Budget Cuts Make 1958 Defense Spending Debate
The article details large potential reductions in Eisenhower era appropriations totaling about 4.9 to 5.4 billion dollars amid a record high peace time budget. It notes uncertainty over impact, with many cuts likely restored or not affecting spending, and mentions Russia's missile development as a factor in the economy debate.
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Eisenhower
Conone
Congressional Committee
Percival
Congress
Russia
Purge Moves Target Chinese Rightists Within Party Ranks
The New China News Agency reports three leaders branded as rightists in a purge linked to Mao era politics. Hsu is said to have advocated ending Communist control of education, Pang Chin-kong is cited for sharp criticisms and accused of distorting Mao’s image, while Liu Pei-chih, an assistant minister, faces similar denunciation amid factional tensions.
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Mao
New China News
The
Democracy and Science Forum
Hsu
Party
Pang Chin-kong
Travellers Magazine
Workers Forum
Pang
J. Leighton Stuart
U.S
China
America
Forum
Chiang Kai-shek
Liu Pei-chih
Liu
Schoch Named Fellow by International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Arch K. Schoch of High Point was elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitational bar association in New York. Fellowship honors outstanding skill in trial work and appellate argument, granted by a 30 member board.
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Arch K. Schoch
High Point
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
New York
Academy
After Long Fight Civil Rights Bill Becomes Landmark
A 1957 civil rights bill clears Congress after a long debate stretching back to Reconstruction. President Eisenhower urged action and the Supreme Court advanced desegregation, while the bill addresses voting rights and federal enforcement amid southern resistance.
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Supreme Court
Warren
White House
Eisenhower
Harry Sman
Congress
Supreme
Roosevelt
Truman
State of the Union
Justice Department
Thor missile launch marred by early destruction at sea
Washington reports a Thor ballistic missile launched from Cape Canaveral veered seaward after liftoff from Patrick AFB and was destroyed at sea. The test follows earlier Thor launches and a successful Jupiter test at the same base, with tracking stations noting a predetermined course until fuel exhausted.
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Washington
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Defense Department
Thor
Air Force
America
Cape Canaveral
Bahamas
West Indies Islands
South Atlantic
Red Missile Upsets Plans and NATO Retaliation Warning
Soviet comments in Izvestia declare US bases lose importance as missiles cover global targets. General Lauris Norstad asserts NATO retains military edge with manned aircraft while missiles develop as deterrent. The piece notes Soviet test of an intercontinental ballistic missile and claims radar will be ineffective against it.
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U. S
Lauris Norstad
Paris
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Izvestia
Pokrovsky
West
Europe
Asia
United States
Ein Siles
Pilot Ready For Opening Thursday
Thomasville reports Pilot Public School has a new fire escape and renovations completed. Principal W Raymond Lemmons says classes begin with a half day schedule on Thursday for registration and room assignments, with a full day schedule starting September 9 and the school lunch room opening.
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Pilot
W. Raymond Lemmons
Lemmons
Lee Jordan Jr
Wilburn Everhart
Ruth Briles
Mildred Barnes
Jacob Byerly Jr
Geneva Palmer
Vera Mae Ferree
Thelma Conrad
R. T. Tomlinson
Jack Camp
Naomi Howie
Henry Walters
Gilbert Cour
Mania Troutman
Alfred Hinshaw
Martha Campbell
Mary Weant
Dorothy Meyers
Eugenia Goode
Jack Stanback
David Carter
Minerva Saree
Hoy Alexander Long
Bennie Wa
Stan Allen
Leta Miller
Ima Wells
Allen Ran‘dall Everhart
New Romance For Margaret Seems Likely Amid Balmoral Visit
London reports hint at a romance between Princess Margaret and Royal Air Force officer Christopher Blount, 32, an equerry to the royal family on holiday at Balmoral Castle. Friends say he has become her frequent companion since her 27th birthday, but sources stress it is not serious.
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London
Princess Omgaret
Royal Air Force
Christopher Blount
Blount
Royal Household
Peter Townsend
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Margaret
Graham Crusade Ends In Garden
New York August 31 evangelist Billy Graham closes his New York crusade at Madison Square Garden and Yanke e Stadium after a record run drawing 1.8 million in Garden sermons and 100,000 at Yankee Stadium. The campaign attracted diverse crowds and weekly letters averaging 8,900 with peak attendance of 75,000. Graham cites God as the explanation while facing physical exhaustion after intense years on tour.
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Billy Graham
Broadway
Times Square
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Madison Square Garden
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Garden
Wall Street
Harlem
United Nations
New Jersey
GOP Senators Blast Congress Record After Wisconsin Result
Five Republican senators labeled this year’s Democratic led Congress as too little or late and blamed partisan wrangling for failures to push the President’s programs. They cited Wisconsin’s special Senate race where Democrat William Proxmire defeated GOP Walter Kohler as a political setback for the party. The group argued divisions within the party hinder clear messaging on governance.
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Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
Allott
Colorado
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Ives and Javits
New York
Carlson
Kansas
Paul M. Butler
Bill
Butler
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Walter J. Kohler
Senate
Jo—.n McCarthy
Knowland
California
Walter of
Guresta
Republican Party
Father of Local School Principal Dies in Winston
W. L. Thayer aged 78, father of Lloyd Thayer principal of High Point Junior High, died after four weeks illness in Winston. A retired postal employee and Wingate resident, he is survived by his wife Dora Leach and one son. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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W. L. Thayer
Lloyd Thayer
High Point
Thayer
Wingate
Dora Leach
High Point Junior High School
Rescue Squad Sponsoring Water Safety Show at Joe's Beach
The Lexington Rescue Squad will sponsor a free water safety demonstration at Joe's Beach near Southmont on Sunday afternoon September 8. Robert Beck, squad captain, directs preparations to educate lake users including swimmers boat owners and fishermen about safety practices to prevent drownings and water accidents caused by carelessness.
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Joe's Beach
Southmont
Robert Beck
High Rock Lake
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