05 Mar 1960
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1960
Page
1
At Lewis Research Center NASA tests seven astronauts with a three-axis spinning cage. Scott Carpenter endures 30 rpm spins in each direction for about 10 minutes per ride, calling the experience intensely nauseating but essential for future Mercury capsule training.
During March 7 11 Southern Baptist churches observe a Home Missions week with Dr Emily Lansdell of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary guest speaking March 9 at First Baptist High Point at 730 PM. Also new pastor Rev Arlo F Newell departs March 21 after 80 years in High Point with guest Helmut Raschpeichler from Fritzlar Germany speaking at First Church of God.
A widely discussed movie titled Captured! screens Sunday at 7 30 p m at Reavis Memorial Baptist Church. The semi documentary based on court records traces a family moving to a town where schools are run by a religious body with cases from Missouri New Mexico and other states. See CHURCH On Page 10.
Rescue workers leave Agadir as the toll climbs with 4 000 confirmed dead and up to 12 000 feared dead after twin earthquakes, a tidal wave and a fire. 180 U S Army engineers clear rubble while King Mohammed V pledges a new city in coming years.
In a marathon session past 108 hours, civil rights advocates clash with Southern opponents over a seven point administration bill. Sen. Johnson aims for a recess and resumption, while Byrd and Bartlett cast doubt on passage and a two thirds vote. House debates voting rights as Dirksen proposes a broader bill with desegregation aims.
In Havana the Cuban government hinted at sabotage in the La Coubre munitions ship disaster while independent reports cited an unloading accident as a possible cause. Casualties were reported with wide variation from 41 to over 100 dead and hundreds injured. officials released no final total.
A string of fatal blazes claims twelve children and a mother across four communities from Maryland to Missouri. Evansville Indiana reports six children and a mother’s loss in a house fire and explosion. Easton Maryland tallies four child deaths from a windy chimney fire. Buffalo New York sees two children die in an apartment blaze as a mother is hospitalized. St. Louis Missouri records a tenement fire killing a mother and badly burning four children.
A Michigan man wrote Appalachian State Teachers College seeking a physical education job in the South to escape harsh Midwest winter. Snow lay three weeks in Boone with drifts to ten feet and gusty winds while the temperature hovered at zero.
About 50 Negroes armed with sticks bricks and clubs battered parked cars at a white drive in near Allen University and Benedict College. One white woman injured. four Allen University students arrested. Bricks flew and a cross was burned on Taylor Street.
Nine years after the Mary Hopkins body was found in a Willowbrook Street ruin the High Point Police still calls the homicide unsolved. Staff writer Dick Bickerton reviews the facts in a forthcoming Enterprise feature. A census special explains what the national count involves and its anticipated findings.
Southern filibusterers wear down civil rights advocates with 24 hour shifts in the Senate. The tactic splits teams of six for around the clock speeches, while civil rights leaders struggle between quorums and adjournment votes.
New York AP reports a major March snowstorm crippling the Northeast. Maine to Dixie residents clear paths and rescue cars as delays persist and travel slowly improves. Death toll nears 150 nationwide as gusts whip New England with up to two feet of snow and drifts to 11 feet. Boston and other cities declare emergencies amid paralyzed conditions.
President Eisenhower abruptly cancels another round of golf at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico and plans to rest. his party reports no health concerns, and his departure for Washington may be delayed to Monday. Grandchildren arrived from Washington with Maj. John Eisenhower in attendance after his South American tour. He previously played 18 holes at Dorado Beach Club while his voice grew husky during a luncheon address.
FCC Chairman John C. Doeffer defended his actions amid questions about six nights aboard George B. Storers yacht and a Florida plane trip. He said there were no FCC actions related to Storers stations and that the plane ticket money was refunded. he described Storer as an old friend and noted the trips were on inland waters or at dockside.
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