Editor laments hard driving test and calls for reform
Letter writers urge the Legislature to simplify the driving test after Senator Scott suffered a coronary during renewal. Another reader thanks The Enterprise for Major Warwick Charlton's school visit and praises the program. A third writer discusses Khrushchev and Stalin, while an urgent humane bill appeal urges action in Congress.
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Scott
University of North Carolina
Raleigh
Jamestown High School
High Point Enterprise
Warwick Charlton
Jane Saferight
Educators push for stronger exceptional child education gains
Kansas City reports 1500 educators and specialists at a week long convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. They urge more research, better trained teachers, earlier gift spotting, district consolidation, and broader funding to educate exceptional children. They cite a National Council for the Gifted in Orange New Jersey to disseminate practices and publish authoritative articles. Dr Grayson Kirk of Columbia University endorses maximizing opportunities for gifted youth while avoiding forced specialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Council For Exceptional Children
National Council For the Gifted
Orange
N. J
France Faces Crisis After Gaillard Resigns Amid Turmoil
The 24th government downfall follows Gaillard’s Tunisian policy clashes and anti-American sentiment in both houses. Extremists on left and right pressed for rejection of the U S British mediation plan as France struggles with Africa policy and nationalist currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Gaillard
National Assembly
Gaillard
Africa
France
North Asia
Platt Amendment Abrogation Links Cuba to Independence Step
Editorial notes Cuba moved toward full sovereignty in May 1934 after the Platt Amendment, a U S rider attached to 1902 appropriations and embedded in the 1901 Cuban constitution, limited debts and permitted U S intervention to maintain order and protect life and property. The piece outlines the eight clauses and the ongoing U S role in Cuban affairs.
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Cuba
Paris
U. S. Army
U. S
Cuban History in the Platt Amendment and Batista Regime
The Platt Amendment shaped Cuba after 1903, named for Senator Platt, with Article 3 unpopular in Cuba. The U S abrogated it in 1934 under Roosevelt’s good neighbor policy. Cuba’s early independence era saw Machado’s dictatorship, coups in 1933 and 1952, and Batista’s rise to power leading to a 1940 constitution, with later elections.
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Orville H. Platt
R-Conn
Senate Committee On
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
London Times
Gerardo Machado
Machado
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
Carlos Pino Socarras
High Point Enterprise Staff and Contact Details
Publication details list officers and departments for The High Point Enterprise. It includes president D A Rawley secretary-treasurer Mrs. R B Terry editor Joe Brown associate editor C W Patterson advertising director V W Ao business manager Charles B Loflin circulation manager Loflin with mailing and carrier rates per year.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Secretary
Treasury
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown Coscoccess
C. W. Patterson
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Charles B. Loflin
Loflin
High Point
N. C
How Did He Look Eisenhower Conference Reactions
Washington writers lampoon the habit of judging President Eisenhower by appearance after news conferences. The "How Did He Look" squad compares facial expressions and demeanor, often overlooking his actual statements and policy details, as editors chase readers' interest in visuals over substance.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Old
H.D.Y.T.H.L
Washington Observer
Ike
H.D.Y
T.h.l.-Ers
Pentagon
Notes On The News By Charles Pearson Propaganda Quote
Charles Pearson remarks that if the United States ran propaganda, Russia would be unable to push a word in. He suggests a discussion of media influence and the balance of power in information exchange during the Cold War era.
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Siberia
China
Moscow
Russia
Lenin
Trotsky
Trading Trust
Bukharin
Bykov
Zinoviev
Kamenev
Tomsky
Politabro
Stalin
Khrushchev
U. S
American private enterprise lifts Brussels World Fair effort
The author argues the United States may underperform next to Soviet displays at Brussels but private American firms have filled gaps in the exposition budget. With Congress short of the State Department's aim, about 50 U.S. concerns funded and shaped a robust American program, boosting prestige and countering Soviet propaganda.
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Brussels
United States
State Department
U.S
State Dept
Congress
Russia
Britain
France
West Germany
America
Woodard vows renomination amid Capitol changes
Lynn Nisbet reports from Capitol Square that Tom Woodard, after a battle with doctors and hospitals, will return to his legislative seat in the next session. He filed for renomination with little expected opposition, while other former leaders retire, boosting Woodard’s value and experience for crucial committees. The piece also discusses state chamber ideas and overlap with local development groups. The State Chamber concept reappears as private promotion links with Hodges administration, stressing cooperation and regional efforts to attract industry to North Carolina and sustain local development alongside statewide agencies.
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Woodard
al Resch
Chatham News
Hodges
State Department
New York
Chicago
North Carolina
Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce
Travel Council
Travel market boosts hotel and retail sectors
The travel market study from Curtis Publishing shows families earning over 5000 annually spent 178 million on women's clothing and vacation accessories, with 20.3 days away in two trips yearly. Luggage sales rise due to air and car travel, with 70 percent of luggage featuring plastic coverings as synthetics replace leather and fabrics.
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Curtis Publishing Company
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