Panama Canal Treaty Debate and Its Colonial Echoes
The piece argues that U S control of the canal was born from 1903 actions by Bunau Varilla and Panama's independence, probing whether the treaty should endure to 2000. It warns that rejecting a new treaty risks angering Panama and Latin America, while praising the canal’s historic gains and warning of renewed colonialist perceptions amid political opposition led by Reagan era conservatives and Jesse Helms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Panama Canal
Fidel Castro
Angola
Castro
U.S
Nicaragua
Colombia
Panama
Philip Bunau-Varilla
Washington
Bunau-Varilla
Ronald Reagan
Jesse Helms
Carter
Congress
Voyager I and II to Launch For Extraterrestrial Message
The Voyager probes scheduled to launch around Aug 20 and Sept 1 will carry copper records with 115 photographs, greetings in 60 languages, sounds, and music. They aim for a flyby of Jupiter and Saturn, with possible later trips to Uranus and Neptune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Earth
Carl Sagan
Cornell University
Sagan
Carter
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Jupiter
Saturn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Uranus
Neptune
Solar System
Milky Way
Oakview
Allen Jay
Triad Growth and Law in the 55 mph Era
The piece reflects on Charles Babcock's civic vision connecting Winston-Salem High Point and Greensboro, praising the Triad's growing cooperation. It also notes widespread civil disobedience against the 55 mph speed limit, with drivers ignoring the rule and adopting CB radios and radar detectors as enforcement wanes. The Sprinkle Coffield Stackhouse law firm plans to move into the former Life of Carolina building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Babcock
Winston-Salem
High Point
Babcock
Wake Forest University
Twin Citians
High Point Theatre
Greensboro
Piedmont Triad
Winston
Salem
Charles Babcock
Sprinkle, Coffield and Stackhouse
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Life of Carolina Insurance
Kirk
Marcella
Farrell Kirk
Law Firm Moves Into Spacious Quarters With Parking
The spacious move comes after Sprink le Coffield and Stackhouse relocated to the upper floor of the Perpetual Savings and Loan building. A large private lot secured by First Federal supports the change, while Central Savings Bank reports a bank robbery thwarted by swift local police action and successful recovery of all funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P.A
First Federal
Sprinkle, Coffield and Stackhouse
Perpetual Savings and Loan Assn
Central Savings Bank
Myron H. Folger
Britain Faces Senate Inquiry Over Northern Ireland Brutalities
Congress may hold hearings on alleged British human rights abuses in Northern Ireland. A staff study accuses police of detainee mistreatment in 1970s, while a British Embassy spokesman denies the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Britain
Donald Fraser
D.-Minn
Northern Ireland
Benjamin Rosenthal
D.-N.y
Fraser
Rosenthal
Congress
Soviet Union
Good Theater Sells Shakespeare Festival Far Exceeds Expectations
The letter to the Enterprise notes a North Carolina Shakespeare Festival success with a crowded balcony and some attendees turned away, arguing High Point residents favor high quality theatre over jazz and pop music and urging more educational programs despite box office pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reagans
Helmses
Mars
New York Times
Titan
Winston- Salem
Holt McPherson
Wallburg
Highway 109
Corporation Parkway
N. Main Street
Atlanta
Marcella Brockett
James Gallahan
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
D.minn
Food and Drug Administration
Minnesota
Joe
FDA
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!