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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
4
A preacher urges immediate repentance citing Mark 6 12 and Thomas Fuller warns that delay may close the opportunity. The note stresses the need to seek forgiveness before it is too late.
The Mariner 2 mission marks a major step in space exploration as an American spacecraft heads to Venus to study its cloud cover and potential for life. After a rocky start with a launch failure and mechanical delays, the probe aims to pass within 10 000 miles of Venus and report findings by mid December.
A seven month study ending last February found little evidence of price collusion in federal, state, and local bids on contracts over ten thousand dollars. President Kennedy ordered agencies to report identical bids to the Justice Department, with 2000 state and local bodies asked to do the same. The 434 page report to Congress said identical bidding appears less frequent than thought, accounting for around one percent of procurement. It notes causes such as bid rotation by agencies and minimum price laws. The issue has diminished since heavy machinery bids by electrical manufacturers showed identical bids.
Editorial notes Telstar’s early impact on fashion photo releases and raises issues for international pay scales, performance rights, and copyrights. It discusses potential government involvement, content control, and the broader tech social and political implications of a permanent satellite system.
The High Point Enterprise listing provides publication details, staff roles, and subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions. It notes AP news use rights and mail and carrier rates, with tax and distribution terms and responsibilities of independent contractors.
Washington reports private views of space experts from DoD and NASA who argue NASA focuses on minor refinements rather than breakthroughs. They cite booster thrust gaps, disjoint facilities, and a need for a single driven program as key to a successful manned moon mission.
Miss Beatrice Cobb temporary editor and publisher led a tiny weekly through a devastating Western North Carolina flood by issuing four and eight page daily editions. J Gordon Queen set type and ran the linotype while printers Fred Piercey Horace Hallyburton, apprentice Errol Bridges, and others worked through the night to relay eyewitness reports.
The News-Herald chronicles Western North Carolina floods sparked by Storm-A, noting record rains, mountain runoff, and widespread damage from July 18 to 21. Headlines detail bridges swept away, outages, fatalities, and isolation, with later weekly updates on recovery and Burke Relief Fund efforts.
R T Amos returns from a trip with fellow Americans noting Russians invest heavily yet oppress people, praising Finns living under threat. He describes poor housing, scarce materials, and shows of wealth masking freedoms’ loss. A visit to Leningrad includes a three family three room apartment and shared facilities.
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