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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1957
Page
5
The piece warns that many men have believed the Devil’s words and suffered poverty and disgrace as a result. It emphasizes that the world is not the Devil’s domain and he offers nothing of true value.
The trial of Army Specialist McWilliam Girard for manslaughter in Japan raises questions about status of forces agreements and U S jurisdiction. Japanese prosecutors allege he lured a woman to death at a firing range. Girard argues he acted on duty. The case highlights tensions over host-nation legal authority and potential revisions to treaties affecting U S troops abroad.
The piece argues Jimmy Hoffa could win the Teamsters presidency over Dave Beck. It describes a power vacuum, Hoffa's aggressive leadership, and a Senate probe labeling him center of a gangster linked network. Walter Reuther and Congressmen criticize the upheaval.
Editorial reviews President Eisenhower’s foreign aid plan moving from grants to long term investment. It notes a revolving Development Loan Fund funded at 500 million for 1958 and 750 million for 1959 60, with Congress trimming appropriations and delaying full implementation despite Senate conferees’ push for a lasting program.
George Sokols ky argues that segregation exists in New York City north of the Mason Dixon Line. He describes Harlem as a Negro capital shaped by population shifts, the desegregation plan by the Board of Education, and white flight to suburbs. He notes limited white teacher participation and rising independent schools.
Governor Hodges attends the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad stockholders meeting to back a deal where Southern Railway would lease the line from Goldsboro to Morehead City. Judge Luther Hamilton notes the 1852 charter linking Atlantic and North Carolina with other lines to form a state system. The piece highlights historic aims to connect ocean ports with western lines, stressing Morehead City harbor as central to a statewide transport network.
Dallas merchants offer air condition ers as prizes during the heat wave to encourage accurate temperature forecasts. The item notes other assorted curiosities from stamps to rodent labs and reflections on Gadgets and governance.
Bill Hylton secretary treasurer and general manager of Hylton Motors is in Atlanta for the Edsel line showing. The new dealership at 781 N Main will open to public showing the line on Sept 4 with plans for a service department and new used car sales. Joe Temple denies plans to sell his Rockford Road home and stay in High Point. The High Point area also hosts the 15th annual Ordnance 686 Ammunition Company reunion Sept 14 at the Sheraton with former Greensboro and High Point officers attending. Anita Eagles, a Duke student in New York, plans to return to Duke and help invite notable figures to Duke next session. New York reports say Broadway theater life and high living costs persist as Duke hopes for future visits by political figures. Chicago reports a Furniture Fair foresees stable prices with 56 percent of 210 manufacturers predicting good sales rest of year. Road and mail business are improving.
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