The Charlotte News
Friday, November 7, 1958
FOUR EDITORIALS
Site Ed. Note: The front page reports from London that Britain and the U.S. this date announced that Russia had detonated two nuclear tests since the Geneva Conference had begun on October 31 and that therefore they had the right to resume testing without violation of the agreement that they would cease testing for a year provided the Soviets did likewise. They indicated, however, that they would not resume testing. A British Foreign Office announcement said that the Government had evidence similar to that claimed by the White House, that the Soviets had detonated nuclear weapons on November 1 and 2. The Foreign Office said that the Government would continue to negotiate with the Soviet Union and the U.S. at Geneva "in the sincere hope that agreement can yet be reached on a controlled suspension of nuclear tests."
The White House announced this date that it would put forth an important policy statement this date on the suspension of nuclear testing. The statement of the President would be consistent with that of the British.
In Taipei, Formosa, it was reported that Communist Chinese coastal guns had fired sporadically this date on the Quemoys, where Nationalist defenders began carrying gas masks as a precaution. Military headquarters said that the Communists had ended a 27-hour lull in shelling by hitting the offshore islands with 55 shells prior to dawn.
In Jerusalem, it was reported that Syrian and Israeli gunners had dueled for two hours south of Lake Huleh, breaking four months of peace in the trouble spot. Each side blamed the other for the outbreak. No casualties were reported. U.N. observers finally restored quiet.
In Havana, it was reported that the
rebel capture of a Cuban airliner and its 28 aboard on Wednesday may
have been aided by armed women, the possibility having been raised by
disclosure from a qualified informant that the 15 male passengers,
but not the ten females, had been searched for arms before the Cubana
Airline DC-3 had taken off from Havana on Wednesday for interior
points in Oriente Province. Radio messages from the plane on Thursday
reported that it had landed at a rebel airstrip in Oriente and that
all aboard were safe. Sr. Castro, could you spare a cigar? How about
a light? No, please, you first. Viva la revolucion!
Emery Wister of
The News reports that the proposed multi-million-dollar
merchandise mart to be located on Independence Boulevard near the
Coliseum in Charlotte appeared a certainty this date as the
developer, Dwight Phillips, announced definite plans to move forward
with the project in cooperation with the Mecklenburg Planning
Commission. Mr. Phillips had conferred with the board of directors of
the Associated Carolinas Trade Shows on Friday night when the
proposed building was discussed, as that group, concerned with
apparel, would initially contract to show at the mart. Joe Ragland,
manager of the Dallas, Tex., Trade Mart, had met with the board to
discuss the building, as he was assisting Mr. Phillips in the
planning of the proposed mart. The Dallas Mart, opened in 1958, was
to have been the site of a luncheon and speech by President Kennedy
on November 22, 1963, just after the motorcade through downtown, as
he wound up his two-day tour of Texas. The route to the Mart
In New York, Albert Freedman, 36, producer of the defunct tv program "21", was arrested this date on a two-count grand jury indictment for perjury for denying that he supplied questions and answers to contestants on the program. The district attorney said that Mr. Freedman's job was to interview contestants and to assist in the selection of questions. The report does not make clear when and where the alleged perjury occurred, whether before the grand jury, itself, or otherwise, though it was later clarified that it was before the grand jury. Mr Freedman eventually would recant the allegedly perjurious testimony and provide information to the grand jury which would lead to the indictment of 14 others allegedly involved in the rigging scandal.
As we have fallen behind, there will be no further notes on the front page or editorial page for this date, as the notes will be sporadic until we catch up.
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