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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1957
Page
1
Senator McClellan said he will aid a union probe in the wake of Teamsters chief Dave Beck invoking the Fifth Amendment. Beck was suspended by the AFL CIO Executive Council and the ethics committee tasked to pursue charges he corrupted the labor movement while resisting Senate racketeering inquiries.
The article reports on the precarious position of Prime Minister Macmillan and the risk facing his government. It notes Conservative leaders will discuss Bermuda as the topic of tomorrow's debate with the Prime Minister leading off the session.
Marjorie Wolbert, 32, a law student, remains jailed after being charged for whipping her 6 year old stepson Paul David Wolbert. Hearing set for April 9 with $5,000 bond. police describe the injuries as severe.
Sen. Knowland of California says Eisenhower's defense of his spending plan won t stop Congress from trimming about three billion dollars from presidential funding requests and defense estimates.
Union men nationwide adopted a wait and see stance as Dave Beck, Teamsters president, invoked the Fifth Amendment in Senate questioning of his finances. The AFL CIO Executive Council suspended Beck from federation posts pending charges of misusing union funds. Some called for his resignation while others urged him to have his day in court before any judgment. No fund drive appeared planned to aid Beck's defense.
A mob of young Frenchmen rioted in Paris shouting for a tougher Algeria policy. Police clashed with demonstrators as a bomb injured one son and four others during the unrest on a famous thoroughfare crowded by American and British tourists.
Vice President Nixon endorsed Republican Thad Hutcheson in the Texas Senate special election set for next Tuesday. He spoke in Washington and urged support for Hutcheson's candidacy.
Premier Nikolai Bulganin says Denmark must not permit atomic baseuse and warns of self defense measures if NATO bases are allowed. He cites Denmark as guardian of Baltic straits and mentions plans to place American atomic units in West Germany and other NATO countries.
Police said President Eisenhower was not cited for allegedly hitting 70 to 75 mph on a trip to Gettysburg. They did not observe the White House car speeding, though three press cars followed closely and four White House limousines had to accelerate to 100 mph to keep up. Montgomery County officials said there were no complaints and cited no legal violations by the President or Secret Service.
The Amateur Swimming Assn confirmed the Northumberland and Durham swimmer won, despite losing his trunks in a Newcastle race. The decision rested on the bare facts and whether the loss aided speed.
In southeast Iran bandit leader Dadshah says he will release Mrs Anita Carroll if granted freedom. Iranian authorities and U S diplomats pursue all factions of the gang after the ambush that killed Mrs Carrolls husband and three others. A nurse and doctor stand by as searches intensify near Iranshahr with Pakistan alerted.
Spread ing factory strikes hit this ing manufacturing capital today paralyzing industry. About 1,700,000 workers have laid down tools in factories and shipyards producing hammers sewing machines engines bombers and electronic gear as Britain faces a wave of labor action.
Milwaukee records a fourth tragedy as Rose Molitor, a student at a local high school, died suddenly while at Mass. Medical examiners cited an apparent heart attack. The family previously mourned Rita Marie, 18, Thomas, 12, and Margaret Rose, all victims in ongoing medical cases.
Cairo March 30 President Nasser blasted American pressure as Egypt resumes canal traffic five months after reopening. He declared Egypt will operate the Suez Canal and bar Israeli ships, while tolls go to Egypt. He said the Soviet Union offers help and insisted Egypt will not surrender. Local editors were barred from the briefing.
A fireworks factory explosion in Mexico City killed 12 people and injured 110. The owner’s son said a dog overturned a box of dynamite, triggering the blast that leveled a city block. Police search for Antonio Joya Chavez, father of the owner, who is missing and charged with storing explosives illegally.
Mrs Wilson urges her husband E Wilson to quit his Pentagon job as pressure grows from an influential quarter. He says he has not decided and the delay troubles others while he contemplates retirement from government after earlier industry work.
U S Britain France and other shipping nations near acceptance of defeat over control of the Suez Canal as Egyptian President Nasser proposes a plan placing operation under an Egyptian canal authority. The plan would collect tolls and follow an 1888 treaty with distribution of 25 percent for development and 5 percent to pay former Suez Canal Co. debts. The proposal includes transit rules, arbitration, and UN filing as an international instrument. The United States weighing its reply with allies.
Six California tourists died in a predawn highway collision on a transcontinental road near Winslow Arizona. Authorities reported the crash involved two cars and occurred during the predawn hours.
Lt. Col. John Daulat USA the first POW released by North Korea in Operation Big Switch will retire from the Army tomorrow after more than two decades of active service.
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