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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1960
Page
4
A meditation cites Luke 6 43 about a good tree and corrupt fruit. It cites Jesus condemning the Pharisees for ritualism over compassion. It argues true ideals are shown by actions and character cannot be concealed.
Eisenhower urges a prolonged congressional session to push a broad agenda from foreign aid boosts to civil rights and aged care. The plan includes a 100 million increase for urgent developments in the Congo, a 600 million Latin American aid program, and a food for peace proposal to the UN. Critics view it as an election year gambit likely to stall amid partisan politics.
The Rev. Raymond Calkins, now in his nineties after a Cambridge pastorate, argues individuals can shape events by being virtuous. He cites Bertrand Russell on independent thought and Pascal on the serene beauty of a holy life as he urges readers to oppose despair and intolerance.
The piece analyzes a Bonn visit by Prime Minister Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Home to discuss a Western alliance with Adenauer and De Gaulle. It notes desires for a stronger European voice in NATO and concerns over Berlin and Soviet pressure, framing a possible shift from US-led policy toward a broader European cohesion.
Lynn Nisbet reports on Democratic unease in North Carolina over the Committee for Honest Leadership campaign to back Beverly Lake with write-in votes for governor. Fears focus on party balance, rising Republican turnout, and religious and labor affiliations influencing candidate opposition and internal party strategy.
A reader from High Point extols North Carolina and chastises Khrushchev era foreign threats while urging voters to back Robert Gavin in the 1960General election. The letter argues for a Republican sweep to reform Raleigh pollution of state government.
Holt McPherson reports Joe Hamilton leaves Burlington Industries to head Baldwin Processing in Milledgeville, Ga, triggering changes at Burlington Throwing Co with John Gravlee Jr named in charge at Hillcrest. A Cuban bank anecdote and Raleigh unity rally follow as Democratic figures shift, with I Beverly Lake withdrawing from a planned honor event for Hodges, Ervin, and Jones.
A near collision witnessed from an office window led to police pursuit and a settlement after observers provided testimony. Three officers documented the incident while the writer and Managing Editor Joe Brown weighed duties to report. The outcome left all parties uneasy despite a settled account.
Washington sees Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson balance a dual role as Senate leader and vice presidential candidate. The new session, aimed at three weeks, faces President Eisenhower’s broad agenda amid looming campaign pressures for November elections. With Kennedy, Nixon, and party leaders in the Senate, every move will be read as partisan in a critical election year. Johnson must unite Democrats and Republicans to advance key bills before the campaign pulls lawmakers home.
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