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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1964
Page
3
President Johnson faces a long dispute over rail labor rules as unions and carriers clash. A 15 day reprieve prompts bargaining efforts to end recurring tieups, with Congress and arbitration history weighing in. Public patience wears thin amid stalled settlements and looming economic disruption.
Leslie Carpenter warns a Lodge Romney ticket should form by June 1 as party leaders face a decisive moment. Scranton wavers between candidacy and draft, Nixon doubts a genuine draft, and a GOP convention showdown with Goldwater and Rockefeller looms. Time for Lodge and Romney to declare intentions.
Editorial notes the 1964 season opener at D C Stadium featuring the Senators and the Los Angeles Angels with President Johnson throwing out the first ball. It mocks his limited baseball credentials and recalls a misquote about St. Louis teams, while musing on standings and pessimism from Washington writers about finishing high in 1964.
The Dodgers slump near NL cellar while the Yankees chase a fifth straight AL pennant amid mixed results. Attendance favors NL with 11.38 million vs 9.10 million. Broadcasting rights rise to 13.575 million, Yankees set to receive 1.2 million. Johnson ties baseball fans to voters in November.
In a hot Democratic vice presidential race the Kennedy faction looms large as Bobby Kennedy seeks the No. 2 slot but Johnson may favor Shriver or McNamara. The piece also notes presidential succession concerns with McCormack and Hayden, and Johnson's efforts to brief McCormack on presidency duties.
Letter to the editor attacks Dan Moore describing him as influenced by lobbyists and special interests. The writer calls Moore a false conservative who would spend beyond the treasury and urges election of a leader independent of outside groups. The piece is followed by a poem signed by James E. Brooks Jr. praising nature and rural life.
Poem extols spring and nature's return after winter. The verse imagines baseball season, greener fields, rabbits, cattle outdoors, and a skyward vision. It closes with a smiling landscape from mountain to sea, attributed to Rev Walter E Isenhour.
A short verse of spring admiration describes how winter fades and birds return to trees and lawns. Blossoms brighten the scene as the season invites outdoor beauty and joyful sound.
North Carolina celebrates Industry Appreciation Week as High Point eyes a new industrial push tied to April 28 bonds for growth. The city, with about 500 firms, notes a rise in living standards and job opportunities while listing honors and events from Class of 1922 and 1924 reunions to the High Point College tribute, plus a substantial church legacy and notable civic recognitions.
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