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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1958
Page
1
Police said a couple operated the display and hid heroin worth about 1.0 million dollars in an oversize tea can with jade beads. The can sat among other gift items on a shelf, drawing attention from some and not others.
North Carolina textile manufacturer B Everett Jordan arrived in Washington to join the Senate seat left vacant by the late W Kerr Scott. Gov Luther Hodges announced the nomination and Jordan will serve until voters choose a successor in November. John Larkins expects Jordan to be the Democratic nominee for the remainder of Scott's term ending Jan 3 1961. Mrs Jordan accompanied him and they reside at the Continental Hotel.
At the United Nations Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev denounces the Eisenhower Arctic inspection proposal as a gimmick to gain military intelligence. He rejects immediate talks and backs a summit conference only, signaling a likely Soviet veto amid a Swedish amendment.
Government data show March gains in department store and wholesale activity while auto output remains weak. Tax refunds total 2.452 billion by April 24 with most checks due by mid May. Senator Clark criticizes Commerce Secretary Weeks over unemployment figures.
In Atherton California both gubernatorial candidates support boys right to play in tree houses. Republican Sen William F Knowland issued a statement backing tree house play, while San Francisco suburb Atherton city council demanded building permits for two youths tree house.
About 90 Moiseyev folk dancers from Russia tour New York City learning to navigate the city and sample American life. They favor quick meals in cafeterias and automats, visit museums, see West Side Story, and discuss peace and friendship as they explore shops and neighborhoods on foot.
Secretary of State Dulles flies to Copenhagen for a NATO ministers meeting to press Soviet acceptance of international Arctic inspection. He links the plan to curbing northward bomber flights and boosts Cold War leverage ahead of the summit.
Dr. Ben B. Beshear, 75, chief surgeon for the United Mine Workers during Colorado's 1913 mine wars, died in a Denver hospital after surgery. He lived in Trinidad, Colorado, and helped treat Ludlow massacre victims. he served as surgeon in chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans since 1943.
Everett Jordan moved from Gastonia to Saxapahaw to run a textile plant and, facing housing and safety needs, began engaging in Alamance County politics. By rallying support at the precinct level he built a Democratic base that propelled him toward a county role and a national office, with swearing in as U S Senator imminent.
Pvt. Isaiah Andrews a 19 year old Negro Marine from Newark New Jersey faces either death or life imprisonment after a general court martial board reconvenes at 8 30 a m to sentence him for the premeditated murder of Sgt Paul E Grant a Marine veteran from Columbia City Indiana The jury found Andrews guilty yesterday after 41 minutes of deliberation and the defense cited his emotional state while the prosecution argued he prepared beforehand with rifle and ammunition and sought out the sergeant for the killing
Police search for six year old Kathryn Hampton who disappeared from her slum district home on Wednesday night. A 15 year old saw a slender dark haired man near her third floor flat before she vanished around 7 pm. Kathy wore a red dress and black patent shoes. her gray coat is missing.
A six year old Salisbury boy, Ralph Lomax Jr., had a complex heart operation at Baptist Hospital to close an atrial septal defect. Surgeons described the procedure as high risk but successful, with Ralph now in recovery. The Crippled Children's Division coordinated the operation, aiming to save the child's life after prior pneumonia and heart strain.
Greensboro marks its sesquicentennial with a week of events. Bells, sirens, and period dress open the celebration, followed by a downtown parade and a pageant at Senior High School Stadium. Miss Gate City titles honor 1958 and 1808 eras as 24 princesses participate. Governor Hodges and Senator Jordan scheduled to attend.
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