Southern Market earns Furniture Capitol claim and duties
The Southern Market centered in High Point is highlighted as the rightful wearer of the title First in Furniture, sharing honors with rivals in North Carolina and Virginia. Leaders like James T. Ryan and Henry A. Foscue drive growth as more hotels, showrooms, and services expand to serve buyers and improve homes nationwide.
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New York Times News Service
High Point
United States
Furnitureland
Lenoir
Drexel
Hickory
Statesville
Morganton
Lexington
Thomasville
North Carolina
Bassett
Martinsville
Virginia
Chicago
South
James T. Ryan
Henry A. Foscue
Leo Heer
Charles F. Long
Edward R Murrow Dies marking end of a storied career
Guilford County native Edward R Murrow dies after a long illness ending a career defined by quality reporting and wartime broadcasts. He left a high salary to lead the US Information Service at Kennedy's call and faced cancer that silenced his voice in a time of renewed peril to freedom.
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Polecat Creek
Edward R. Murrow
Guilford County
Ed Murrow
Freedom
Southeast Asia
Murrow
John F. Kennedy
United States Information Service
Senior Citizens Month and the Aged in 1960s Policy
Editorial notes Senior Citizens Month amid Medicare debates and aging policy. It cites a 1963-64 Senate report on income, housing, and services for the elderly, warns of exploitation risks, and urges broader medicare access. The piece highlights 18 million over 65, projected to 32 million by century's end, and notes concentrated elderly influence in Florida and California.
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Ee Sarena
Wien
Senate Committee On Aging
Congress
United States
Fed
Cies
Florida
California
Capitol Automates Busy Washingtonians With Robot Signatures
Washington writers report on a $1200 machine that duplicates a official signature exactly, fooling letters and replies. Senators own the device, with Joe Clark named as a user. The piece notes spring blooms in Washington and remarks on government floral beautification led by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. It also cites a GAO finding that military pre induction exams miss flaws such as a glass eye, costing taxpayers millions for discharged recruits post induction.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Park Service
Capitol Hill
G. I
Military
General Accounting Office
Congress
GAO
World outlook gloomy as U S faces long war abroad
The article argues that America must accept a prolonged era of global trouble. It cites President Johnson’s April 7 address and quotes John Foster Dulles on firmness against aggression, stressing self interest and the need to fight to preserve freedom worldwide.
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Washington
America
Viet Nam
U.S
Johnson
John Foster Dulles
Questioning the President Feels Embarrassing Says Senator Proxmire
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin contends Americans feel awkward about questioning the president while noting Senate independence from the White House. He likens this to Canada’s Prime Minister Leslie Pearson and Canada’s approach to leadership.
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United States
Leslie Pearson
Canada
Lexington Attorner Delapp Denounces Mob Mentality at Synod
Lexington Attorney Sim A. Delapp opened the Southern Synod session by blasting mob thinking and hate. He criticized priests and ministers who align with street crowds and warned that the mob spirit endangers morality and church influence. He urged ministers to live Christ in heart and life rather than parrot hierarchy.
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Lexington
Sim A. Delapp
Southern Synod
United Church of Christ
Selma
Montgomery
Alabama
Christ
National Council of Churches
Delapp
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Contec
Capitol Automates
Washingtonians
Henry Cathcart
Central Press
Joseph S. Clark
Pennsylvania
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Joe Clark
Joe
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Commerce Building
Igh Point Enterprise
James Marlow
Baltimore
South Viet Nam
Son
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William Proxmire
Dwis
U. S
Lady Chatterly
James N. Nabrit Jr
Howard University
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Mr. Delapp
William M. Dickinson
Dickinson
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