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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1956
Page
1
Report notes Saar region status shift amid postwar diplomacy with France and Germany. Article cites political tension and international oversight, naming involved officials and dates, including coverage of allied reactions and regional implications.
House Speaker Sam Rayburn assails the Republican administration as inept in Albemarle. He cites farm income declines and a mixed foreign policy as factors shaping a Democratic comeback, urging strong leadership and pointing to gains in Maine and the Northwest.
The Enterprise launches National Newspaper Week with a 16 page special section detailing its departments and the 86 employees. The feature invites the public to visit the plant and observe manufacturing processes from Oct 1 to Oct 8.
A medium intensity quake struck Tokyo on Sunday Sept 30 triggering residents to rush into streets in terror as power and communications were disrupted. Local authorities began assessing damage and coordinating relief efforts.
Stevenson attacks Eisenhower on draft law and H bomb testing in Minneapolis address. He accuses the administration of complacency and calls for fresh thinking on war and peace. Nixon proposes a five point program in St Petersburg to aid older citizens. Kefauver closes 16 day tour in Steubenville with a victory outlook. Eisenhower schedules Cleveland and Lexington appearances and selects Brennan Jr. to fill a New Jersey Supreme Court vacancy.
President Anastasio Somoza dies from gunshot wounds in Panama Canal Zone hospital. His U S educated son Luis Somoza, 34, named acting president by Congress to fill the unexpired term ending next May. Details include family backgrounds and land holdings as Nicaragua moves to a new leadership.
Paris reports Liberace defends his image after British columnists label him unmanly. He arrives from London for engagements and says his mother Frances Liberace, in her 60s, is ill from the press coverage. He vows action if her health does not improve and defends his appearance. He questions censorship and defends fans and faith in himself.
Swift & Co and leaders of 25 000 strikers announce a new three year contract with a 25 cent an hour total wage increase spread over two years. Immediate 10 cents, 1957 and 1958 increments. Union shop demand remains unresolved.
Chancellor Adenauer and French Premier Mollet have reached a formal agreement after talks. Officials confirm cooperation on postwar European security and economic collaboration, signaling progress amid rising tensions in the region.
Bonn and Paris reach a historic agreement returning the Saar 991 square miles to Germany. Adenauer called it a first step toward a European union and a united economy with Mollet. Transfer set for January 1, 1957, aims to strengthen European integration and energy cooperation.
President Eisenhower selected William Joseph Brennan Jr. of Rumson New Jersey to be an associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. Brennan 50 is a Democrat and currently an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He will replace Justice Sherman Minton who retires October 15. Brennan traveled to Washington after a late call from Attorney General Brownell. White House spokesman Hagerty noted the appointment will be sent to the Senate in January for confirmation.
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