01 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1955
Page
1
Paris reports on All Saints Day November 1 1954 rebels attacked in the eastern Atlas region of Algeria marking a sharp escalation after years of relative calm. The campaign followed years of French citizenship policy and regional administration under French rule and struck a critical blow to the prevailing quiet.
Dr Frederick RP a noted physician dies shortly before noon in Burlington County Me on July 1. He served in WWI Medical Corps in France and taught at Bow Medicine later practiced internal medicine and neuropsychiatry. He married Rachel Ethel Farlow in 1914 and leaves four children. Funeral plans incomplete with memorial gifts requested to New Heart Center of High Memorialital or High Point Friends Meeting building fund.
CHICAGO The National Merit Scholarship test drew nearly 60 000 top seniors from about 10 000 high schools on Oct 26. The 4 000 highest scorers move to a second exam Jan 14, with 350 winners receiving scholarships next year. More on page two A.
Princess Margaret announced she will renounce her rights of succession to marry Peter Townsend, a move that drew a wide range of public and church reactions. Supporters praised duty to throne and church while many Britons lamented the romance and questioned her future. Townsend, an RAF captain, had been with Margaret before she released the statement.
New York University announced last night that Wilbur Wright and two others are elected to the Hall of Fame, joining 83 Americans. Bronze likenesses will be placed in the colonnade. candidates must be deceased 15 years, Wright receiving 86 of 100 votes.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov pressed Israel over Soviet bloc arms shipments to Egypt as Sharett protested what Israel calls an intensifying Soviet influence. Molotov blamed Czechoslovakia for arms sales but acknowledged concern over Baghdad Pact ties, while Sharett sought broader Western and Moscow coordination after a week of talks.
A severe hog cholera outbreak devastates livestock in Sampson Wayne Johnston Wilson Pitt and surrounding counties. Farm agents report losses of 50 to 120 head per producer with several farms facing the worst toll in years as vaccinations begin and vets race to contain spread amid record losses.
Geneva reports Western powers line up against Molotovs European pay treaty proposal. They say it confuses the issue of German unity and would perpetuate Germanys division while preserving NATO and promising mutual aid, despite assurances of renouncing war and a security pact.
New York author Dale Carnegie known for How to Win Friends and Influence People died today in his home after a period of illness. The writer and lecturer built a career teaching public speaking and sold about four million copies of his book.
Mrs Sands of Mayodan asked the State Board of Paroles to release her husband Woodrow Sands, a Rockingham County inmate serving 3 to 5 years for attempted rape. Board chair Dr C H Patrick denied the request noting Sands must regain honor status for six months. Sands, 24, entered prison May 28, 1954, and could be released March 22 if he serves minimum, with a parole board decision to follow.
Washington reports a shift toward neutrality as tighter credit rules ease. The administration aims to avoid inflationary spikes and a possible tax cut debate next year while the Fed loosens some restraints to prevent a credit drought. The move follows earlier aggressive rate hikes and seeks to balance budgets and stimulate activity. The 91 day Treasury bill rate eased for a second week as this policy pivot unfolded.
The heavy cruiser Sueaneae sits at a Navy Yard pier awaiting commissioning and the first guided missiles. Terrier missiles track targets from a radar beam and home in autonomously, signaling a shift from five inch guns to missile defense for carrier task forces with high rate of fire.
Mrs Woodward shot at a noise and lay in her hospital bed with the bloody body of her husband William Woodward Jr in Long Island. Investigators sedated her and later questioned her after a stimulant injection. The couple, socialites from Pittsburg and New York blue-bloods, had just returned from a Duchess of Windsor party at their Oyster Bay estate.
In Elkin North Carolina damage suits are filed in Surry Superior Court. Surgeon Dr. Harry L. Johnson seeks 70009 for injuries after being shot at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital on November 15. Plaintiff J Pard Dobbins counters with 202000 claiming an affair between Johnson's son and Dobbins' wife fueled the incident.
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