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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1960
Page
4
In Greensboro AP report, parents of 116 Negro children win a verdict after a Durham school board refiled a federal suit seeking desegregation and reassignment for 1960-61. The action, a class suit, argues the Pupil Assignment Act is unconstitutional and names race as the factor in denied requests.
A cross country stowaway, Stanley H. Tevis Jr. of Westminster, Maryland, joined Nixon's campaign plane from Baltimore to San Francisco via Indianapolis and Dallas after attending a send-off rally. He could be billed for first class jet fare and telephoned his sister to skip dinner.
In Havana, Fidel Castro's regime seized CMQ, the last independent radio TV chain, accusing owners of abandoning the plant and neglecting maintenance. The move gives Castro control of CMQ Havana outlets and Radio Reloj. Maj. Ernesto Guevara reportedly left duties to direct anti Castro efforts in central Cuba. Shipping reports mention a Soviet freighter delivering arms to Cuba behind tight security.
A scrambled crossword style feature lists clues and partial answers featuring scientists, places, and terms like Haley, Scotland, Roman urban general, and Eskimo. It weaves across and down hints with numeric tags, presenting a puzzle for readers.
LONDON AP Aly Khan left 200000 and a Chan tilly France mansion to his companion Bettina real name Mme Simone Hodin. She is with him in Paris after his fatal Paris car crash on May 12. His estate includes England holdings valued at 530940 with the bulk disposed under Shia Moslem law. Yasmin, his daughter with Rita Hayworth, is left in trust until age 21.
In Raleigh AP report Kennedy will tour North Carolina on a five stop 700 mile swing. Aide notes weather could disrupt the schedule but a promise of fair conditions has been made. Kennedy’s day includes Greenville Greensboro Asheville Charlotte and Raleigh with events at news conferences speeches and an 8 pm rally at Reynolds Coliseum.
A thief stole about 60 pounds of coins in a red plastic packet from a truck in Lansing. The incident, tied to vending-machine cash, involved Bob Watters, 25, who was driving the vehicle. Weather snippets from Virginia to South Carolina accompany the report, plus a note about the Apostle Paul’s Malta influence.
Corning Glass Works announced a Raleigh site for a 32 acre plant to manufacture electronic components mainly capacitors. The facility, to start construction next month, will cover 120000 square feet and employ about 275 people, with Bradford Plant shifting to other products once Raleigh is operating.
Chicago police raided the Panama Finance Co on Monday and uncovered a king-size policy wheel operation that paid out ten thousand dollars weekly. Two brothers, James Irving aged 48 and George Irving aged 53, were arrested and charged as the two kings of policy in Chicago.
Washington AP reports John L. Holcombe head of the Bureau of Labor Management Reports says corruption has declined since the Landrum Griffin law’s first anniversary. He notes fewer headlines, voluntary compliance, and ongoing federal probes into union finances while preparing for further elections and court actions.
President Tito departed Belgrade for New York to lead the Yugoslav delegation at the United Nations General Assembly opening Sept 20. He was joined by Foreign Minister Koca Popovic party secretary Leo Mates and several foreign office experts. The chrysanthemum, Japan’s national flower since the 12th century.
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