Britons Hopeful Geneva Talks Will Blow Secrecy Off
Editorial discusses Britain's posture on atomic power ahead of Geneva’s first atoms for peace conference. It notes public fear, Labour veto debates, and the hope that secrecy may lift, with emphasis on Europe as the key to future world security and peaceful use of atomic energy. It mentions Russian disclosures and the need for united action to avoid dangerous missteps.
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Geneva
London
Kingdom Come
Labor Party
England
United States
Clinton P. Anderson
United Nations
Europe
Asia
U. S
China
Britain
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Sail on in the face of despair in faith and exile
A sermon reflecting on Hope and endurance, citing Columbus’s line Sail on, the Babylonian exile of the Jews, Psalm 137, and the loyalty to Jerusalem. It notes leaders who inspired hope, the universal reach of God, and the idea that faith sustains people through greatest tests.
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Columbus
Santa Maria
Joaquin Miller
Israel
Judah
Nebuchadnezzer
Babylonia
Tigris
Euphrates
John Howard Payne
Jerusalem
Babylon
Zion
Yaweh
High Point Enterprise Premier Staff Roster Aug 7 1955
The High Point Enterprise lists its Sunday staff and officials for August 7 1955 with President Evee Secretary Treasurer D A Rawley and Editor C W Patterson Jr among the top positions. It notes advertising director Charles B Lofplin and circulation manager Holt McPherson and indicates the paper is published every afternoon and Sunday morning as a member of the Associated Press.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Boress Sar Sessesee
C. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Lofplin
Readers arguing for a one dollar minimum wage
The piece contends increasing the minimum wage to $1 an hour benefits the American people and agriculture. It cites $138 million more farm sales and 28 percent of a $498 million rise in purchasing power spent on food, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data and hearings. It warns against doom and bust cycles if wealth is misdistributed.
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Enterprise
Bureau of Labor Statistics
H. D. Lisk
N. C. State’ Industrial Union
Nassau
Stand-up Strike Urges Officials To Honor The People
The piece argues for higher wages and 90 percent parity price supports in 1956, linking farm incomes to general welfare. It calls for a stand-up strike to elect sober officials, oppose narcotics, and push for a local referendum on beer and wine sales amid wartime temperance rhetoric.
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Daily Press
Daily Smith
Confidential Advisory Groups Stir Debate On Public Welfare
Congress questions hidden government advice from private bodies like the Commerce Department’s Business Advisory Council. The council includes 60 top U.S. executives who meet privately with no public records, raising concerns about transparency in policymaking. Other panels like the NSAC and Labor Advisory Committee vary in openness, while Agriculture maintains a formal, broad network of committees and a presidentially appointed commission.
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Washington
Emanuel Celler
D-Ny
House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Celler
Department of Commerce Business Advisory Council
BAC
U. S
U.S
Secretary of Commerce
Haruki Boeschenstein
Owens , Corning Yiberglas Corp
Toledo
Cil
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Robert Cutler
Boston
Dillon Anderson
Houston
Cutler
Anderson
NSAC
Comerce Department
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Grady Snow
Roy B. Culler
United States
Bobby Davidson
High Point College
Jamestown High
Pinky Hedrick
Bobby
Armstrong Park
Finch Field
Davidson
Heat, rumors, and small town notices in High Point
In early August the town cools under heat and gossip about big deals and threats. Reports from the Enterprise newsroom chronicle pockets of unrest, local hiring moves, and civic concerns from bank lure to new VFW youth center, while light social mischief and Bermuda Shorts festivities color the scene.
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High Point
Enterprise Newsroom
Silver Knit
Adams-Millis
Shelby Banking
North Main Bank
Thomasville
VFW
Greensboro Road
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Peter Edson
National Security Advisory Coun
Charles Pearson
Joe Brown
Brown
Joe
J. Exum Brown
Bermuda Shorts
City Lake Park
City Lake
Washington Terrace
Blair Park
Bill Hoy
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