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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1956
Page
1
In Cairo President Nasser seeks to operate the Suez Canal after a mass walkout leaves 46 seasoned pilots to guide 42 ships daily. Foreign firms fear grounding risk while Nasser terms the plan war and Britain warns to take the dispute to the UN.
The passage discusses how people disagree daily and change their views in a free society. It notes the right to think independently and the influence of various voices on political leadership while emphasizing personal restraint and emotional balance.
United States Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. denounced the foreign aid program and the plan to reduce trade tariffs aiding the Japanese textile industry. He urged America to favor American workers and warned NC taxpayers would bear growing costs if aid is doubled. Governor Hodges to close the four day meeting with a banquet address.
A third Black child enrolled at Clay school despite a Kentucky Attorney General ruling that two Gordon children were enrolled illegally. White students boycott. guard patrols and school officials prepare policy statements as the district faces integration tensions.
Senator Olin D Johnston and seven witnesses testified on alleged favoritism in the red white and blue mailbox repainting program. Postmaster General Summerfield dismissed the inquiry as wasteful, while witnesses claimed the new paint raised costs from 70 cents to about four dollars and favored a known manufacturer.
Miami reports top forecaster Gordon says good chance no hurricanes will visit the United States this year though optimism remains. Dunn of the Miami Weather Bureau notes westerlies dipping southward cools air and lowers hurricane formation. Five tropical storms so far, Betsy the only hurricane, weak and veering away from Florida.
North Carolina Farm Bureau officials meet in Raleigh to decide action on alarming tobacco price declines across the Eastern North Carolina, Border and Bright Belts. A. D. Williams says glutting of processing plants worsens prices. potential sales holiday or catch up plan to tackle surplus leaf. Fred S. Royster cites complaints but deems processing crowding not the main cause. Prices have fallen several dollars per hundred pounds since early August.
The Western Big Three moved swiftly to set up a Suez Canal users association as U S Secretary of State Dulles may fly to London next week. Britain plans to invite Egypt and other nations to the conference while a mass walkout of non Egyptian canal pilots looms.
Three Pryor Oklahoma residents Jesse dren 21 Li and 15 year old Dorothy plan a world voyage on horseback starting Thursday with two pack horses and their own mounts. They will travel light toward Mexico and expect to be away about four years. Moore the farm owner supports the trip as a private goodwill tour to meet people and study their customs and ways of life.
President Eisenhower takes personal charge of the Suez Canal crisis planning a Gettysburg stop to brief Prime Minister Menzies with Dulles arranging a coordinated Western move. A canal users group may bypass Egypt by steering ships round Africa backed by U S dollars and oil aid to force Nasser to yield.
Justice Department officials privately discuss Mansfield Texas school integration as a federal court challenge lingers. A department spokesman declines public comment while attorneys note long dormant civil rights provisions, including Title 42 and Title 50, enabling federal troops to enforce rights and restore order.
Adlai E. Stevenson lands at National Airport to launch his national bid from Harrisburg. He predicts Nixon will run the country with a part time presidency and a big business cabinet while planning to reside in Washington for about a week. He greets supporters including his two sons and sister as banners hail his campaign.
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