16 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1955
Page
1
The State Baptist Convention discusses responsibility for segregation in colleges and votes to defer decisive action. The morning session includes heated debate with motions tabled and calls for mixed-race admissions by veterans and church figures. Local delegates from North Carolina counties are mentioned as part of the ongoing discussion. The report continues on page twelve.
Argentina faces a split labor front as anti Peron officials clash with Peronista unions while a general strike abides in parts of the country. Essential services like power and transport largely run, with high variation in industries such as meat, glass, rubber, and textiles showing different strike intensities.
The Guilford County Commissioners voted to hire the N S Medical Care Commission to study potential uses for the Guilford County Sanatorium. A High Point Memorial Hospital physician committee urged conversion to a facility serving indigent patients funded by the county.
An unnamed administration figure warns the cold war has resumed after Geneva. He says budget aims may yield to developing tensions and foreign aid could shift, though overall outlays should not change much. The Pig Four meeting is viewed as a fragile step toward peace amid Middle East tensions.
President Eisenhower, sending a message read at a Madison Square Garden rally, says the need for a peaceful Israeli Arab settlement becomes daily more imperative. The message, read from Gettysburg on his convalescence, notes U S willingness to consider legitimate self defense requests but rejects contributing to an arms race in the Near East.
Five year old Tommy Woodward of Baltimore named the March of Dimes poster boy for 1956 polio drive. Stricken at 14 months he uses braces and crutches after polio and hospital treatment. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Very D. Woodward have paid part of his care, with $1000 in March of Dimes funds spent so far.
Abba Eban arrived for talks with Undersecretary as Israel presents a list of defensive arms it wants from the United States to balance aid given to Egypt. Attending were Reuven Shiloah Col Katriel Salmon and George V. Allen to discuss arms and offset fees amid regional arms exchanges.
Graham Gilbert, 23, a father of two, will be arraigned tomorrow in Denver on a murder charge connected to the dynamiting of a United Airlines plane. The blast killed his mother and 43 others. Prosecutors moved swiftly after a U.S. attorney turned the case over for state action. The complaint, signed by W. A. Patterson, accuses Graham of murder in the death of Mrs. Daisy King and others aboard the flight. Survivors will receive about $655,000 in settlements from insurers and underwriters.
Geneva talks end with Dulles accusing Moscow of blocking German reunification and warning that Russia will not accept a reunified Germany allied with the West. The Big Four issue a weak communique after failed disarmament talks ending without a new meeting date.
Adlai E Stevenson announces his 1952 presidential bid from Chicago with plans to name James Finenigan as a top aide and Barry Bingham to head a volunteers group. Kefauver hints at a possible run while leaders in both parties weigh Stevenson as a front runner.
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson criticizes the Truman era loyalty program, claiming its implementation harmed civil liberties and freedom of thought. He says the Eisenhower administration pursued thought control on federal workers and condemns Attorney General Brownell's approach as atypical.
A Senate subcommittee moves to investigate potential conflicts of interest involving a federal official tied to a disputed railroad passenger transfer contract. Cross, a former Illinois lieutenant governor, is implied as the official though not named, with sources noting messages with White House aides about the inquiry. The focus is on negotiations related to the Railroad Transfer Service concession linking Cahocante depot transfers.
The Associated reports record highs amid a full heat wave in the Carolinas with Charleston 84 and Charlotte 82. Weather Bureau forecast calls for scattered rain and cooler, seasonal weather by tomorrow as cities like Asheville 76, Greensboro 75, Wilmington 76 register notable highs.
Weather cancels conference as Adams flies from Washington to join Hughes Eisenhower in budget talks for the new fiscal year. Dulles arrives for Geneva ministers talks then heads to Gettysburg to report by radio. Eisenhower rests at White House as convalescence from a heart attack continues.
The Miami Weather Bureau ordered small craft advisory at 11 a.m. as an afternoon forecast calls for fresh southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph. Mariners are advised to seek safe harbor and limit offshore activity today due to rough seas and gusty conditions.
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