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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1958
Page
3
The first American Nike-Hercules missile battalion arrived in Keelung Formosa to reinforce the defense line. The battalion with 700 men, commanded by Lt. Col. Bernard Greenberg, expects to be operation ready to fire in about a week to ten days.
The 82 year old pontiff suffered a second stroke 47 hours after the first and again faced grave danger. Vatican radio reported he regained consciousness briefly and requested Holy Communion but could not swallow the host, later becoming unconscious. Prelates were summoned to Castel Gandolfo as officials weighed the possible consequences.
AP reports Roy details possible 24 to 36 month timeline for manned spaceflight possibly via the Air Force X15 project. NASA/APA sources note X15 speeds up to 3200 4500 mph and 200 miles altitude while ARPA Director Johnson cites 40 million dollars for research with aim to 65 million by fiscal 1959. He discusses manned earth orbit and a potential lunar base.
The North Carolina Crop Reporting Service says widespread rainfall last week eased dry soils statewide. Flue cured tobacco is completely harvested with only scattered fields in the barley area. Corn harvesting progressed while cotton harvest was active where weather allowed and peanut digging continued in commercial areas though only a small portion dug by week end.
Charlotte AP reports a fourth African American student, Fannie Waterman, 10th grade, will enter Central High School under desegregation. Sixth grader Nathaniel Abraham began at Shamrock Gardens Elementary as the first Negro to attend a white elementary school in the city, with another Negro already at Piedmont Junior High.
The piece reports Democratic leaders criticizing President Eisenhower's foreign policy and the administration’s handling of the Quemoy crisis. Humphrey and Butler defend responsible policy debate as essential to democracy, while Javits praises changes in East Asia policy as a step toward peace and security.
McClure from Anderson South Carolina, an aero medical lab assistant, reports on a Tuesday balloon flight pilot urging endurance as the crew contends with potential gondola leaks and safety factors during the test.
The North Carolina Military District office will move as part of a regional consolidation with South Carolina Georgia and Tennessee. The 12th Army Corps Reserve will absorb the districts and base its headquarters in Atlanta. A date has not been announced and civilian staff may transfer or seek other government posts with no anticipated impact.
Winston Salem AP reports an airman from Rocky Mount died after a bar bell exercise. Charles E Staton, 19, sustained a skull fracture and brain injury, with investigators noting a weight overhead could have struck his skull during exercise at the Union Cross radar station. The physician said effects appeared gradually after the incident.
Stewart, backed by Sen. Bricker, faces prompt Senate Judiciary Committee review for a federal judgeship. Eastland led prior opposition efforts. Stewart met Eisenhower after a rush call. A Jackson Mich native, he chairs Cincinnati legal roles and served on the city council. Segal calls the appointment excellent. Rubies and sapphires are both corundum.
The article lists leading candidates including Gregory I Peter Cardinal Agagianian, Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy, and Giovan Ni Battista Montini. It notes Agagianian as expert on the Soviet Union, Gilroy’s prophecy link, Montini’s Vatican experience, and other Italian and international cardinals under consideration.
Ad copy claims bladder discomfort and muscular aches from over exertion. It promotes a three step plan and a fast pain relief action described in vague terms. The jumbled text urges readers to obtain the product for relief.
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