High Point Architect Robert W. Conner Shaping Local Growth
Robert W. Conner leads planning efforts in High Point and Guilford County as a key figure behind major projects including a new junior high in Jamestown. Appointed in 1951 to the planning commission, he served two five year terms before stepping down in May. The city maintains a full time planning director and staff to handle growth and development. Conner, a Wilkes-Barre native raised in Utica, served with the Seabees in World War II and opened his own firm in July 1955 with wife Elizabeth Hatcher of As.
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Editor's Outlook on Crime and Social Policy
A column critiques redefining crime as recreation and urges tougher stance. It argues legalization and therapy blur responsibility, cites FBI crime growth, and mocks uplift theories while challenging social workers. The piece ridicules narcotics legalization and the idea of treating addiction as mere misfortune.
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Letters to The Enterprise on morals and federal education funding
The writer argues food processors must be responsible and moral, cites Ecclesiastes, and urges city education funding from federal money to improve local schools. The editor notes themes of liberty equality and self government while urging stronger moral safeguards and education for the community.
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The North Carolina Speaker Ban Law Examined
In 1963 the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Speaker Ban Law titled Visiting Speakers at State Supported Institutions. The 182 word statute barred known Communists or speakers with subversive ties from state funded colleges, signaling fear of communism and challenging free society values.
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Klopman Mills locates in Denton spurring city debate
The Klopman Mills decision to locate in Denton drew praise for the new big business but also sparked concern that it may pull furniture workers from Thomasville. The scene notes the competitive tension between the two cities and anticipation of job impact.
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Washington Beat History And The Historian
A Washington gossip column discusses Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and his critique of Dean Rusk, noting Schlesinger’s White House ties and potential earnings from his work. It explores how historians treat public officials after leaving office and contrasts Schlesinger with peers. Leonard Marks heads USIA and names John Chancellor to lead Voice of America. Mississippi Congressman John Bell Williams weighs a party switch as House votes on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenge.
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