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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1954
Page
3
A plea urges unity in faith and calls on all peoples to join a September 22 National Day of Prayer. The speaker stresses faith as the cure for tensions and possible war, hoping billions pray for lasting peace and an end to artificial barriers between peoples.
Tokyo reports that Japanese film makers are producing works based on the kamikaze corps and Japan’s war role. Two films are nearing completion and a third is ready for production, signaling a wave of new war cinema.
The New York market showed a mixed session in early afternoon trades with narrow price movement and unusual fractional changes. Volume remained light at under two million shares, with approximately 900,000 shares traded by 1 p.m. and many key names like General Electric and General Motors posting varied gains and losses.
A forthcoming book on hydrogen bombs and the strategic air concept raises questions about J. Robert Oppenheimer and a small Washington group guiding scientists at Los Alamos. Oppenheimer declined comment, stating he had not seen the material. The text suggests his influence sparked wide reaction but disputes overt action to sway officials.
Burlington Mills Corp announces plans to acquire additional Pacific Mills stock by offering exchange of new 4 percent preference stock with $100 par value and Burlington common stock to Pacific stockholders. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A damaging wind storm hit Darden High School for Negroes injuring four students and harming the adjacent vocational building. Four students are hospitalized for treatment of cuts and bruises while others were treated and released. The storm downed utility lines, uprooted trees, and blew off some roofs in Wilson. In other news Winston-Salem Forsyth seeks state funds to care for tubercular patients, noting four counties exempt from state aid due to lack of space in state facilities.
In Hillsboro Ohio NAACP and NAACP leaders press a federal injunction against school segregation. Hillsboro rezoning shifts students to avoid integration, while officials deny formal segregation, citing residential motives. In Madison West Virginia tensions rise as 15 to 20 students protest three Negro enrollees at Sherman High, pending county board action.
Aides James Bassett Robert Humphrey and Val Washington outline the Readies Campaign Tour as Eisenhower sticks to a restrained plan. The Western swing opens in Missoula Montana with Wesley D Ewart seeking Mur do Murkowski seat and ends at an AFL convention amid labor policy scrutiny.
A 73 year old father of two died in a car wreck on the way home from Elon Leno W Wright school classes. Companion Ja W, age 23, suffered injuries as reckless driving was noted. Vehicle power and location in West Burlington were reported.
Western allies review Pierre Mendes France proposal as a nine power talks in London near. Britain and France consider expanding Brussels pact allies while NATO and arms control shape the deal. France seeks an international executive to oversee armaments with a stronger NATO council favored by Britain.
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