26 Oct 1953
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1953
Page
1
A 350 strong delegation of cattlemen from across the country meets with Secretary Benson to demand government price supports as the sole solution to their industry’s troubles. They hold a mass meeting before the scheduled appointment, signaling unity on the issue.
In St Louis authorities began distributing serial numbers of the missing ransom tied to the Greenlease kidnapping. The case’s unsettled aftermath featured Lt Louis Shoulders alleging police missteps damaged his reputation amid an FBI probe into false tips and a board delaying Shoulders’ resignation review.
Linden, New Jersey. John Peyto, 49, told police he killed his paralyzed wife Anna, 46, out of mercy after she asked to die. He described beating her with a hammer, strangling her with a cord, and placing a crucifix and rosary on her body before the police. He planned his actions after a 3 a.m. plea and faced a murder charge.
The Caswell Co announces a $1.5 million nine story office building on Biltmore Avenue near Victoria Hospital. Eugene P. Coston says the facility will house doctors offices and suites with space for a drug store restaurant and medical library. Louis H. Asbury & Sons are architects and J A Charlotte is general contractor.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson told a caravan of 350 cattlemen from 30 states that he has an open mind on price supports but warned that a program would pose great obstacles. He indicated he leans toward an indirect approach already in effect as the more feasible policy.
The committee named Dennis Driscoll of Colorado Springs as chief spokesman for the entire delegation. James G. Patton, president of the National Farmers Union, and Gus Geissler spoke at the meeting. Patton said sponsors would not push the Farmers Union livestock program but would let delegates decide.
Pvt. David Hollinger of Youngstown Ohio a member of the 82nd Airborne was held on charges of raping an unidentified white woman after forcing his way into a car near Fort Bragg North Carolina. Two women reported he ordered them to drive him to Fayetteville then confronted one at gunpoint and forced them to continue to Fayetteville.
The Reds demand to set the political conference makeup as the first item while Dean can only discuss administrative matters. North Korea and China push for neutrals to join the talks, while Sweden and Switzerland oppose coercive hearings. The session ends with a plan to meet again and a tentative November 23 start date.
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia rejects Italy’s plan for mutual troop withdrawals as a cover for Trieste motives. Foreign Office says Belgrade countermeasures followed US and British decisions to hand Trieste Zone A to Italy, with troops reinforced along a 75 mile frontier to Austria.
At least 12 persons died in North Carolina during the weekend due to violence. The incidents included multiple traffic crashes, a shooting, and an automobile collision near several towns, with several victims identified by name and address and one suspect held for murder.
A reflective line notes a newlywed man's worry that marriage alters his view of the wife his partner might have preferred. The snippet hints at expectations and marital self-doubt within a social setting.
Sen Bridges says Congress will resist hiding foreign arms assistance within the regular defense budget. He urges breakdowns showing each nation's share and warns against sacrificing U S forces to fund allies. The Fed notes foreign nations sold more to the U S than bought, signaling waning need for U S economic aid.
West Berlin papers report a new East German police sweep against anti Communist underground fighters with gun battles. Police casualties and arrests are claimed amid clashes in southeast areas near Berlin and near Poland. Western sources say the unrest is not indicating a June 17 repeat and note large cordons and calls for residents to aid in ferreting out armed groups.
Washington officials warn a balanced budget next year hinges on two uncertain moves. They cite a four to five billion defense plan and Congress preserving or raising current tax rates, amid expected three billion dollars less revenue from April tax cuts and ongoing high defense costs.
Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, 23, from Virginia, refused repatriation at Prison Camp 5 near Pyoktong North Korea to learn about the Communist system. He told Indian guards he aimed to expose Communists and avenge fallen comrades, saying they are rotten to the core.
The United States delivers a lengthy denial at the United Nations General Assembly asserting Soviet charges of germ warfare in Korea are false. affidavits from American POWs describe torture to obtain confessions. Dr Charles W Mayo will present the 30 page statement, with Henry Cabot Lodge Jr coordinating.
Governor Umstead appoints Rutherfordton lawyer and former state senator Charles F. Gold as insurance commissioner replacing Waldo Cheek who resigns to join a Charlotte firm. Gold will serve until after the next general election. A Rutherford County native and Davidson College alumnus, he is a World War II veteran with prior roles as solicitor and judge in Rutherford County and former secretary to Rep. A. L. Bulwinkle. He served in the State Senate in 1951.
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