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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1959
Page
1
Early on Sunday Mary Magdalene Mary the mother of James and Salome visited Jesus tomb and found the stone rolled away. A young man in white announced Jesus is risen and instructed them to tell the disciples and Peter to go to Galilee where they would meet him.
Tass assailed Charles de Gaulle for his Berlin policy hints and NATO leadership role. The agency warned of a devastating Soviet rebuff if West Berlin or East Germany is attacked and urged recognition of Soviet military responsibility, calling De Gaulle remarks a misstep toward central European disengagement.
A man walked into a Broadway store and stole two fishing reels worth 23.90, putting them in his pockets as he fled. A hook on one reel caught on merchandise, causing the line to unwind, leading to a larceny charge.
The Washington Evening Star reported a naval blockade of the Soviet Union in the Baltic and Black Seas as a possible measure if the West loses access to Berlin. No decision has been made, and the idea may be discussed at a NATO ministers meeting. Officials cautioned that such a blockade would be an act of war.
The United States aims to persuade European allies next week to push for Soviet acceptance of a German unity plan. Western foreign ministers arriving for talks in Washington will discuss Berlin and the East West dispute as Geneva meets May 11 to address German problems. Brentano says reunification requires free democratic elections, rejecting step by step union.
Henderson North Carolina AP reports Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills enter seventh week of limited operation with Easter Monday overtime pay under union contracts. Mill President John D. Cooper Jr. says overtime is policy for both sides. Police and sheriff’s officers could not locate three explosions as union negotiators study counter proposals to settle labor dispute with Textile Workers Union of America.
The Christian world greets Easter with sunrise rituals in the United States and major sites abroad. Pope John XXIII delivers Easter greetings by satellite in Rome, blessing millions gathered at St. Peter's Basilica. Pilgrims fill Jerusalem for Holy Week rites as American Easter crowds attend dawn services and a New York fashion parade follows the holiday. President Eisenhower to celebrate Easter at Gettysburg farm.
Christians from many denominations gathered within the old city walls for Easter ceremonies at the Holy Sepulchre. Father Polidori led candlelit processions and prayers in the crypt and around the church as Catholic Masses began, with services scheduled throughout the day. Lutherans and other Protestants prepared early morning observances nearby.
The North Carolina Legislature made Easter Monday a legal holiday in 1935. Folklore expert Tom Henderson notes no definitive reason exists though the custom dates back a century, with his ancestors reportedly giving slaves a holiday on Easter Monday.
Easter observances spread from Old Salem to Asheville Charlotte Raleigh and tribal communities across North Carolina. Moravian cemeteries and the City Auditorium hosted dawn services while Cherokees participated in sunrise rites after missionary-led conversion efforts.
CTK reports a Czech company that has worked in Egypt will supply two transmitters to the United Arab Republic for the Voice of Arabs network this year. President Nasser’s bloc continues to receive Communist-made equipment.
Red China announced the Dalai Lama’s regime in Tibet was abolished and military rule imposed after a revolt that began March 19. Peiping claimed 4,000 rebels captured and the Dalai Lama abducted under duress but reports from India say he escaped and joined rebels alongside the Kampa tribes. The Panchen Lama was reported at Shigatse as the Dalai Lama’s rival spiritual head.
The State Department said the Communist government in Peiping aims to destroy Tibetan religious and political autonomy and to subvert Tibetan institutions. The United States noted that Peiping broke its May 1951 pledge on Tibetan self rule and religious rights.
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