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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
1
Senator H Alexanderson Smith of New Jersey says he will ask the Senate to revise three sections of the new farm bill to improve relations with other countries. He offered amendments at the suggestion of Secretary of State Dulles as debate on the measure begins.
The Senate approved up to 100 million bushels of government wheat sold at cut prices for livestock feed. The move opens a long farm bill session and supports Ike's soil bank plan to cut surpluses by paying farmers to convert land to grass or trees, with advance payments proposed for 1957.
Washington sees a scaled down Armed Forces Day display as the Air Force reduces the number of BAT atomic bombers for the national tribute from 216 to 45. The modified flyover, still billed as Power for Peace, is to pass over Bolling AFB near the Capitol after 4:30 p.m. EDT.
A German man who posed as a U.S. Army sergeant and camo mascot traveled across North Africa and Europe using forged papers. He was exposed after stealing a car in Landstuhl and later jailed for 16 months in Paris-Frankfurt-London offenses before being expelled.
More than 300 delegates attend the North Carolina motel owners and operators three day convention in Wilmington. The event opens with a forum on promoting state tourist attractions and runs through today.
Senate discussions focus on a highway program funded by tax yields. Secretary Humhphrey warns spending may exceed yearly revenues in many years and urges an annual cap to ensure real spend-as-you-build progress. Senator Kerr notes uncertainty and calls for balance between expenditures and revenue projections.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee refined a 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid bill adding a trade restriction aimed at bans on aid to nations shipping strategic goods to the Communist bloc. Chairman Richards eyed a quick finish as a vote on three billion in new arms aid looms. Rev Edna Kelly pressed an amendment restricting exports to Iron Curtain powers.
TVA officials told the House Appropriations Committee that a technically feasible method exists to recover uranium from Florida phosphate ore waste. The plan would use a processing step to extract uranium while producing a usable fertilizer, turning millions of tons of discarded material into a valuable product.
North Carolina Democrats at the state convention endorsed Adlai Stevenson for president and backed segregation in schools and institutions. Delegates choosing 36 votes for the Chicago national convention lean toward Stevenson with 55 of 72 delegates favoring him. The platform supported tied access and state education oversight while defending the right to regulate public health morals and education amidst debate over school segregation.
London reports Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd rejected Singapore’s compromise plan and demanded the colony first fix its political structure before Britain would resume independence negotiations. Aneurin Bevan criticized the stance, while Marshall’s plan faced internal division amid stalled talks on Singapore’s defense control and suspension authority.
New York reports a predicted one cent per pack retail price rise for cigarettes by next week following a 45 cent wholesale increase by Liggett and Myers. The move affects Chesterfield regular and king-size and could prompt similar rises across the United Cigars-Whelan Stores network and other manufacturers.
Indonesian President Sukarno argued in Washington that freedom for mankind unites his country’s anti colonial stance with American anti communism though approaches differ. He called for nationalism and economic social democracy to combat poverty and colonialism without sacrificing independence.
President Harry Truman received cheers in Rome while wife Bess was briefly left behind at the railway station. They proceeded to the Quirinale Palace to sign the official visitor book and planned two weeks in Italy. The visit coincides with a screening of The Trouble With Harry at an English theater.
Five Russian Baptist leaders are due in New York today on a mission to the United States. The visit marks the first direct contact between organized Christianity in Russia and the United States since 1917 and aims to foster mutual understanding across religious and political lines.
A 5 pound monkey that bit a schoolgirl at Laurel Hill Tuesday was not rabies infected, according to John H. Hamilton director of the State Laboratory of Hygiene. He said brain tissue showed no microscopic rabies evidence and further tests are planned.
House leaders assess a rising 1956 surplus now estimated at 1.828 billion dollars, up from January. Presidents and budget officials forecast higher receipts, boosting debate on using the surplus to cut taxes or reduce the national debt as Democratic leaders monitor administration plans.
President Eisenhower appoints a special task force led by Harold Stassen to study the impact of Russia's manpower cutback and to review seven weeks of disarmament talks in London. The eight member group includes Dr. Ernest Lawrence and General Terrell Smith with aides assisting.
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver campaigned in Oregon for write in support as both ran late for the presidential ballot. Republican contenders McKay and Hitchcock faced voters in a crowded field for the chance to oppose Senator Morse in the fall.
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