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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1964
Page
2
The piece outlines contrasts in Democratic and Republican platforms on Civil Rights Act enforcement and racial equality. It notes Southern reactions to proposals and mentions opposition to parts of the Act, with references to Goldwater and a debate over enforcement and representation in the House.
Government forces killed An unspecified number of Viet Cong guerrillas in a three day operation aimed at securing the tire crop in Binh Dinh delta area. The 275 mile northeast of Saigon district saw 52 Communists captured and multiple weapons seized. Casualties reported include three government troops killed and sixteen captured as the sweep continues.
Attorney general, with Ethel present, charged a new Republican assault threatens all that President Kennedy stood for and the Johnson era aims to accomplish. He urged public participation, noting Kennedy’s links to Massachusetts and Virginia while pursuing a Long Island home and New York residency.
At a late hour a Georgia governor ally weighed Johnson aims and McCarthy support. Sanders said McCarthy could win the South with a middle of the road stance on civil rights. Mississippi delegates debate the ticket but oppose new laws and pledge loyalty to Humphrey. Human aims and civil rights are central as convention shapes the Democratic choice.
Kayser-Roth Hosiery Co. announced a general wage increase today for hourly and rated employees. The raise will add about 600,000 dollars to payroll across plants in Burlington and other North Carolina cities as well as in Tennessee and Georgia. Kayser-Roth employs 2,500 in Burlington and Alamance County.
AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union walks out at pan American Airways after failed talks with management. About 1,100 to 1,200 employees at JFK join 2,500 on the Pacific Coast and in Hawaii. The carrier warned flights could be grounded. Cape Kennedy staff and missile-site workers unaffected. Union seeks 15 percent pay raise, shorter work week, and improved vacations and benefits.
An FTC examiner ruled Topps holds a monopoly in bubble gum baseball cards. The 113 page decision suggests limiting contract lengths with players and downsizing renewals to curb Topps power. Topps states an adverse FTC ruling would be appealed.
At the state convention the delegation leaders backed requiring a loyalty pledge for seating challenged Alabama delegates. Webb, who helped with J Beverly Lake's gubernatorial campaign, was defended by Lake in a telegram to Moore and State Democratic Chairman Lunsford Crew, arguing Webb is a loyal Democrat. The outcome could affect party unity this fall.
In Cleveland Barry Goldwater assailed Democrats as misled by notions of appeasement and disarmament. He warned if elected U S allies would plug into Washington Moscow lines and urged NATO unity with conventional nuclear weapons in a new battlefield role. He criticized Johnson for bypassing NATO partners and pledged NATO allies would be given access to the U S line through direct or diplomatic means.
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