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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1962
Page
4
A short devotional excerpt urges turning to God as exceeding joy and altar of praise. It cites Psalms 43 4 and Saint Augustine on delight in worship and the heart seeking rest in God. The text presents a contemplative message suitable for spiritual reflection.
Officials urge restraint as thousands protest the wall, with demonstrators clashing with Soviet guards near the Russian War Memorial. The crisis intensifies, demanding steady leadership from the United States and Allied powers to prevent a wider conflict.
Senator Stuart Symington leads a Senate Armed Services subcommittee probe into profits from wartime nickel contracts held by the M. A. Hanna Company. Humphrey defends himself, calling the charges a stab in the back while Symington accuses him of bias. The hearing ends with a mid sentence gavel, promising calmer testimony when it resumes.
The piece notes 3000 students protested outside the White House for peace and against nuclear testing with President Kennedy greeting picketers. It discusses the National Student Association growing influence since 1946 and its moderate stance amid right wing opposition and antiwar currents in the 1930s comparison.
The High Point Enterprise page lists staff and advertising roles including Managing Editor W. Patterson Jr and Business Manager Charles B. Loflin. It shows circulation, subscription rates, carrier delivery details, and billing notes for mail subscriptions in North Carolina with 3 percent tax.
Washington preview notes a wave of campaigns shaping 1964 and 1968 contests. It highlights Nixon Rockefeller Romney Kennedy and Eisenhower as pivotal names, with key Senate and gubernatorial battles in Pennsylvania Illinois Texas and Kentucky shaping party power and possible outcomes.
William A. Shires notes a record year for visitors to the Great Smokies and the Southern Appalachians. Tourists come from across the United States and abroad to hotels, resorts, and parks, boosting local business but causing road delays, high prices, and inconsistent facilities in a boom that may end.
Notes on The News describes a booming mountain region drawing crowds to Cherokee North Carolina and Gatlinburg Tennessee. It notes rising attractions yet warns of tourist traps and scams amid rapid growth and limited protest. Motel construction slows while dining options remain sparse in parts of the area.
The article notes Pat McBrayer leading High Point sportsmen to secure the 1963 AAU Men’s Outdoor Swimming Championships here, with plans for a possible 1964 event in Raleigh and a projected five to six thousand dollar cost to attract defending champions, offset by TV rights and ticket sales. It also covers local civic efforts, senior citizen trips, and regional law enforcement concerns in Randolph and Archdale Trinity areas.
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