13 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1963
Page
1
Moscow says three U S warships fired four shells at the Soviet refrigerator trawler SATR 9 000 7 on the high seas about 70 miles east of Norfolk Virginia. Tass cites 12 15 p m firing at five miles range and 400 feet from the vessel.
In Raleigh today the General Assembly defeated bills to make NC observe daylight saving time for half the year and to abolish absentee voting except for armed forces members. The House sent a Democratic backed absentee bill to subcommittee and tied up a liquor referendum proposal and tobacco research funding bills into routine action as the session debated health and medical study commissions.
The Associated Press reports U S sources say Soviet troops leave Cuba slowly with only two days to meet Khrushchev pledge to Kennedy. Pravda notes four ships sailing and a fifth loading with troops led by the Nakhimov and Grazia as experts depart Havana. Estimates placed Soviet personnel in Cuba at 17 500, down from October highs.
The United States opened an Navy led inquiry into Moscow's charge that American warships fired on a Soviet fishing vessel off Norfolk Virginia last Friday. State Department says investigation began promptly but details are lacking. Moscow radio reportedly called the shells dummies triggering speculation of practice.
In a prepared University of California speech Paris argues Britain blocked by seeking exemptions from the Rome treaty. Ambassador Herve Alphand says the door remains open and proposes UK Market talks to boost trade while Britain pursues essential reforms before reapplying.
Devastating floods and deadly tornadoes across Kentucky West Virginia and Tennessee leave more than 30,000 without homes. Seventeen dead and six missing. Water systems knocked out in Harlan Kentucky. Red Cross opens disaster HQ in Huntington and helicopters ferry food to stranded communities. Authorities seek disaster declarations for mountain counties.
President Kennedy warned that the economy would face downturn and disaster if Congress rejects proposed tax cuts and tightens the budget and debt limits. He argued tax cuts alone won't ensure growth and urged avoiding unrealistically low debt ceilings and further budget cuts. The speech linked debt policy, budget restraint, and tax relief to broader economic strategy.
Washington researchers disclosed two new influenza strains, including a potent Asian flu variant first seen in 1957, likely driving this winter’s severe outbreak. The B type strain emerged in Formosa last November and may spread globally next winter. An NIH experimental vaccine showed some promise in volunteers.
Raleigh AP The North Carolina General Assembly paid tribute to Rep. John W. Umstead Jr. who resigned due to ill health. Gov. Sanford accepted the resignation with reluctance as the Senate and House recorded the note in archives. Remarks lauded Umstead’s long service to mental health and education.
At a 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States proposed limiting on site inspection areas to 500 square kilometers 193 square miles from a prior range of 700 to 800 square kilometers 270 to 308 square miles The move aimed to address scientific questions in locating an epicenter of underground disturbances and drew an initial rebuff from Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin who warned it could stall talks for years Ambassador Charles C Stelle presented the plan noting Soviet advance notice was given in hopes of eliciting a Russian reply.
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