. In Morocco, six natives were wounded, including a one year old child, as security barriers and searches intensified under long running friction over the protectorate.
In Wake Superior Court, a sister tearfully testified about the death of Bernice Seawell from a bullet in Raleigh on May 13. Richard Kluckhehn, 21, son of Harvard faculty members, faces second degree murder charges as the trial enters its second day with plans to call 1 4 witnesses for the state and four or five for the defense.
President Eisenhower sent to the Senate the nomination of Gordon Gray, former UNC president, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. Gray, a Democrat, would replace Struve Hensel. White House spokesman James C. Hagerty declined to answer questions about timing or gestures.
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