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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1959
Page
1
Authorities move to quell potential violence after Prime Minister Abdel Karim Kassem survives an assassination attempt in Baghdad. A curfew covers the city as roads reopen and a radio broadcast from the hospital reassures citizens.
A 10 inch propane and butane gas line rupture in Austin sent gas over 50 by 35 blocks and prompted a mass evacuation of 300 to 400 residents. Police, fire, state police and Bergstrom troops led door to door moves while warnings urged residents to avoid matches and switches. Schools closed south of the Colorado River until early afternoon.
NBC officials disclosed that Van Doren, famous Twenty One contestant who earned 129000 and now under a 50000 annual contract as a TV commentator, was invited to testify before the House subcommittee about rigging allegations. The invitation aims to clarify Van Doren’s alleged connections while he denies any knowledge of rigging.
In Portland doctors reported progress in the Stubblefield Siamese twins after a Tuesday separation at the University of Oregon Hospital. The twins Jeannett Kim and Dennett Linn, now face to face, each weighed 8 1 4 pounds following the procedure.
The UN Political Committee unanimously approved immediate debate on Khrushchev’s total disarmament plan. Ambassador Franz Matsch of Austria proposed priority after private talks, noting Khrushchev and Eisenhower both deem general disarmament the era’s top issue.
Pittsburgh AP report on steel negotiators facing President Eisenhower's implied deadline to avoid Taft Hartley intervention. Both sides prefer a lean accord, with United Steelworkers leader McDonald vowing a legal challenge but workers to obey the law. Deadlock since Tuesday. progress hoped on return from California.
President Eisenhower boarded an Air Force jet from Southern California at 7 a.m. PST and departed for Washington after eight days at a desert retreat. A cheering crowd of about 200 met his arrival by helicopter, noting he looked tanned and hoarseness had disappeared as he headed to decide swiftly on Taft-Hartley law use in the steel strike.
Britons turnout high as polls show optimism for a Conservative victory in the general election. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan remarked on a sunny day while stock markets surged with confidence in a Tory win and bookmakers favored the Conservatives in the final hours.
The Republican Program and Progress committee endorses peaceful liberation of captive peoples from Communist rule and a space demilitarization pact. It urges private investment in aid, conditional trade with Communist states, and a UN emergency air force for crises, while promoting balanced disarmament and strong deterrence.
Acting on President Eisenhower's orders, government lawyers seek a court injunction to force 85,000 striking longshoremen back to work under Taft Hartley emergency provisions. Officials warn continued stoppage could threaten national health and food supply, with mediation the only recourse after 80 days. Some officials urge relief for nonparty Gulf and Atlantic fleets.
A Southern Railway investigator testified that buses east and west could adequately serve the public if passenger trains 13 and 16 between Goldsboro and Greensboro were canceled. The hearing, overruled objections from Atty. Gen. Burns, continues with officials arguing about bus facilities and lost 1958 revenue.
New Delhi India Prime Minister Nehru says India will not eject Chinese from disputed outposts seized and will pursue political solutions first. He notes no military operations at this stage and promises to respond if the situation changes.
FBI and local police widen search for three Helena high school girls Claudia Fuller 17 Sharron Lee McDowell 16 and Sharron Irene Balazs 17 who vanished after meeting three California men dressed as cowboys The men George R Jann 29 Frank H Spicer 24 and Frank E Fisher are described as armed and dangerous Police suspect kidnapping and seek a rose pink 1959 Pontiac sedan linked to the case
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