02 Sep 1959
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1959
Page
1
The House backed President Eisenhower's veto of a 1.216 billion public works bill by 274 to 138, short of the two-thirds needed to override. The measure funds hundreds of river and harbor and flood control projects, earning the moniker Pork barrel. The Senate cannot act on the veto.
Five of six Negro students report to white schools in Durham during the 1959-60 term with little disruption. Anita Loriie Brame and Lucy Mae Jones arrive at Brogden Junior High as Dad Floyd McKissick and other adults accompany them. Claudette Brame enters Durham Senior High via back door without incident as teachers and residents observe a cautious atmosphere.
A boiler repairman faced 14 days in jail after refusing to move on a sidewalk. A bystander paid a 2 pound fine to spare him, sparking protest as Goldberg claimed the right to stand near his home. Magistrate Leo Gr noted the law allows only walking on the footway.
The Federal State Market News Service reports opening day averages rose for tobacco in North Carolina. Middle Belt sales totaled 5,216,614 pounds at $59.73 per 100 pounds, near 1950's high of $61.70, while the Eastern Belt posted a season high of $58.82 on 12,283,508 pounds. Tuesday saw price declines and weaker quality in the Middle Belt while Eastern belts held steadier with further drops in low grades.
New Delhi reports quote Prime Minister Nehru insisting civil authority remains supreme and denying any resignation offer from Defense Minister Krishna Menon. Sources say Thimayya faced rebuke for resigning as Indian air operations faced setbacks amid low morale.
Washington AP reports crime in the United States rose 9.3 percent in 1958 from 1957, with a murder every 64.2 minutes and a forcible rape every 36.1 minutes. Increases occurred across all categories, including murder, rape, robbery, burglary, and larceny, with youths under 18 driving shares of auto theft and burglary. Seasonal patterns appeared in aggravated assaults and rapes, while negligent manslaughter rose in the fourth quarter.
Senate action on civil rights legislation looms as the main obstacle to a week’s adjournment. Republican leaders anticipate passage of a skeletonized bill amid Southern Democratic opposition. The fight centers on measures to extend Civil Rights Commission life preserve voting records fund federal schooling for children of service personnel and making cross state travel to dodge prosecution a federal offense.
President Eisenhower and Charles de Gaulle began talks in Paris in a good atmosphere. Hagerty said Algeria and NATO issues would be discussed as the leaders prepared for Rambouillet discussions with De Gaulle and interpreters present. A private one hour meeting preceded broader talks at the chateau.
Jack Norworth, 80, writer of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, actor and vaudeville figure, died of a heart attack at his Laguna Beach home. The 1903 classic helped popularize baseball, with peers crediting its impact alongside Babe Ruth’s influence. He also authored Shine on Harvest Moon and once allowed Nora Bayes to use the tune in a theater dressing room.
Police picked up three youths in the Bronx after a pair of 16 year olds were stabbed to death. Sal Agron and Tony Hernandez, both 17, were identified among suspects nicknamed Dracula and Umbrella Man for their costumes and club use. Officials warned of an ongoing manhunt and swift state and city action amid rising violence.
Pathes North Viet Nam forces captured four towns in Sam Neua province as government troops retreated along a 35 mile front toward the military headquarters. The Nam Ma River frontier area fell quickly, with Pathet Lao units backed by Viet Minh trained weapons and Thai rifle power.
The guns spoke at 4 47 a m in Danzig ushering a second world war on Sept 1 1939 Adolf Hitler moves to seize Danzig from League of Nations trusteeship and begin his greater German reich.
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