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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1959
Page
1
Exposition buyers at High Point and surrounding cities report strong attendance and steady prices as manufacturers, though cautious, expect a temporary lag from the steel strike. Some producers warn of possible price rises before the January winter market.
Raeford Thomas Smith a 17 year old with a duck tail haircut bright red shirt and blue jeans admitted the slaying of Clifford Eugene Chandler 57 Mecklenburg County Police Chief Joe Whitley said Smith who lives in a shack at Rt 7 Charlotte was picked up Sunday for questioning in a store robbery. He later admitted the robbery and led police to woods where a .12 gauge shotgun and part of the $44 loot were found.
Kaiser Steel Corp. announced it would bargain separately with the United Steelworkers Union during the 104 day steel strike. Chairman Edgar F. Kaiser said the move aims to address the national emergency, while noting an agreement with the union had not been signed. The company employs 10,615 of the 500,000 striking workers and accounts for about 2 percent of national output.
U S District Judge Irving R Kaufman to preside as 63 Apalachin delegates face trial for evasive testimony about the November 14 1957 conclave at the home of Joseph Barbara and Milton R Wesser with over 100 witnesses marshaled. The raid prompted federal and state investigations into organized crime. Barbara died of a heart attack last June.
In Charlotte the state Attorney General and Esso official clash over a price cut from 29.9 to 27.8 cents for regular gasoline. Dowd defends the move as fair competition while Seawell fears it undercuts independent dealers and aims to sway public opinion on fair trading. Other majors like Shell Sun and Texaco show similar actions locally.
Syracuse AP reports the first synthetic penicillin Syncillin will reach doctors within weeks. It is safer for humans, more effective against resistant germs, and can be taken by mouth, potentially replacing injections. Dr Amel R. Menoiti of Bristol Laboratories notes its stripped down chemical form.
Raleigh police search for two convicts who fled Central Prison from a hospital window using sheets. Charles W. Stewart of Wilmington 52 years old serving 25 years for armed robbery and highway robbery and James Edward Christy 26 of Concord serving 19 to 25 years for manslaughter and burglary fled after being treated at Central Prison Hospital. The escape marks the 15th and 16th prison break since 1937.
Washington AP reports US News & World Report interview with Marshall detailing that America had only two atomic bombs when the wartime decision to drop them on Japan was made. He recalls uncertainty about the weapon's power and how to use it to save lives.
Gov. Hodges credited North Carolina industrial development for growth shown in a nine month report. Saunders reported 171.7 million invested in new plants and expansions, up from 167.1 million last year, with 25 723 new jobs created this year versus 15 094 a year ago.
AP reports Peiping informs India that seven of 17 Indian police officers reported killed are alive and prisoners. Chinese note says nine bodies recovered from a clash in Ladakh Kashmir. one more officer missing. China also claims three Indians captured. India says patrol ambushed 40 miles inside Ladakh.
North Carolinians will decide Tuesday on issuing 34.4 million dollars in state bonds with assurances that a favorable vote will not trigger new taxes. Tar Heel officials urged passage and discounted rumors of increased levies, saying the state is in excellent shape.
The Baer's Agricultural Almanac for 1960 features Abner Americanus the Pennsylvania Dutch sage offering maxims on virtue and nails. It notes Friday the 13th in May and predicts a cold snowy winter described as for huddled.
Two American atomic researchers won the Nobel Prize in physics for discovering the anti proton, validating matter’s two forms. The laureates, Enrico Fermi's associates at Berkeley, were aided by Clyde Weigel and Thomas Ypsilantis, with Segre and Chamberlain as key figures in their field.
Soviet propaganda abroad presses disarmament as a path to better economic prospects while maintaining that capitalism is doomed without arms. Domestically, Khrushchev’s tour is cited as proof of Soviet sincerity in seeking peace, with repeated emphasis across broadcasts.
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