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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1959
Page
1
Brantford Ontario residents report Indians on the warpath forming a vest pocket state and demanding recognition. The old council fled before the revolt as a rebel spokesman claimed the revolution could be quelled. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police force on the reserve did not intervene while about 1,000 Indians gathered.
Raleigh report notes Graham County saw absentee ballots with discussion of spending in county and state races. Lloyd estimates both sides spent about 900 dollars in the general election, reflecting campaign finance at the local level.
Washington AP reports a "really good signal" from Pioneer IV was received at GE's Schenectady tracking station. Roy Anderson led the operation and said no radio signal of this type had been detected from such a distance before. The Parker satellite's earlier transmissions were picked up as it rose above the British horizon at 12 36 a m EST.
A North Carolina House bill to expand the work release program for prisoners up to five years stalled after debate over Paroles Board funding. The measure passed second reading by a wide margin but was held on third reading until next week. Rep. John Kerr argued the bill aids rehabilitation and justifies a 31 percent budget request increase, with judges retaining authority in some cases.
Rep Wayne Hays proposed a rule banning guns on the House floor and called for checking firearms at the front door. Harmon countered that it is a personal matter, noting an Indianapolis News reporter quoted him about living in a rough Washington area.
A lighthearted item from St. Paul notes a long running joke about a babysitter stuck to a toilet seat. Investigations by The St. Paul Dispatch found the tale to be fiction after multiple checks. The insurance man at the center sticks to the story, while editors recount a nationwide rebroadcast of the yarn.
Storm leaves eight states with heavy snow and blizzard conditions. Iowa endures its worst March snow storm in ten years with at least ten deaths. Roads blocked and travel halted as drifts and high winds cripple highways and airports.
A strong storm drenched the South Carolina low country with 6.63 inches in 24 hours at Charleston Airport, prompting evacuations and school closures. Weather officials revised the figure from 9.87 inches and warned winds may reach about 45 mph as coast guard gusts hit 40 mph.
A fleeing convict William Smothers held a state trooper, a married couple and a fellow convict hostage for over 12 hours near Flat Rock Alabama. They moved from Birmingham toward Chattanooga using the couple’s car and Smothers’s sister’s house before escaping with a revolver-held accomplice. Police traced the car then reached a farm house to alert authorities.
An R4Q Flying Boxcar crashed during instrument approach at Cherry Point North Carolina in a driving rain at 1 30 a m eight Marines were killed one crewman survived Acting Sgt Ralph J Mauro Jr of Hamden Conn was critically injured and taken to Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital The Cause and next of kin notification were pending as investigators work the incident near a highway road site
Governor Hodges met with six women strikers from Henderson and a minister in Raleigh and said he is doing all he can to help bring about a settlement. He declined to discuss the issues and stressed the good spirit shown by the group.
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan set talks in Washington for March 20 to discuss the Berlin crisis and a German peace treaty. Macmillan will press for Berlin security terms before visiting Moscow. Defense officials say a major Soviet surprise attack on the United States is deemed highly unlikely by the Joint Chiefs.
Three bills introduced in the House by Rep. Cloyd Philpott of Davidson redefine Thomasville city limits and four wards, and adjust the Thomasville city school administrative unit. The boundary bill includes areas annexed before December 31, 1958.
The narrative opens with Jesus and the Disciples in Jerusalem at Passover as Judas departs to inform Caiphas and the Romans. At 10 p.m. on April 6, 30 A.D., in Mark’s father’s house, Jesus declares a final Paschal meal and blesses the bread before the apostolic group as suspense builds for what follows.
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