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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1959
Page
1
Two 15 and 16 year old orphans confessed to killing 77 year old Dell Hoover in Enterprise. They planned the attack to steal a wallet containing $335. Hoover was shot in the head during an ambush at his Roseville area home.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California hundreds of missilemen and civilians face housing shortages. Rents climb with few affordable options forcing families to live in barracks far from bases. Maj Gen David Wade calls a public meeting to address the crisis as base housing options lag.
The Training Union campaign at Green Street Baptist Church aims for a 460 attendance Sunday night. Mrs. Wilma Bishop says the effort motivates committee members and directs duties. The group will join the regular visitation program next Thursday evening.
The United States accuses China of a high handed kidnapping of Marine Sgt. Robert Armstrong in Bombay. He was seized from a taxi and beaten inside the Chinese consulate grounds, held about six hours, as officials in New Delhi seek the Chinese account. Local police and state officials discuss diplomatic immunity and responses.
In Pacoima California burglars smashed the front window of a grocery Friday and seized a 350 pound safe containing seven thousand dollars in cash and two thousand in checks. Police investigated the break in at the Shop Easy Market.
Washington reports require further information from the American consul general in Bombay before action. United States Marine sergeant Armstrong and Chinese defector Chang Chien-yuh were taken to a beach cottage near Bombay after Armstrong appeared at the Chinese consulate to seek asylum. Chang indicated he wished to return to the consulate, while Armstrong accompanied him. The reasons behind Chang changing his mind and Armstrong's involvement remain unclear.
Eight month old Kathy Russ nearly died on Thanksgiving 1959 when convulsions struck. Her 13 year old brother Matt Jr. applied mouth to mouth resuscitation, reviving her after about five minutes. A doctor arrived as Kathy began to recover.
New York AP Don Anthony singer and record producer says he gave two checks to District Attorney Frank Hogan as proof he paid disc jockeys to plug his records. Anthony, 31, testified he paid about 5000 dollars to out of town DJs four years ago. He also noted threats and requested police protection earlier. Scott Muni WMCA DJ and DJ Association official says he never took payola with WMCA. WNEW-TV program director Jack Lynn subpoenaed to present disc jockey records, Alan Freed tied to probe new Manhattan case.
The Sunday Enterprise previews complete picture report on the Thomasville Piedmont Festival parade and notes the season’s end. Honor and determination themes appear in tomorrow’s edition with features on a High Point College freshman Don Palmer who lost both arms and aims to teach history.
New York papers quote Senator John F Kennedy saying the United States should not advocate birth control abroad. He urged countries to handle the issue themselves, stressing care in giving advice and stating U S policy does not endorse birth control here or abroad.
NASA reports confirm a plastic fairing ripped from the Atlas Able rocket payload seconds after launch. Cape Canaveral observers saw a flaming fragment fall into the ocean, and film and telemetry show the payload and third stage disintegrated without the cover.
Panamanians held a “march of sovereignty” in Panama City on the 138th anniversary of independence, urging control over the Canal Zone. U.S. troops and Panamanian guards were on standby as about 80 demonstrators were hurt in clashes with Zone police and troops. a motorcade headed to the capital was reduced in size amid searches. Prime President Ernesto de la Guardia Jr. urged peaceful conduct.
U S District Judge Frank A Hooper rejected Atlanta's plea for more time to submit a school desegregation plan. The injunction required the Atlanta Board of Education to file by December 1, with possible linkage to Georgia legislative action. Attorneys argued questions of public importance and wide impact justified delay.
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