20 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1960
Page
1
Reporter spends evening inside Wayne County jail to observe life behind bars. Deputy Gurley orders inmates to shift as a reporter notes the chain of routines and introductions. Two men, brothers, share a cell for drunkenness while a hitchhiking arrest and a 90 year old inmate with clippings illustrate the variety of cases.
Greenville City Library, possibly the state’s first public facility to integrate, reopened integrated after a two-week closure due to a federal suit. Negro and white patrons were seen together, with some applying for cards, reading, or studying. Attorneys warned further action could follow if internal procedures clash with citizens’ rights.
A group of inmates in long prison shifts discuss religion while confined, expressing hope for change. In Lockport New York a separate report notes Douglas Stuart finding stolen rope and a claw bar in his station wagon and seeking the owner, while the National Park System comprises 177 areas totaling 22,928,333 acres.
TV notes recap a mixed Monday lineup. Castro bulletins interrupted Pete and Gladys and other plots, while Milton Berle and Jack Paar offered color attempts. Athens report cites pinball raids funding mental hospitals and a bowling program.
A West Lake County woman reports her parakeet received a black eye sunning near a door. The bird is kept free in the bathroom during cage cleaning, but once it attempted to fly out as the daughter closed the door. Elsewhere, the article notes the US military had 32 078 women last year.
WBTV Charlotte lineup shows People’s Choice at 6:00 followed by Dobie Gillis at 4:40 and sports at 6:25. A 9:00 political program and 2:00 Pat Lee Show appear alongside news weather segments and various spots.
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