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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
2
A devotional note presents Psalms 93 1 and a William Comerville line on God’s majesty and unchanging power. The fragment emphasizes God as sovereign, light, life, and divine order guiding seasons and systems without alteration.
Atlanta quietly admitted nine Negroes to four previously all white high schools, a historic move forced by federal order. The city prepared its population, avoided mobs, and kept schools operating, with police and official warnings against violence. Governor Vandiver and Police Chief Jenkins stressed peace to maintain order amid tensions. Atlanta’s measured compliance signals possible broader desegregation in the South this fall.
The article urges safer driving during the final summer long weekend with a focus on rear-end collisions. It cites 7000 bodily injury claims showing 32 percent from rear-ends, mainly due to tailgating and changing traffic conditions. North Carolina emphasizes keeping lights on to boost daytime and nighttime visibility.
Editorial discusses a national push to reform math education with SMSG texts from Yale Press and NSF support. It notes 1959 60 trials in 50 centers, new curricula, revised elementary plans, and calls for stronger mathematical concepts over mere computation.
The High Point Enterprise lists key staff positions including president secretary treasurer and editor along with named individuals such as Rawley and Terry. Other roles include Hull McPherson Joe Brown CW Patterson idol Charles Loillin and roles of managing editor advertising director and circulation manager.
An analysis of LSD as a mind altering drug challenges science's ability to measure and repeat psychedelic visions. Aldous Huxley and Jane Dunlap are cited while Dr. Harold Himwich and Dr. Carl Henze offer caution on interpreting cosmic experiences. The piece notes uncooperative subjects and varied lab results.
Lynn Nisbet reports Monroe faces a tense episode that officials fear was intentionally provoked to draw federal attention. Mayor Fred Wilson bypassed local and state agencies sending a telegram to Attorney General Kennedy, risking strained state federal relations and public uproar.
James Marlow argues that the Soviet Union resuming nuclear tests is an act of terror tactics based on naked power. He says it displays contempt for world opinion and comes at a time when the international community seeks restraint.
Premier Khrushchev has created a Berlin crisis and Russia signals mass destructive power. The note links a proposed 10 million ton TNT test to a blunt Western challenge during Geneva talks on a test ban. It recalls three years of U S Russia testing halt and stalled negotiations, amid pressure in Congress to resume testing.
Holt McPherson argues for uniform house numbers to aid visitors, deliveries, and emergencies as High Point grows. The piece notes a $325,000 bid for county revaluation with William F. Hester of Associated Surveys overseeing continuity. Gov. Sanford emphasizes strict liquor law enforcement and fair ABC Board leadership amid broader reform efforts. Arthur Glenn Corpening Jr. is named candidate for the third ward council seat, replacing J. D. McNeill, who moved to Fayetteville. Local generosity shines as J. N. Rawleigh and wife donate a bicycle to Patty Culver for campus work at Rankin Memorial Church.
The Soviet Union announced it would resume underground nuclear tests, signaling a shift from prior peace talks. Khrushchev’s stance, from warnings in June to open threats in August, shows Moscow relying on power to press Western concessions on Berlin. Kennedy sent Arthur Dean to Geneva, but Tsarapkin asserted talks must meet Soviet terms while Moscow prepared to test.
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