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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1967
Page
3
Excerpt presents a religious meditation urging humility and compassion. It includes a Bryan quote stressing the world needs sympathy between people, classes, and nations, reflecting on universal empathy and civic virtue.
A retrospective note urges creating a new Hoover Commission to curb waste and duplication in government. It cites budget growth from 34 to 135 billion and a rise in defense medical testing monkeys as examples, urging action to attack taxpayer waste in the sixties era.
Bill Hoover dominated the 9th annual Enterprise Golf SIC at Blair Park and Sumner Hills with a 13 under par over four rounds. About 450 golfers started, roughly 250 submitted final cards, marking continued growth and local sporting fixture status.
Editorial notes the Congo crisis confounds explanations as mercenaries led by Maj Schramme and Col Denard threaten Katanga towns while Tshombe's fate hangs in Algeria. The piece observes U S policy shifts from Tshombe to Mobutu and questions future influence amid a multinational mercenary force.
The Washington Star argues against claims by two archivists that Lady Godiva wore signs of rank during her ride. The paper rejects the rewrite as a cover-up, questions Coventry townsmen and Peeping Tom lore, and endorses the historic natural nude protest against taxes, suggesting a modern analogue might still work.
The High Point Enterprise, established 1884, operates as an independent daily and Sunday paper. It lists executives and office addresses including 305-307 North Main Street, High Point North Carolina, with officers Awley, Mrs. C. H. Lockwood, Randall B. Terry, Seph P. Rawley, and others.
The piece connects MacArthur’s 1950 North Korean advance with later Vietnam risk, noting warnings to the Joint Chiefs, calls for atomic options, and shifts in strategy. It cites Gen Westmoreland, Mao Tse-tung, and U.S. political pressures, while contrasting historical and modern military thinking. The article also notes personnel moves among Dan Coughlin and Walter Pozen.
Discussion reflects Spain as a strategic node with 1108 Spanish soldiers among 6461 in the Pathfinder Express exercise. Maj Gen Patrick Cassidy sees Spain as ideal for joint operations though not NATO member. Protests from Madrid groups threaten base renewals, while Franco negotiates leverage amid French withdrawal and Libya bases.
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