03 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1955
Page
1
Clashes flare along the El Auja border area as reports describe heavy fighting between Israeli and Egyptian forces near the El Auja-Nizana demilitarized zone. No civilian details are confirmed in the dispatch.
Nassau prosecutors plan to question all attendees at a Locust Valley party honoring the Duchess of Windsor as part of the Woodwards murder case inquiries. Mrs. Woodward remains hospitalized after a shock and guards were placed to prevent self harm. Meanwhile in the Middle East Israeli forces report a reoccupation of territory and capture of mortars guns and vehicles after engagements with Egyptian units.
A bus traveling about 55 mph collided with a stalled tractor trailer, tearing the bus nearly in two. At least one person died and 32 were injured, with many in critical condition as patrols, ambulances, and hospital staff responded. The Great Southern tractor-trailer, driven by Harold Ritch of Durham, sustained about 2500 in damage. no charges filed yet.
Herbert Elton, 55, arrested in Sacramento for vagrancy after police found him in odd attire. He told Officer Howard Berringer he dressed in the dark two days earlier.
The blast at a gasoline storage facility near a river port 25 miles west of Birmingham killed Felton Thrasher 46, his wife Tina May 20, and Olen Dodd Thrasher. Fire spread to docks and tanks as workers tried to shut off valves. The explosion released fumes that forced nearby residents from their homes during hours of chemical firefighting.
The French National Assembly debate over the urgent treatment bill revealed split opinions on timing. President Schneiter capped debate and announced the Senate would have up to two months to consider the measure, sparking surprise among observers and raising pressure for early elections to decide North Africa policies in early 1956.
A GAO official disclosed a shakeup tied partly to a disputed July report alleging conflict of interest by former official Howard Young. The report accused Young of zinc contract conduct while at the Defense Materials Procurement Agency and receiving pay from American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co. Young and Jess Larson denied the charges.
North Carolina reports total building permits worth 118.38 million dollars in the first nine months, up 2 percent from a year earlier. September permits reach 10.55 million withCharlotte Raleigh Winston-Salem leading, followed by Asheville Peastington and others in the list of cities with notable totals.
Secretary of State Dulles pressed Molotov for unification of Germany during the Big Four talks in Geneva. He warned that free secret elections risk German disunity under a one party ballot in East Germany and accused the Soviet Union of fearing the outcome.
A striking brunette Mrs Sunny Canales Worden 43 San Antonio recently divorced from a Texas oilman cattleman awaited a preliminary hearing regarding the slaying of her husband Don Worden 45 on Padre Island. Officers said she admitted dragging the body to a grave and firing two shots after the man allegedly threatened her 5 year old daughter.
President Eisenhower, gaining strength, drafts a legislative program to run next year. Taft Hartley Act addition sparks clash with Democratic Congress in January. He plans convalescence at Gettysburg farm and a November 11 departure from Denver pending White’s approval.
Reports say former Argentine leader Juan Peron, aboard a DC4, left Brazil en route to Nicaragua. The party may stop at Belem or along the coast, with confusion over the announced route and a halt expected in the region near Belem.
Wilmington researchers aim for calm seas to continue recovering General Lee's jewel adorned sword said to be lost with the Fanny and Jenny wreck off Wrightsville Beach. Marine diver Cpl. David Marx coordinates with the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce for funding and logistics during weekends.
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