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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1959
Page
1
Raleigh AP reports a 75 cents hourly minimum wage bill moves toward enactment becoming law, potentially making NC the first southern state with such a law. The Senate approved its second reading 43 to 6 after limited debate, with 55 000 workers affected and Sen C V Henkel abstaining on the carryover.
The General Assembly will convene in a joint session in Raleigh to honor former governor and U.S. Senator W Kerr Scott of Haw River. The tribute recalls his service and impact as a state and national leader.
The NC Senate passed a bill setting a 75 cents hourly minimum wage by a 42 to 6 vote. Effective next Jan 1, about 55,000 workers in retail and service sectors will gain raises, boosting purchasing power by roughly 16 million dollars annually for the group.
Michigan state employees faced a payless day as a cash crisis threatened a five million dollar payroll. Gov G Mennen Williams and the Legislature intervened before close of business to assure pay, including Williams own bi weekly 862.06 check for 22 500 annual salary.
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter plans a major address tonight at 8 p m EST to seek public support for U S policy ahead of the East West Geneva conference on Germany The speech will be broadcast and televised and he will reaffirm that West Berlin will not be abandoned He will visit Bonn for lunch with Chancellor Adenauer before proceeding to Geneva for a month long conference
President Eisenhower hosted a White House dinner for Sir Winston Churchill and signaled a dig at former President Truman. Truman declined a New York engagement, citing prior plans, amid cooling ties since the 1952 campaign.
Speaker Sam Rayburn said he intends to secure a House vote on a 2.1 billion housing bill currently stuck in the Rules Committee. He noted three parliamentary routes to bypass the panel if needed and said leadership aims to test the bill against President Eisenhower.
John F. Murray of District 16 says the Steelworkers union will push for wage gains and concessions, even if it requires a strike. Talks with Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp broke down over demands to extend contracts to all plants. Arthur J. Goldberg asks government inquiry into alleged antitrust and labor law violations amid potential July 1 strike plans.
President George Flacus says the company seeks to extend separate contracts to fit local needs. J and L negotiations reopen this morning as the dispute remains unsettled and set for later talks. Murray says the union will win its demand, even if a strike is needed, while both sides downplay strike prospects in pre‑talk comments.
In Washington AP report the Miami based business manager for the American Weekly testifies he did not seek details of 4000 dollar yearly extortion payments to Harold Gross. He later says the payments may have been improper after Senate committee testimony. Neo Gravure Printing Co. officials confirm the payments were to safeguard labor peace for the paper’s New York distribution.
Washington AP reports that 1960 national conventions may see new faces in key roles as veteran chairmen Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin and John McCormack drift from the spotlight. Rayburn and McCormack dispute over future posts while Martin's possible leadership is questioned amid party tensions.
Billy Graham plans to resign from several executive boards on returning to the United States in mid June and will focus on his crusades. He reports his left eye nearly normal after earlier trouble and notes Australian and New Zealand attendance nearing two million with a U S crusade planned for Indianapolis in October.
Chester Michigan report on Richard Caulder a 28 year old double amputee leaving prison in a wheel chair with two autobiographical novels in hand and a renewed hope for a writing career He reflected on his 19 month bad check sentence and blamed himself while noting publishers rejected the manuscripts but suggested rewrites. He travels home to Raleigh North Carolina and recalls his injuries from 1946 1956 accidents and subsequent amputation.
Iraqi authorities released a DC6B airliner owned by Alitalia after 27 hours of detention for flying over Iraq without explicit authorization. The craft carrying 8 crew and 17 or more passengers sought Beirut from Tehran, with three Americans among those aboard. Baghdad officials and Alitalia cast doubt on Rome’s claim fighters forced the plane down, stating lack of overflight permission prompted the stop.
A one story Westbury Long Island construction site collapsed trapping up to 20 workers while one man was confirmed dead and several others injured. Rescue teams used cranes and manual digging to reach survivors as witnesses recalled a sudden ro ar and falling steel girders.
Hollywood reports Fred Astaire and his program An Evening With Fred Astaire swept all nine Emmys nominated for the event. The ceremony honored veteran stars such as Jack Benny Loretta Young Dinah Shore Perry Como and Edward R. Murrow while Omnibus Hallmark Hall of Fame Playhouse 90 and other programs also won top honors.
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