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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1959
Page
10
About 500 people mobbed a biracial protest group from the Committee on Racial Equality at Druid Hill Park. Police dragged two pickets to the exit after jeers and blows. six people, including Ivor Kraft and two others, were charged with disorderly conduct.
The article profiles a labor leader who survived the early days of the movement and recalls his role in the 1882 meeting of 20 labor leaders. He says he was chosen as an apprentice and emphasizes his lifelong commitment to reform through cleansing traitors from the movement while balancing family life and personal interests.
A rural Franklin County mail carrier sought to lower a mailbox height after buying a small foreign car. The box owner farmer complained and wrote Rep. Samuel L. Devine, who forwarded the issue. A department spokesman said the ground layout appears normal and the box is erected within regulation height.
A UN Security Council move seeks a subcommittee to study Laos aggression after Aug 30 cross border attacks. Ngon Sananikone welcomes an emergency force, while observers debate Soviet voting on a resolution tied to Khrushchev’s U.S. visit and regional alignments.
Walter Reuther AFL-CIO vice president warned of trouble in America as giant corporations allegedly exercise monopoly over key sectors. The remarks reference Eisenhower era policy and a Labor Day theme stressing changes in wages and living standards.
In Hickory North Carolina a woman reported she was attacked five times by three men in Caldwell County. Sheriff Johnson said Mull and two others will be charged with rape in Caldwell County.
Two major meat packing firms Swift & Co and Wilson faced labor disputes after old contracts expired on August 31. Swift strike idled 17,000 workers in 34 cities while Wilson workers in seven cities were briefly out and then resumed shifts. Unions seek contract terms like Armour & Co, which raised pay and benefits by 22 cents an hour for 14,000 workers.
Taylorsville School Committee meets again to decide the fate of Vernon Morrison after a coroner's jury ruled John Robert Johnson died of heat stroke. Testimony at the inquest suggested Morrison may have kicked or abused the 17 year old during a scrimmage.
The Communist Viet Nam News Agency reports Premier Pham Van Dong sent messages to U N officials Hammarskjold and Malik branding Laos’ request illegal. The report notes Hammarskjold, Malik and the Security Council were referenced in condemning the appeal.
Philadelphia reports a policy to hire persons who are not citizens of the United States. The city will provide only the materials to be used in the projects. The article mentions ex eeeee nails and a barefoot horse in fragmented language.
Virginia expands racial integration as four communities admit 60 Black students with white pupils. Norfolk adds 21 Negroes to seven schools while Alexandria welcomes nine. Charlottesville and Warren County face mixed options, with 12 Negroes to two public schools and a foundation offering private classes. Arlington resumed integration with 16 Negro students.
Forecast for North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia describes mostly cloudy to cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunderstorms today through Tuesday. Temperatures range from highs in the 80s to 90s and nights in the 60s to 70s.
Philadelphia AP Fabian a rock n roll singer trains for a diploma at South Philadelphia High. He attends tutoring paid at ten dollars an hour to complete required coursework while absent from regular classes due to television work and personal issues.
Annapolis will host a September dedication ceremony for the Navy Marine Stadium. The program includes marching midshipmen, Marine drill teams, stunt aircraft, and speeches by senior military officials before the game with William and Mary.
Cape Canaveral reports the United States will launch its first operational intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. Details on timing and deployment remain sparse.
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