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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1960
Page
4
The Christmas economy shows signs of strength with rising consumer confidence and spending plans boosted by the Kennedy era optimism and easier credit hopes. Younger couples favor home building and appliances, while new car demand softens, suggesting a shift to used cars and home investments as a path to recovery.
An arresting officer shot and killed a 31-year-old Korean War veteran during a pursuit into his Greensboro home over a traffic violation. The incident raises questions about excessive force and law enforcement conduct in a case that echoes Westerns.
The U.S. Office of Education notes men now outnumber women in secondary schools for the first time since public schooling began. The shift is linked to higher salaries and status as men enter teaching, though women have done fine work. A separate incident questions police use of deadly force in a traffic arrest in Greensboro.
Editorial notes the expanding post season football bowl scene with the Rose Orange Sugar Cotton Gator and Liberty bowls, plus new entrants Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia and Bluebonnet in Houston. It covers economics, TV rights, and policy clashes, naming Yale Rutgers Syracuse Penn State and Holy Cross as bids and dismissals.
The piece traces Seattle's shift from the Pig War lore to a 1962 Century 21 World’s Fair plan. It covers city funding, state and federal support, legal challenges, and opposition led by figures like Alfred Schweppe, highlighting civic tension and debates over Seattle’s future and space-age prospects.
George Sokolsky argues for robust press freedom and personal journalism amid libel fears and courtroom limits. He cites Kennedy aides and Loeb’s Manchester Union Leader stance, contends libel damages are inflated, and questions the meaning of card carrying communists and political labels.
An analysis by Holt McPherson highlights price pressure and overproduction in U S hosiery manufacturing. North Carolina dominates equipment, with High Point as a central hub, while Pennsylvania gains only modestly. The piece notes production declines in men's and children's knitting machines and a rise in ladies’ machinery, stressing industry-wide responsibility and potential entertainment ties to boost attendance.
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