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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1956

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Eisenhower to undergo major head to toe physical

President Eisenhower announced at a news conference that he will have a major head to toe physical examination Friday to assess heart health and overall condition. He said the checkup, not specifically aimed at his Denver heart attack, will include cardio tests and usual procedures. The president did not disclose exact reasons or timing beyond confirming the plan.

Washington Eisenhower Eisenhower Gade San Francisco Denver George George D-Ga Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sidney Hatkin Air Force Harry P. Cain Subversive Activities Control Board Tos Secutr Sreeps Cain Ray Scherer NBC

The Talking Mailbox and Mechanical Vendors

Vending machines now serve the public in many forms from gum and candy to drinks and books. The essay notes the limits of automation, asserting human relations and spiritual values cannot be bought, and urges using saved time for prayer and service to others.

Robert L. , DD United States God

Eisenhower Sees Big Indiana Lead In Primary Vote

Five states held primaries with Indiana showing a clear Republican lead for Eisenhower over Kefauver in a light vote. Kefauver faced no Democratic opposition, while Gov. George Craig called the Kefauver result a Democratic setback. Other state results included Florida renomination of Leroy Collins and Ohio contests for governor.

Associated Press Indiana Eisenhower Estes Kefauver Annette Daly Adlai E. Stevenson George Craig Kefauver Democratic Oe Charlies E. Skinh Skillen Democratic Adlai Stevenson Leroy Collins William A. Washburne Jr Collins George Smathers Florida C. William Oneill Aren Vv. DiSalle Ohio Sth Frank Lausche

Four Killed in Greek Riots Over Cyprus Executions

In Athens Greek mobs attacked the U S Information Service office and protested Britain after two Greek Cypriots were sentenced to hang. Police reported gunfire, stoning, and clubs with four dead and 187 injured. troops fortified embassies and a first aid station treated dozens.

Athens Greece U. S Information Service Office Britain

Britons Ready to Execute Two Cypriots in Nicosia

British authorities ordered a tight security cordon in Nicosia as they prepared to execute two Greek Cypriots, Michael Karaolis and Andreas Dimitrious, for political killings. The men faced death sentences after appeals failed, with tensions rising across Cyprus and calls for reprieve from Greece and British MPs.

Nicosia Cyprus Athens John Harding Greece Michael Karaolis Andreas Dimetrious Karaolis Cyrus Eoka Dimetrious Famagusta Cy Radio

Woman Attacks Car in Oklahoma City Altercation

Police arrest 34 year old Fanny Stepney after she attacked a parked car causing heavy damage. She reportedly tinkered under the hood, then kicked and punched the vehicle, threw rocks at it and at a bystander who offered help. Docket lists drunkenness as the formal charge.

Oklahoma City Fanny Stepney

Tentative Approval Granted to New Farm Bill

The Senate Agriculture Committee tentatively approved a 1.2 billion soil bank farm program aligned with White House goals. The panel, by unanimous vote, backed the House bill after Eisenhower veto. A House grazing and field crop provision was dropped from the reserve payments. The committee left undecided mandatory price supports for rye oats barley and sorghums and planned further closed-door votes.

Washington Senate Agriculture Committee Ellender D-La House Eisenhower Eliender

Third Military Plane Crashes In Two Days

Norfolk VA reports a Navy attack plane from Oceana Naval Air Station crashed marking the third military air crash in Hampton Roads within two days. A Skyraider and a Langley B 57 twin jet also crashed nearby leaving several crew missing and two confirmed fatalities.

Norfolk Oceana Naval Air Station Hampton Roads Area Ft. Story Oceana Chesapeake Bay Winston W. Salter Usn Langley Air Force Base Ship Shoal Island Henry J. McGee John S. White Salter

Fire alarms prompt false calls from busy intersection

Jamestown detectives traced a kindergarten girl who said she wanted to see what would happen after emergency crews responded to three false alarms at a busy intersection last week. Her mother consented to the incident.

Jamestown N.Y Earl Thies

George Announces Senate Exit for NATO Post

Sen. George of Georgia says he will not seek re election. He accepted a personal envoy role to NATO from President Eisenhower and plans to serve out his term until January while pursuing the ambassadorial post. Immediate implications include vacant key Foreign Relations Committee leadership and a likely Senate seat transition to Herman Talmadge after a primary.

Washington Sen George D-Ga Eisenhower North Atlantic Treaty Organization Capitol NATO White House Senate Worth Daniels Daniels Augusta le E Associates Herman Talmadge

Record Lows Hit North Carolina As Cold Front Spreads

A cold air surge brought freezing readings across North Carolina last night. Raleigh Durham Airport logged 32 degrees the area's May record low, with frost in scattered spots. Wilmington 42, Greensboro 35 tied for late season, Clingmans Peak 28 the state low, and other readings near 38 41.

Raleigh North Carolina Raleigh-Durham U. S. Weather Bureau M. E. Gardner North Carolina State College Horticulture Department Horseback Wilmington Greensboro Hatteras Clingman’s Peak New Bern Beth City Winston-Sam Charlotte

Air Force May Get More B52s

Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee the defense budget funds 202 B52 bombers, 12 more than requested, and speeds up the 202 B32s by four to five months. He cited a $26.2 billion plan supporting eight-jet intercontinental bombers and reiterated uncertainty about timing of production. Senate and House debates followed with calls for frank military testimony on defense needs and potential strength.

Washington Charles E. Wilson Air Force Wilson Senate Sen. Robertson D-Va Joint Chiefs of Staff House Robertson Military Chiefs of Staff Tyoe Dogo Trent

Tito and wife tour Versailles with guarded crowds

President Tito of Yugoslavia and his wife toured the Versailles chateau and gardens with police protection and restricted access. The visit followed Parisian hosting at the Elysee Palace with reporters kept at a distance amid protests elsewhere in Paris over Cardinal Stepinac.

Paris Tito Yugoslavia Versailles Titos Elysee Palace Rene Coty Cardinal Stepinac

Bomb Experts Ready For Possible Dud

Weapons experts aboard the USS Mt. McKinley at Eniwetok Atoll say they are prepared for a rare nonexplosive outcome of the H bust test. If the bomb does not explode, teams from Sandia and Los Alamos would disarm and salvage usable components under strict radiological safety rules.

MT. Mckinley Eniiwetok Atoll Ee Cape U.S Task Force 7 Sandia N.M Los Alamos Weapons Laboratories

Red Star defends Stalin amid WWII accountability clash

Moscow army paper Red Star rejects charges that Stalin left the Soviet Union unprepared for Hitler's onslaught. The critique follows Military Herald blaming Stalin for ignoring intelligence warnings. Red Star cites central leadership foresight and commemorates V-E Day.

Moscow Red Star Today Joseph Stalin Soviet Union Nazi Germany Military Herald Georgi Zhukov Stalin Hitler Russia Red Star

Seltzer Called Back In Tax Trial

In St Louis the government recalls former Treasury attorney Frederick M Seltzer as a witness in the tax fixing trial of Mat thew Connelly T Lamar Caudle and Harry S Schwimmer. Flinn testified he gave no immunity promises to Sachs and Truman’s deposition is cited as defense. The trial, begun Monday, is expected to last weeks.

ST. Louis Treasury Department Truman Frederick M. Seltzer Kansas City Matthew. . Connelly T. Lamar Caudle Harry S. Schwimmer Ernest M. Flinn Internal Revenue Service Flinn Federal Court Caudle Justice Department Connelly New York White House Schwimmer Irving Sachs Sachs Elly Matt PS Sarang Connelly and Caudle

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