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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1959
Page
1
A pack of stray dogs killed a small boy in Hazelwood suburb and spurred a large roundup by armed residents. Police and volunteers killed 15 dogs and captured two. neighbors identified five as part of the attacking pack.
A Winston-Salem effort to stop plastic bag use for home laundry deliveries includes all local laundries. Seven month old Randy Smith Flynn died after smothering in a plastic bag, with more than two dozen similar deaths nationwide this year.
A 27 year old Asheboro resident Betty Lou Trogdon Craven died when struck by a passing car at 3 45 a m on a fog swept highway two miles east of Asheboro She apparently waved down motorists as she stood on the road A sailor from Charlotte James Donnie Stubbs 1312 N Davidson St and his wife were nearby No charges filed Craven survived by husband daughter mother and four sisters and two brothers
Fresh National Guard replacements arrive in Henderson North Carolina to patrol the mills as the Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills resume full three shift operations after the November 17 walkout. Col. Tom Presnell assumes command from Lt. Col. B A. Peterson with troops drawn from Hickory Morganton North Wilkesboro Asheville and Forest City Spindle. The 300 to 400 strong force continues the two week rotation policy to avoid hardship for citizen soldiers amid ongoing strike related violence.
In Raleigh AP summary of a dispute between State Superintendent Charles F. Carroll and the State Board of Education led by Dallas Herring. The Board backs a bill giving it a voice in hiring while Carroll opposes the measure. Herring released a letter to Rep. Satterfield seeking a full airing of differences.
Army engineers construct a second defensive mine field perimeter around Algiers extending from five to fifty miles beyond the city as part of wartime security.
Chicago AP reports six man coroner's jury found Sandor Torma 29 a laboratory technician who, after losing work and facing debt, hanged himself with a belt in his basement. His widow Frieda 26 says the verdict is a misnomer. the family recently faced wage cuts and hunger with 26 cents found in her purse.
Secretary of State Christian Herter showed steel in handling the Soviets but faces a proving challenge in pressuring Western allies. The Geneva session tests his ability to unite the coalition and respond swiftly to curves from Andrei Gromyko as he negotiates with British French and West German ministers. The 64 year old veteran, recently promoted from Undersecretary, juggles planning with rapid diplomacy while balancing old friendships and tough decisions.
Five youths and a workman and his family were involved in a two-vehicle head-on collision on a road near Monmouth. The dead include Larry Earp 18 and Charles Lee 18 both graduates of Little York High School along with a 35 year old woman and two of her children. Jerry Perrin 19 is listed critically injured. The car carrying the graduates had just received as a graduation gift. Police say a Logsdon family car crossed into the oncoming lane leading to the fatal crash.
Western and Soviet ministers at Geneva push for a stopgap Berlin arrangement and a broader East West pact. Officials seek Gromyko clarity on a temporary Berlin solution and a security framework while confidential exchanges proceed over meals to avoid public posturing.
AP reports a Geneva debut of The Mouse That Roared a satire mocking nations and diplomats. The fictitious Grand Duchy of Fenwick invades New York and loses the Q-bomb to reveal the folly of war worship. Peter Sellers leads a cast including Jean Seberg in a playful political spoof with World Series quips.
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