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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1955
Page
2
Gastonia High School principal R D Lingerfeldt learned to fly three months ago. He plans a 2000 mile flight to Phoenix Arizona with his 5 year old cocker spaniel Babe. His son Bobby is an Air Force cadet in Phoenix. They will depart after the June 1 school term ends.
Two bids were opened for extending runways and adding an aircraft parking ramp. The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority recommended awarding to T. A. Loving Co. of Raleigh for 140 586 15, Barrus Construction Co. of Kinston bid 170 207 75. Civil Aeronautics Administration approval is required before award.
Asheville report notes Dr Carl Alwin Schenck founder of the Biltmore Forest School died in Germany aged 88. He arrived in 1895 to oversee Biltmore estate forestry becoming "the father of United States Forestry" and taught at the school until 1912. He returned to lecture in 1925 and last visited in 1952. He authored many forestry books and lived in Lindenfels Germany.
In Naperville Illinois a 16 year old, Wilbur Frederickson, was critically wounded in a fast-draw contest with another teen using .22 pistols. The other contestant, Thomas Matter, also 16, faces disorderly conduct charges after claiming accidental discharge on a signal from referee Arthur Kidder, 16, who corroborated Matter’s account.
The piece discusses a former justice's death and the vaccine program for first and second grade children. It notes free distribution through the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, impending August distribution issues, and possible Congress adjournment affecting special powers. It covers Hobby and Hill testimony on standby federal authority and reports from health officials on inoculation safety and post inoculation polio cases.
Dr. Jordan explains there is no proven medicine to cure cataracts and that surgery remains the most effective treatment. Cataracts appear with age, blur vision, and can be performed before maturity in many cases, based on the surgeon’s advice. Proper treatment offers a hopeful outlook for restored vision.
Oscar Bradley Echoff won the annual penny a vote event at the University of North Carolina earning the title Ugly Man on Campus. Proceeds from the fundraiser go to the cancer fund.
The New York stock market posted a cautious recovery after a weak start and prior broad declines. By afternoon, values rose 1 to 3 points on some issues with steels and motors among leaders, while rails gained and utilities fell. The Associated Press average closed down $2.20 from the previous day.
Chou Enlai proposed talks to ease Taiwan tensions and avoid a cease-fire dispute. Washington saw no new policy shift and said it would gauge Communist China’s aims through voluntary mediators while the Chinese accused the U.S. of preparing new wars and sought UN seat and opposition to colonialism.
Maj. Clay A. Scheid Oklahoma City's top traffic officer arrived late for a safety conference saying he had a wreck on the way down. He explained the delay to fellow safety experts in attendance.
The article traces Owen Roberts career from Teapot Dome prosecutions to the Pearl Harbor inquiry chairmanship and postwar amnesty work. It notes his dissenting streak on a liberal court, his Philadelphia birth, Penn Law ties, and service under Roosevelt, Truman, and postwar commissions.
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