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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1963
Page
4
The piece criticizes Senator Tom White for attacking the press and isolating reporters over alleged plots involving his family. It urges fair reporting, warns against political use of the press, and notes White’s lieutenant governor ambitions amid a distrustful climate between lawmakers and journalists.
The piece argues steel remains a bellwether of American industry despite foreign competition. It notes price increases snowballing, calls for greater efficiency, and warns that without modernization and shared gains, steel could trend toward nationalization and stagnation.
Opening of the Scottish Bank signals a wave of financial growth in High Point. High Point Bank and Trust plans a premier new building next month, followed by North Carolina National with a North Main office and Wachovia replacing its old structure before year end, underscoring community development and confidence in local business.
The piece traces U S Cuban policy from Batista to Castro and Bay of Pigs. It critiques Nixon and Eisenhower for mixed signals and argues Kennedy inherited a failed regime backed by flawed intelligence. It notes Soviet technicians arriving in May 1960 and the 1961 invasion fiasco amid ongoing Cold War tensions.
The High Point Enterprise lists staff roles led by D. A. Rawley and Mrs. R. B. Terry with editor C. W. Patterson Jr and others. It outlines subscription rates for Daily and Sunday, Daily only, and Sunday variants, plus carrier and mail terms and tax notes. The notice also identifies AP affiliation and local postal details for High Point North Carolina.
London reports Anglican Bishop John Robinson argues religionless Christianity and a God as ultimate principle, not a personal being, sparking controversy within the Church of England. Bishops condemn the ideas as dangerous while some laypeople urge his resignation.
Premier Khrushchev turns 69 amid praise for reforms since Stalin’s death ten years ago. He loosened terror, exposed the Stalin myth, eased East West tensions, and pursued a less aggressive path, despite a split with China and ongoing limits on Russian freedoms.
The piece argues that while the Russian public may push toward democratic socialism, continued Stalinist myth and fear would hinder progress. It contrasts Khrushchev’s gradual approach with Stalin’s risk of total war, noting Khrushchev seeks a Communist world but aims for change without immediate catastrophe.
Roy Briggs Jr of Futorian Manufacturing notes a deep mutuality between High Point and Rocky Mount shaped by shared business ties and civic leaders. The piece recalls long links among communities and mentions The Enterprise and Rocky Mount Telegram publishers, local banking, and church figures, ending with a reflective citizen code and a prayer for aging with humility.
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