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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1953
Page
4
The piece argues Republicans face tough tests as excess profits tax is extended and Humphrey hints at tax hikes to fund defense against the H bomb. It notes inflation is controlled but further H bomb research could require billions, raising taxes or borrowing and risking unemployment amid a tight money policy.
The article urges families to write regularly to soldiers, sailors, and airmen abroad, noting that mail calls lift morale more than meals. It quotes Army Secretary Stevens on the importance of letters and reminds readers that, though overseas troops are well cared for, only home letters can ease homesickness and reassure them that they are not forgotten.
A Chattanooga News-Free Press item recounts Bascom Timmons in Hagerstown Maryland describing a unit’s paper order. An overpayment of 3.10 leads to a rigid $15.60 annual rate, illustrating how appropriation rules curb sensible action and waste taxpayer funds. The piece critiques bureaucratic spending and echoes editorial views on economic efficiency.
Washington tale shows Rep. Nicholson squirming as the Rules Committee toys with Rep. Hale's plan to extend medical benefits to about 1700 lighthouse keepers. Colleagues joke that the measure would gouge the treasury while Nicholson frets about reelection and district lighthouses.
The 1948 European Recovery Act grew into a costly, permanent program. Senator Vandenberg warned aid was not a permanent feature, yet by this year the Foreign Operations Administration operates separate from the State Department. Critics argue aid fostered unemployment, failed to secure allies, and worsened conditions in France Italy and Japan, with risks from Korea and shifts toward Communist influence.
Roanoke hosts the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association annual meeting focusing on management and employee concerns. High Point NC leads hosiery production with 8,352 seamless machines and 240 full fashioned looms, yielding a national daily output. The piece notes local mining history, barber humor, Roberts Hall chimes, and YWCA lunch program startup as color items.
Bruce Biossat notes Kinsey’s study on women's sex habits mirrors the 1948 men report, stirring controversy. Critics question the 5940-woman sample, potential upper-middle-class bias, and the scientific value while Kinsey defends interview technique and acknowledges limits.
The article weighs Kinsey’s claim that women show far less sex drive than men, noting possible social myths shaping male fantasies. It discusses frustration and shattered self images among women who feel they do not fit the male gaze, and whether the Kinsey work will dispel widespread harms.
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