Seven teens steal car in Archdale area crash on Highway 311
Seven youths from the VFW Hall drove south on Highway 311 at high speed. The car wrecked near Archdale Road injuring multiple occupants including Louise Hunsucker and James Lee Allen. Owners named James Luther Poole. Farr, Slack, and Harrington were injured. Traffic control and rescue units aided. Farr faced additional charges and is on bond for prior offenses.
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Ions
VFW Hall
Highway 311
Archdale Road
High Point
James Lee Allen
Archdale
High Point College
Sheppard
Lundy
Louise Walden Hunsucker
Robert Lee Farr
Route 2
Trinity
Donald Barry Slack
Jamestown
Patricia Milan
Rebecca Harrington
Cora Ferguson Shaw
Birchfield Grocery
Farr
James Luther Poole
Poole
Wade
VFW
Hunsucker
Violent Mother's Day Eve Ends With Multiple Arrests
Three citizens were arrested on assault charges on Mother's Day Eve. John W. Gray 26 of Redding St held on 200 bond for an assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly cutting Jon ah Gates with a pocket knife causing 35 stitches. Clyde Smith 24 of Kivett Drive held on 200 bond for assault with a deadly weapon after hitting Wesley Junior McCall with a five foot plank causing 12 stitches. Herbert Bizzell 44 struck Johnny Collins in the chest and attempted to choke him. held on 100 bond. Willie Lee Kirk 41 of East High Street charged with malicious damage and public drunkenness after throwing a bottle through a New Dixie Cafe window causing food waste. Huster McInnis 34 of Hay Street charged with malicious damage to personal property for breaking two lamps and a mirror. held on 50 bond. All face Municipal Court hearings between May 13 and May 16.
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John W. Gray
Redding St
Gray
Jonah Gates
Kivett Drive
Clyde Smith
Wesley Junior McCall
Smith
Herbert Bizzell
Bizzell
Johnny Collins
East High Street
Willie Lee Kirk
Kirk
New Dixie Cafe
Munici
U2 Jet Transformed From Research Plane To Spy Icon
In 1954 Lockheed built the U2 to study flight above 55 000 feet using a J 57 engine. Johnson’s unorthodox craft soon drew attention from the Atomic Energy Commission and the Air Force for secret operations. The aircraft evolved from a modest research project to a glamorous symbol in scientific espionage.
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Air Force
C. L. (Kelly) Johnson
Lockheed
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
Khrushchev account on downed aircraft and Powlers capture
Informants say officials avoided confirming all details of Khrushchev’s account of the aircraft being shot down and the pilot Francis G Powlers captured after parachuting to earth.
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Khrushchev
Francis G. Powlers
Earth
Powers Admit Spy Flight May Lead to Trial
Khrushchev said Powers admitted a spy mission and may face trial. Washington officials declined to confirm an apology to the Soviet government for the air space violation. The statement noted the flight was probably by an unarmed U2 and ordered from beyond Washington with no clear authority named.
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Khrushchev
Powers
United States
Washington
High Point Township
L. A. Peacock
Clyde Khrushchev
Mizelle
Oakwood
Sverdlovsk
Russia
Clarence J. Albertson
Sunday
Albertson Road
Clyde W. Chapman
Sunrise Hills
Ruth Wood Crowson
Harris Manning Trimnal
Springfield Developing Co
Paul Oakley
Bessie M. Oakley
D. A. Oakley
Rachel Oakley
Moscow
U.S
State Department
Adana
Turkey
National Aerobauics and Space Administration
NASA
White
Spring Storms Marred by Wide Weather Front
A large storm system stretched from Canada to the Gulf, bringing heavy snow in upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin with 7 inch readings in Phelps and Rhinelander. Rain and warmth persisted in the south and Atlantic coast, while night frost loomed in the upper Mississippi Valley and across the Great Lakes region.
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Associated Press
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Ishpeming
Phelps
Wis
Michigan
Rhinelander
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Crossville
Tenn
Pacific Northwest
California
Montana
Atlantic Coast
South Atlantic
Miss High Point pageant showcases local talent and candidates
The audience applauded Miss Townsend and featured dancers and singers from High Point. Margaret Hester and Diane Barker emerged as standouts in talent and singing while Janice Hudson impressed as a sailor in a pantomime. Judges noted poise under pressure as finalists answered questions on dating and voting.
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Margaret Hester
Walter F. Hester
Miss Hester
Emcee Smith
Diane Barker
Janice Hudson
Clay Hudson
McLaine
Janice
Preston Reece
Marietta
High Point
Becky Caddell
Miss Townsend
Barker
Judy Loflin
C. B. Loflin
Sarah Brent Snyder
T. R. Snyder
Lunchcounters Closed Again in Winston-Salem Protest
Seven downtown stores closed lunch counters Saturday as about 30 students from Winston-Salem Teachers College sat in to protest segregated eating facilities. Stores had reopened on a segregated basis Friday. police observed with no incidents or arrests.
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Winston - Salem
J Mayors Committee
Winston-Salem Teachers College
Khrushchev recounts Powers flight during Big Four opening
Soviet Premier Khrushchev described Powers crossing into Soviet territory from Pakistan to Norway. He claimed the pilot aimed to gather espionage data, carried weapons and a poison needle, and was captured alive after the aircraft downed near Sverdlovsk. He showed film and seized documents as proof.
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Khrushchev
Francis G. Powers
Powers
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Norway
White
Turkey
Peshawar
U.S
Bodo
Sverdlovsk
Urals
Adna
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Murmansky
Archangel
Gath
Mars J
Wage Hike at Pickett Cotton Mill Agreed
The Textile Workers Union of America and Pickett Cotton Mill reach a five cents per hour wage increase agreement. Negotiations continue with Highland Cotton Mill and with Cone Mills plants for wage adjustments. Union representative Scott Hoyman notes no meetings are scheduled currently.
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Pickett
Textile Workers Union of America
Highland Cotton Mill
Scott Hoyman
Cone Mills
Hoyman
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