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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1959

Page

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Airliner Explodes Killing 31 Over Maryland Skies

A Capital Viscount turboprop flying New York to Atlanta disintegrated in a Maryland thunderstorm killing 27 passengers and four crew. Investigators say the blast may have been internal or external but provide no conclusion yet. A Constellation crash occurred nearby minutes earlier, killing two and injuring several as Maryland weather worsened. Captain W C Paddock of Detroit piloted the Viscount. More on page ten A.

Baltimore New York Atlanta Maryland Civil Aeronautics Board Leston W.va Buffalo Rochester Pittsburgh Charleston W. C. Paddock Detroit Capital

Thomasville Man Rescued From Flames After Wreck

T J York of Thomasville was pulled from a burning pickup after it smashed into a telephone pole on Highway 29 70A near Kennedy Hill. Passer-by Paul Price helped rescue York before an ambulance took him to City Memorial Hospital for treatment. The fire department extinguished the charred truck.

City Memorial Hospital Thomasville T. J. York Kennedy Hill High Point Paul Price Lexington Price York Modern Flooring Co 10A Baptist Hospital

Tibetan Rebellion Dying Out in Tibetan Uprising

Reports from Kalimpong and Gangtok say Khampa resistance in Tibet faded as Chinese occupation forces used artillery and machine guns. Refugees total about 10,000 with nearly half arriving in India and neighboring states, many wounded. Gyangtse quiet after rebels once overran the Chinese prefect.

New Delhi Tibet Kalimpong Gangtok Dalai Lama India Sikkim Bhutan Gyangtse

Khrushchev May Visit U S This Summer

Reported U S officials weighing a Khrushchev trip to the United States this summer possibly tied to a summit. The plan hinges on Geneva ministers meeting progress and a preferred American site, with New York hosting a potential Soviet Exposition opening June 30 and Nixon slated to open the Moscow exhibit July 25.

Washington Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev United States Khrushchev New York Coliseum Richard M. Nixon Moscow New York

Ike Urges Swift Gas Tax Hike and FHA Funding

President Eisenhower urged Congress to act quickly on a four cent gas tax increase, a six billion dollar expansion of FHA mortgage insurance, and corrective wheat price policy. He warned the wheat program risks a collapse and the broader farm and highway efforts depend on new revenues to prevent job losses and project delays.

Ike FHA Capitol Washington Eisenhower Congress Capitol Hill Highway Trust Fund Federal Housing Administration Secretary of Agriculture

Three Jets Fall Into Atlantic Near Myrtle Beach

Three Air Force F100 jets vanished about 10 miles off South Carolina as they conducted a night navigational and refueling mission. Capt. Mack Bulger, 1st Lt. Delano Lund, and 1st Lt. Morris Uden were aboard, with families in the Myrtle Beach area. A Coast Guard cutter and an Air Force board are probing the incident while officials say the fate of the pilots has not been established.

Myrtle Beach S.C Air Force Atlantic Ocean Mack Bulger Oklahoma City Okla Delano G. Lund Baker,Montana Morris L. Uden Buffalo Kan Atlantic Coast Guard

Guardsmen Guard Entry at Harriet Henderson Mills Amid Strike

In Henderson North Carolina National Guardsmen about 300 guarded first shift workers entering the Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills amid a strike. Pickets jeered but no violence occurred though rocks were thrown away from Guarded zones. Five were arrested and one charged with inciting to riot.

Henderson N.C Harriet-Henderson Hodges Textile Workers Union of America Julius Frye Greensboro 30Th Infantry B. A. Peterson Peterson North Henderson

Capital's Carpet Controversy Rages in Senate Offices

Washington reports a battle over 150000 in carpets for the Senate's 26 million dollar office building. Forty two senators occupy five room suites with green carpets on private offices while other floors have tile. Proxmire and Douglas oppose funding while Neuberger argues for carpet for all.

Washington Senate Cisnee Eustase Erenenetim Corpets No Sess William Proxmire D-Wis Paul H. Douglas D-Ill Clinton P. Anderson D-Nm Richard L. Neuberger D-Ore Neuberger

Western powers weary of Soviet stalling at Geneva talks

In Geneva AP report Western foreign ministers express frustration with the Soviet push to add more nations to the Geneva conference. Herter challenges Gromyko to join in serious talks as ministers debate Poland and Czechoslovakia seats and a possible late entry by Italy and others.

Geneva Soviet Union Zorin Poland Vakia Gromyko Herter Serence Pelbed U.S Christian A. Herter Russia Andrei Gromyko France Maurice Couve de Murville Britain Selwyn Lloyd Italy Czcch

Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V Zorin signals demand for a positive decision

Valerian Zorin told newsmen last night that the Soviet Union will insist on a positive decision on this issue, signaling firm stance in ongoing diplomatic talks.

Valerian Zorin Soviet Union

Propaganda Charged by Ike in Geneva Spar

President Eisenhower said the Soviet Union uses propaganda to win seats at Geneva for foreign ministers talks. He called such tactics a distraction from real issues and reaffirmed U.S. preference for fruitful negotiations rather than propaganda platforms. He noted Khrushchev had not been contacted about visiting the United States.

Marvin L. Arrowsmith Washington Eisenhower Soviet Union Geneva U.S Khrushchev

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