12 May 1962
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1962
Page
1
The Estes case widens as Assistant Labor Secretary Holleman resigns amid a probe by two congressional committees and four Texas grand juries. He says a personal gift from Estes, a friend of ten years, influenced nothing official and chose resignation to avoid embarrassment.
An earthquake in south central Mexico killed two people and injured about 100 as it rocked Mexico City for nine seconds. Authorities reported two deaths from a church collapse near Chilapa and 36 injuries in Acapulco with widespread damage across the region.
Democrats marshal a grass roots show with 100 county conventions across the state to elect delegates for the Raleigh state convention next week. Chair man Bert Bennett urges strong turnout as county officers are named and speeches are slated by Charles M. Johnson, Joseph Hunt Jr., Henry W. Jordan, Lamar Gudger, and W. W. Staton in various counties.
The United States may have fired a nuclear missile able to seek and destroy an enemy submarine within eight miles. The underwater blast was the first in the current test series, following an air burst from a B 52 near Christmas Island.
Royal government in Vientiane warns rebels may mount a decisive thrust to seize Luang Prabang and Vientiane as Soviet aircraft rush troops and arms toward Laos. King Savang Vathana appeals for peaceful resolution amid reports of Red Vietnamese and Chinese backing. US considers bolstering Southeast Asia force. 500 civilians cross Mekong into Thailand.
The Charleston News and Courier raises weekday single copy price to 10 cents effective Monday. It is the first price increase in 159 years due to higher publishing costs. The rise will be shared with news dealers. Sunday price remains unchanged and home delivery or mail rates are not affected.
President Kennedy hosts a black tie White House dinner in the State Dining Room for 165 writers, artists, actresses, and thinkers in honor of French Culture Minister Andre Malraux. The event features tributes to the arts and France, with a long program and an after dinner concert. Charles Lindbergh and Anne stayed as Lincoln Suite guests. Malraux delivers a gracious toast praising U.S. leadership through justice.
President Kennedy convened top advisers to consider expanding U S military involvement in Southeast Asia amid Laos fighting. Reports indicate U S naval forces may be dispatched as McNamara Lemnitzer Rusk discussed options. Diplomatic efforts with Moscow continue as a neutral coalition government remains elusive and Laotian forces suffer setbacks.
President Kennedy and Roger Blough of U S Steel promote a plan for up to 1.25 billion dollars in tax relief through depreciation rule liberalization. Blough says the Treasury order will restore business confidence and the Business Council forms a deficit reduction advisory group.
Duke Power Co. employee Gilbert Petree was found hanging by his safety belt on a pole behind Deland Yarn Co in Thomasville moments after starting work. Officials believe death was instantaneous possibly due to live wire feedback or a heart attack. Rescue attempts followed as linesmen cut power and lowered the body.
A Japanese delegation visits High Point to learn foam upholstery methods, with Enterprise staff writer Glenda Holder detailing their activities in the Sunday edition. Camping at High Point City Lake draws nationwide campers, with John Savas reporting on outdoor living and an upcoming feature. An Associated Press series examines medical aid to the aged, Kennedy Administration proposals, AMA positions, and socialized medicine.
Jaro mir Zastera an American citizen imprisoned by Communist Czechoslovakia for espionage has been released and heads to the United States. The U S Embassy in Prague said the amnesty was announced by Czech President Antonin Novotny on May 9. Zastera born in Czechoslovakia became a U S citizen through his naturalized father living in Chicago.
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