31 May 1960
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1960
Page
1
The three day Memorial Day weekend traffic death toll rose and threatened to match the 371 fatalities set in 1958. Reports trickled in as the period ended with several crashes including a Greyhound bus and semi collision near Evanston Wyoming.
North Carolina potential governor contenders Terry Sanford and I Beverly Lake launched their runoff bid. Sanford stressed school spending and a moderate approach, while Lake campaigned as a conservative anti NAACP figure. Sanford accused Lake of fanning racial tensions and argued true issue is state spending.
In Ankara the Provisional Cabinet banned party activities to curb stirring Menderes era groups after the suicide of Namık Gedik, a former interior minister and ally of Menderes. Gedik leapt from a four story window, with officials citing a nervous breakdown amid the crackdown.
The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama own submerged Gulf lands only up to three miles from shore while Texas and Florida rights extend to about 10.45 miles. Chief Justice Warren and Justice Clark disqualified themselves. The decision could release about 300 million dollars in escrow from Interior Department leases off Louisiana.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from CIA Director Allen Dulles behind closed doors about the U2 crash and surveillance program. Dulles offered no transcripts, while Fulbright and other members pursue why the flight was sent before summit talks as Mansfield and Aiken expected questions to fill gaps in Eisenhower’s national broadcast.
A Greyhound bus rear ended a parked Inter-State Motor Lines truck on U S 30 near Evanston Wyoming killing four women and injuring over 20 others. The bus driver Henry Everts and two passengers were hospitalized in Evanston with the dead identified as among the bus riders. Several others were treated and released.
Vice President Nixon opened the SEATO ministers conference urging a policy of firmness without belligerence toward the Communists to avoid a war of words that could spark nuclear conflict. Secretary Herter pledged full U.S. support and responsibility in concert with Britain and France for peace in the Far East.
Washington reports President Eisenhower will depart June 12 for a Far Eastern tour visiting Japan Korea the Philippines Formosa and Okinawa with possible stop at Alaska and Hawaii aboard his jet airliner. The trip includes a SEATO ministers luncheon and review of allied goals while Gustav Svensson recounts Pasternak saying the Nobel Prize saved his life and confirming he never renounced the award amid Soviet censorship.
A stark portrait of white minority rule in South Africa, detailing Afrikaner and English tensions with blacks, the dense social stratification, and the country’s policing and emigration pressures as unrest grows. It notes economic impact and daily life under a militarized state.
Official count in Davidson County impounded primary returns shows Russell Van Landingham of Thomasville defeating Joe Sink of Lexington. The tally reversed Saturday’s unofficial result, with Van Landingham holding a 22 vote lead. The election board ordered the Davidson boxes impounded for the official canvass.
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