03 Nov 1958
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1958
Page
1
NASA announced the United States will launch its third Air Force lunar probe within a week with an estimated one in twenty five chance of reaching the moon. Dr Hugh L Dryden cautioned that optimism should be restrained and trajectory control is needed.
Vatican City AP reports preparations at St Peter’s for the papal coronation. A procession of church orders will escort the pontiff to the basilica doors, then up red steps to a throne and into the central altar for Mass. Cardinals and foreign dignitaries attend from designated platforms.
Washington AP reports 1958 control battles fade as Democrats seek a big victory and Republicans hope for last minute upsets. Nation faces mild 50s 60s weather with votes likely deciding Senate gains and House gains, plus governors. Leaders from both parties forecast varied outcomes amid civil rights clashes and Korean armistice criticisms.
Cairo reports claim an Egyptian source says Britain has provided Israel with an undisclosed number of jet bombers. The piece notes Egyptian fears of a possible Israeli strike on Jordan and describes wartime lessons from 1956. It cites Soviet and Western arms flows to regional powers.
Democratic challenger Dave Clark tours North Carolina's 10th District visiting Spruce Pine Valdese Hickory Newton Conover Lincolnton and Charlotte while Republican incumbent Charles R. Jonas remains in his office. A TV debate is set to air tonight as the campaign winds down. The 10th District contest draws statewide interest with broader turnout expected for the nearby statewide races. The slate includes the 12th District seat race and a quiet statewide contest between Sen. B Everett Jordan and Richard Clarke Jr. for the remaining term of W Kerr Scott, with several Supreme Court judges unopposed.
Meet Carmichael a new panel by Dave Eastman born 1924 Anderson Indiana who served in the Army Air Force and later lived in Los Angeles. Eastman studied at John Herron Chouinard and Jefferson Machamer before freelance work in Saturday Evening Post and Collier.
Washington AP reports Secretary of State John Foster Dulles observes the second anniversary of his cancer operation. At 70 he shows no major pains and plans further travel and a semiannual checkup. He remains energetic, continuing a vigorous schedule amid Eisenhower's administration and criticism.
State College’s Textiles School unveils a new lab costing 96000 with an 8000 pound cobalt-60 shipment valued at 24000. The AEC funds 80 percent of radiation research costs totaling about 275000 over three years, with four NC mills contributing the rest. Research aims include modifying fibers by radiation and developing wash-n-wear finishes without heat or acids.
The United States and Allies map a Western approach to talks with the Soviet Union starting in Geneva focusing first on weapons capacity and preventive measures. Political issues, such as inspection zones, would wait until a later conference. The Soviet plan emphasizes immediate political zone questions.
Cuban government to seek protection for Cuban airliners and passengers in the United States after rebels seized a Viscount turboprop flight from Miami to Varadero that crashed near Preston in Oriente Province killing 17. Three survivors, four gunmen, four Cuban crew, three other Cubans and six naturalized Americans died.
New York AP report says Eastern Air Lines postpones a planned midnight strike to allow time for union review of the carrier's latest offer. Six major airlines share the burden of a potential walkout including American Trans World Pan American Eastern and Capital.
In Havana and across Cuba polls opened at 8 am as Batista’s army and police guarded 34 000 troops and 8 521 precincts. Fidel Castro alleged fraud before voting began while rebels urged boycott amid clashes in Oriente and unaired campaigning limits.
Chinese Nationalists report 36 431 shells hit the Quemoys between noon and 6 p m raising the day’s total from an earlier 12 822 projectiles. Fire waned after intense bombardment and the Tan islets faced heavier shelling as Peiping broadcast the figures.
Archaeologist Stanley South reports at Brunswick Town state historic site that about 30 house foundations are being uncovered under centuries of sand and humus. One preserved 1733 home known as Nath Moore's Front shows ballast stone walls and a portico supported by stone pillars.
The author argues excuses reveal obstacles and small matters seem large when viewed narrowly. By stepping back viewers see barriers as specks in God’s plan, urging a spiritual perspective that transcends worry and focuses on long term progress.
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