Congress Leaves Nation Troubled After Free-Spending Session
The 85th Congress ends amid debate over record peace-time spending and a looming $12 billion deficit. The session, praised for bipartisanship by some and faulted for inflationary risk by others, leaves the nation anxious about space race momentum, oil politics, and economic stability. President Eisenhower secured much of his program, though party conflicts cloud the record.
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Congress
Nation
mid-East
Ike
Time Holds The Answer In Little Rock Desegregation Crisis
The article notes Governor Faubus calling a special session to address potential school closure at Central High if Negro students return. It covers the Eighth Circuit stay, Eisenhower's stance on federal enforcement, and debate over integrating under Supreme Court orders amid rising tensions.
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Little Rock
Faubus
Central High
U. S. Circuit Court of
St. Louis
U. S
Harry J. Lemley
Appeals Court
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Weather Bureau Also Notes Tornadoes And Hurricanes In 1958
Editorial Review recalls a mild hurricane season so far with three tropical storms through August and one hurricane Cleo. It notes 1958 tornadoes caused 28 deaths in Wisconsin and $1 million in damage, while radar upgrades proceed in Miami and plains tornado belts remain a focus.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Cleo
Atlantic
Alma
Texas
Brownsville
Becky
Daisy
Ella
Fifi
Gerda
Zorna
Xrae
Yurith
Weather Bureau
Miami
Plains States
Wisconsin
High Point Enterprise masthead and staff list
The High Point Enterprise independent newspaper lists presiding officers and staff including President D. A. Rawley, Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. R. B. Terry, Editor Joe Brown, Managing Editor C. W. Patterson, Advertising Director V. W. Idol Jr, and Business Manager Charles B. Loflin. Subscriptions priced by mail and carrier per year.
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Eran
High Point
Main Street” Inc
High Wael
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C. Ww. Patterson
V. W. Idol, JR
Charles B. Loflin
What Price Deterrence The Case For Limited War
Henry A. Kissinger argues that all-out thermonuclear war is an unlikely or unacceptable option for allies and that limited war must be reintroduced as a political tool. He outlines four categories of limited war and calls for tying force to specific political aims to influence an opponent’s will without total annihilation.
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Henry A. Kissinger
NEA Service
Indochina
Korea
Israel
Egypt
India
Pakistan
U. S
Western Hemisphere
South
Viet Nam
France
South Bend
Society For the Propagation of the
Joseph Barnes
P.O. Box
Ind
Around Capitol Square Lynn Nisbet Reports Election News
Nine weeks before the general election election officials face time pressure. Raymond Maxwell mails absentee material to county chairmen by Sept 1 for soldiers abroad. Secretary Thad Eure notes low interest and low mail volume for service voting. Republican ballots are largely blank on the state ticket while Democrats list multiple statewide and district candidates. No gain seen from resignation of Rep. Shuford. a special election for the unexpired term is unlikely without a presidential session.
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Raymond Maxwell
State Board of Elections
Thad Eure
Maxwell
U. S
Congress
Supreme Court
Superior Court
George Shuford
Dave Hall
Hall
North Carolina
Shuford
North Carolina votes and election timing discussion
The piece explains how North Carolina provides a 60 day period from ballot printing to election day aiding soldier absentee voting. It notes delays in statewide candidate naming and the time needed for broad citizen input. Officials discuss possible legislation to speed the process while preserving voter access.
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U. S
North Carolina
State Board of Elections
Buy Better Furniture Values Now Promotion Planned
A national promotion titled Buy Better Furniture Values Now aims to capture a quarter of a billion dollars in retail sales over the next three months. Hobn High Point leaders foresee the furniture industry entering its best decade, urging vigorous promotion at the retail level. Statements recall High Point’s growth as a furniture hub akin to Detroit for autos, with local figures like H E Parker and J S Welborn noted. The report also references bypass road debates, civic leaders, hospital trustees, Cancer Fund totals, and Chamber of Commerce planning for fall events.
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H. E. Parker
Furniture Retailers Management Institute
High Point
Detroit
Joe Brown
London
Liz
Phil
Buckingham Palace
Paul Ingle
Uncle Sam
Guilford
Gratton Foy
Daytona Beach
Jack Holbrook
Sterling
Jack
Laura Holbrook
Ed Mendenhall
Chamber of Commerce
Community notes from a Greensboro to South Bend update
A $180 donation was raised to help Birgitta Ahlberg in Greensboro, and Rev. and Mrs. Hackney head to Hartford for mission field studies. Mabel Cherry and Mrs. Lawing return from a world trip. bird lovers in South Bend form a local society to census larks. Russian students praise English, Esperanto advocates push for a universal second language.
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Birgitta Ahlberg
Greensboro
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Edwin A. Hackney
Eula Faye Kennedy
Oakview
Hartford
Conn
India
Mabel Cherry
W. F. Lawing
Russia
Esperanto League
Meadville
Ackland Art Center to Open at UNC September 20
The late William Hayes Ackland left a two million dollar estate to establish an art center at the University of North Carolina, with formal dedication on September 20. Special guests include the family and law partners of D Max Gardner, who secured the bequest after Duke declined it, and UNC officials who pursued the project to honor the testator's wishes. The development signals the South’s advancing engagement with the arts, guided by Gardner, Robert Lee Humber, and others.
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South
William Hayes Ackland
Washington
Dixie
University of North Carolina
D. Max Gardner
Gardner
Duke University
Carolina
Ackland
North Carolina
Mr. Ackland
Mr. Gardner
Robert Lee Humber
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John Morris
New York Times
Middle East
Arkansas
The
Florida
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Appropriations
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Charles Pearson
John S. Welborn
J. Elwood Cox
Lexington Avenue
Cox
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