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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1956
Page
6
Governor Hodges said Eisenhower's health will be a handicap in his re election bid and that Democrats have a strong chance to win North Carolina this fall. He questioned the President oath and predicted the GOP would struggle with the handicap influence on the campaign.
Gerald Peter Beaucaire of Dorchester, identified by the State Patrol, was killed by a posse after a chase from a holdup in Tree, Massachusetts. He forced a woman to drive him toward Augusta, shot a patrolman in Louisville, then crashed near Millen, Georgia, and fled on foot into a wooded area.
Stocks showed an uneven day with a brisk early session fading into a modest close. Trading near two million shares contrasted with the prior session and a broad lift led by steels motors copper oils and several major names including General Electric Du Pont and Bethlehem Steel.
The column notes Duchess of Windsor memoirs may net a million, with references to Alger Hiss Brooks, Jay’s shopping for Tokyo trip, Spivak worried about air power, Robert Taylors in Central Park, Bishop Sheen and Kreisler, Richard Burton dyeing hair, Signi Hasso at Sardi’s, Johnnie Ray and family, Philadelphia quip about Mainliners, and a fan letter about income and taxes related to Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall said Vice President Nixon would be Eisenhower’s running mate for another term and called them the greatest team in the country. He spoke at a news conference indicating the plan.
The State Board of Education approved 1,220,350.81 in construction funds for eight projects including new plants in Caldwell and Burke counties and a new high school in Murphy. The board also advised Lexington to seek special education teachers for handicapped students, with Dr. Carroll urging an early request for the upcoming fall term.
The National Geographic Society lists Haakon of Norway Louis of France Franz Joseph of Austria Hungary Victoria of England and Louis XV of France as rulers who served more than fifty years on the throne.
A North Carolina report outlines three options for disaster aid including direct state contributions a state revolving fund and state guarantees of local bond issues It calls for affordable comprehensive disaster insurance for property owners in hurricane flood or other disaster zones and weighs the economic capacity of Gulf states Florida and Connecticut to absorb hurricane losses The document recalls damage from Hazel 1954 and Connie Diane Ione in 1955 noting wave action flooding wind and rain as major causes and citing 1954 55 losses of about 319 million against 1953 54 state tax levies of over 302 million
Advertised nasal congestion relief promises quick easing of sinus like pain and a runny dripping nose. The ad claims a formula reduces pressure and offers a money back guarantee from Cecil's Drug Store at 121 North West Street High Mall with home delivery options.
Backstairs Passage is a seven mile wide channel between the mainland of South Australia and Kangaroo Island. Population growth at 2.7 percent annually implies a doubling time of about 26 years.
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