02 Oct 1958
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1958
Page
1
Premier De Gaulle arrives in Algiers amid sabotage and rebel violence to outline policy for Algeria. He tours frontier troops and plans a Constantine address while aiming to quell independence demands with a new constitutional era in France.
In Belleville New Jersey a storm knocked wires onto Rocco Malanga’s sidewalk. When he attempted to sweep them up the broom was snapped from his hands. Utility workers said the lines carried 40 000 to 60 000 volts. The 66 year old Mason was not injured.
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Anthony Albano, 61, of Brooklyn dangles from a 135 foot Milwaukee County Stadium light pole after climbing up to see the opening Series game. A rescuer reaches from a fire truck ladder as he is lowered to safety. Albano said his foot went asleep and he could not climb down after failing to get a ticket.
Los Angeles AP reports Dana Latham, a 60 year old tax expert, has accepted President Eisenhower’s invitation to become commissioner of internal revenue. He will head the vast network of federal tax offices and push for simpler more uniform tax laws.
Secretary of State Dulles sent a message to Chiang Kai-shek affirming U S support for Formosa and Nationalist China. The move follows Dulles remarks at a news conference that were read as open to bargaining over Quemoy and Matsu.
AP report notes 250000 GM workers walk off assembly lines after failed talks with Louis Seay and company leaders. 20 hour session ends without breakthrough and strike begins, signaling possible broader impact.
Washington reports describe Soviet notes to the United States and Britain in Moscow amid two new Soviet nuclear tests. The U.S. designated James J. Wadsworth to lead its UN delegation as talks on a nuclear test suspension proceed with ambassadors rather than ministers. Officials say detailed work remains and a high level meeting with Secretary Dulles could be sought, potentially touching the Formosa issue.
A masked robber in gloves and a plaid shirt entered the Cheltenham National Bank in Philadelphia, took about $5000 from multiple tellers, then fled in a stolen car as bystanders watched. No one was harmed. FBI later joined investigation.
President Eisenhower plans two TV speeches in Denver and Los Angeles on October 20 and 21, followed by a Chicago address on October 22 as part of Maps Pre-Vote Activity. The itinerary includes a two night stay in Denver with Mrs. Eisenhower, mother Mrs. John S. Doud.
Charlotte’s City School Board unanimously approved reassignment of two Negro students to predominately white schools. Nathaniel Abraham moved from Billingsville to Shamrock Gardens Elementary sixth grade, and Fannie Waterman moved from Second Ward to Central High School tenth grade. The transfers bring four Negro children into three formerly all white schools, including Central High senior George Roberts and Piedmont Junior High student Girbaud Roberts.
Gov. Lindsay Almond and aides pursue final plan to reopen several previously closed public schools under integration laws. The move would reopen six old schools and two in Charlottesville by removing grades for Black students, sending white students to other schools and returning Black pupils to segregated facilities under federal remand.
Little Rock Private School Corp faces creating 2 600 white high school classes within days with no Negro education plan. They may rent buildings and rely on donations as the U S Court of Appeals weighs a lease to four public high schools. Dr T J Raney says teachers ease available. funding and space remain urgent.
A Chinese Nationalist official condemned Secretary Dulles for implying possible talks with Peiping over Quemoy while U S policy saw no retreat on offshore garrisons. Chiang Kai-shek opposed reducing forces and warned the United States against binding commitments that might drag it into war with Red China. The Foreign Ministry maintained a large Quemoy defense is essential against an initial assault on Formosa.
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