Uncle Sam Joins Cancer Battle None Too Soon
The government will join with the medical profession in a massive effort to find and develop a cancer cure. Federal spending this year reaches $30 million with encouraging results in treating at least one cancer type. An anti cancer vaccine from mouse leukemia material shows 80 to 90 percent effectiveness in mice, signaling hopeful progress toward saving thousands of lives.
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Uncle Sam
Arthur S. Fleming
Fleming
Vances
Heller
City Snow Clearance Question After Two Big Storms
After two major snow events in three days, questions arise about High Point's equipment and speed in clearing streets. A Sunday trip shows state highways sanded and passable, while city main arteries remain hazardous and many side streets impassable. The highway department used every vehicle available, but the city defends its vehicle count.
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High Point
Highway Department
Pan Africa Rising as Guinea Seeks Atlantic Union
Editorial notes Guinea’s independence from France and its push with Ghana toward a confederation as the nucleus of a West African union. It highlights Nkrumah’s leadership, Ghana’s Commonwealth status, and regional moves toward autonomy, with broader shifts across Africa including possible reforms in South Africa and other Francophone colonies.
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Guinea
France
Ghana
British Commonwealth
Sekou Toure
Republic of Guinea
Kwanfe Nkrumah
Africa
Accra
Nkrumah
Tom Mboya
Kenya Federation of Labor
Union of South Africa
Ghana-Guinea
United States
Cairo
Bandung
Indonesia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Madagascar
Cameroons
Togoland
Nigeria
Equatorial Africa
Sudan
Libya
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
High Point Enterprise Ad Staff Lineup
The fragment lists staff roles for The High Point Enterprise including Advertising Director, Business Manager, Editor, Society Editor, and Circulation Manager with partial names and titles. It reflects a newspaper masthead from the 1930s era.
Census Bureau forecast warns of population boom by 1975
A 25 page government forecast with a yellow cover predicts U S population rising from 175 million to 215 230 million by 1975 and possibly higher. It warns of vast demand for housing schools hospitals highways and public facilities as teens and seniors grow together with a rising birth rate and migration to suburbs.
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Washington
Berlin
Census Bureau
United States
America
Lieutenant Governor race attracts wide field in North Carolina
Lynn Nisbet surveys possible contenders for the No 2 state post as 1960 and 1962 political maneuvers unfold. McConnell Howland and Morgan lead a Western tilt while eastern figures Eagles Whitley Satterfield White Jones and Spain surface as potential challengers. Incumbents in Council of State roles may face party pressure as campaigns begin.
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U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
David McConnell
Charlotte
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Ralph Howland
Elkin
Chatham Manufacturing Company
North Carolina Highway Commission
McConnell and Howland
H. P
Pat) Taylor
Anson
Luther Hodges
Rockingham
Luther Earnhardt
Cabarrus
Robert F. Morgan
Cleveland County
Arthur Kirkman
Guilford
Cloyd Philpott
Davidson
General Assembly
Philpott
Down East
Way Down East
Elton Aydlett
Elizabeth City
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Walter Jones
Pitt County
Jones
Wheth
Joe Eagles
Wilson County
Philip Whitley
Wake County
Byrd I. Satterfield
Person County
Thomas J. White
Kinston
Lenoir County
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Thad Eure
L. Y. (Stag) Ballentine
Cigarette Tax Plan Discussed For Extra Revenue
A note notes that lawmakers have agreed on a cigarette tax to raise additional revenue. The brief mentions potential fiscal impact and political support during the session.
Humorous Entanglements and Aviation History Nostalgia
In a lively column, Mayor Jess Washburn and ex mayor George Covington attend a screening of The Last Hurrah with jokes about North Carolina politics. A party at The Enterprise newsroom features gossip on the AP News Council post and leotard gifts. The Kitty Hawk anniversary celebrates Wright brothers and aviation progress with Senator Monroney’s talk and a jet flyover, plus Univac humor involving a humorously answered question about family.
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Hizzoner
Jess Washburn
George Covington
Hollywood
Boston
James M. Curley
Spencer Tracy
Curley
Enterprise News Room
Joe Brown
North Carolina
Associated Press News Council
Joe
Charlotte
South America
Kitty Hawk
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Devil Hill
Wrights
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Air Force Association
Eisenhower vows economy as spending stays near record high
President Eisenhower defended ongoing federal spending while promising to curb growth in his White House plan for next year. Republican leaders warn of a deficit and looming tax questions as they tout hopes for a balanced budget despite spending near 80 billion dollars this year and expected revenue around 78 billion next year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
GOP
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Capitol
Harry Byrd
D-Va
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Council of State
Agriculture
Labor
Insurance
Malcolm Seawell
Edwin Gill
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
de Santa
Manor
Banbury Cross
Dave Gillespie
Enterprise
Shelby Star
Gov. Hodges
UNC
Univac
Flor
Ida
Thomas
Univae
Canada
James Marlow
Ike
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