24 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1963
Page
1
A robber in his late 20s with red hair held up a North Carolina bank shortly after 10 a m. using a snub nosed revolver. He fled in a white 1962 Chevrolet Impala after dropping two bundles on the sidewalk. FBI described him 5 8, 165 pounds. Local witnesses noted unusual behavior at the scene.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller told the League of California Cities in San Francisco that California was not yet the most populous state. He admitted New York was losing people to California but quipped that the only gain for New York was Richard Nixon.
King Hassan II of Morocco offered to meet Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella anywhere with no preconditions to end fighting between Morocco and Algeria. He urged Ben Bella to stop undermining the Moroccan regime as new clashes erupted near the Saharan oasis of Hassi Beida where Moroccan planes fought a major attack.
United Nations Day records trace the flag's evolution from a wartime OSS button design to the 1946 General Assembly adoption. The circular world map surrounded by olive branches became the emblem, symbolizing peace and the UN's remit.
A coroner ruled Diana Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill's eldest daughter, died by self administered acute barbiturate poisoning. The nude body was found in a London bathroom after a recent nervous period aided by sedation. Her life had centered on The Samaritans organization.
Robert Mann the 20 year old from Sepulveda California said he was physically well treated while jailed for 21 months in Communist East Germany. He described the experience as leaving him a nervous wreck and said he is still nervous and learning English. Mann was released yesterday after a secret trial in East Berlin on July 14 1962 for helping an East German escape to the west.
Hurricane Ginny strengthens to 85 mph as it nears the U.S. coast. Forecasters warn of inland move after midnight from St. Augustine to Savannah with gale watches extending to Myrtle Beach. Seas rise, tides run up to five feet. beach erosion reported at Manalapan and Lake Worth. Navy aircraft relocate inland. Cape Canaveral missile complex operation continues.
President Kennedy presses for civil rights legislation with a White House meeting of House leaders. A crucial Judiciary Committee vote is delayed to next Tuesday as administration allies seek support for a compromise bill closer to midsummer proposals.
A predawn house fire in Palm Springs claimed the lives of comedian Joan Davis's mother Nina Mae Davis aged 70 her daughter Beverly Colbert 29 and Colbert's three children Guy 7 and one more child. Coroner and Fire Department reports say the blaze started in the master bedroom of Colbert's home with smoke damage to the rest of the house and Beverly Colbert's husband Martin away on a business trip in Los Angeles.
Captain Gerhard Krause recounted the sneak strafing of his ore ship the SS J. Louis off the Cuban coast. He said they looked into the attackers guns while bullets struck the right side and deck. He noted no planes were seen but flashes were observed and seven crew were on duty during the attack.
The U S Weather Bureau reports Hurricane Ginny still threatens the southeastern coast with its eye about 110 miles east of Daytona Beach Florida. The storm moves northwest at five miles per hour and gale winds extend 200 miles south of the center.
AP reports Exercise Big Lift proceeding ahead of schedule with 150 of 234 transports delivering 9,436 soldiers of the 2nd Armored Division to bases in West Germany and France. The goal remains 72 hours for the massive airlift from Bergstrom Texas to Europe despite German concerns over troop reductions. Brig. Gen. R. H. Safford calls the operation the smoothest he has seen.
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