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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
2
A reflective quote from Bishop Robert South: there is no heart truly great and generous that lacks tenderness and compassion. The saying emphasizes moral virtue blending generosity with mercy.
Senator Clifford Case argues Congress must adopt a single ethics standard for all, requiring public disclosure of assets liabilities and income. He notes Cabinet officers face divestment while legislators retain stockholdings and law interests. A clean start in January could repair the body’s image and curb misdeeds.
President Kennedy lights the nation’s Christmas tree, a T0 foot blue spruce from Colorado. Uprooted history shows America’s first trees debated, with earlier claims from Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Rochester. Americans spend about 850 million on 40 million trees as plantations supply 40 percent of the market, while price changes reflect a pine shortage and varied sources.
Editorial notes Britain's prime minister acts as an honest broker between De Gaulle and Kennedy, guiding talks on European Community entry and Skybolt missile tensions. It cites Rambouillet discussions, NATO unity, and the need to balance European interests with American strategy amid Cuba and Cold War strains. The piece recalls past Ike-Macmillan ties and warns of last minute NATO consultations from the Cuban crisis.
The piece outlines six lessons the Kennedy era learned from the Cuban crisis. It argues Khrushchev sought to avoid all out nuclear war by testing U S resolve while the United States should display strong conventional force, coordinated planning, and strategic timing. It notes the roles of McNamara Taylor and other professionals in the NSC, Pentagon, State, and CIA in shaping the exit strategy.
A Raleigh study by Ed Hipp proposes revising and recoding scattered state utilities laws while keeping the framework intact. Hearings Jan 11-12 will weigh Hipp versus Eller's broader changes, with new sections on rates hearings, public representation, and a commission attorney to aid the Utilities Commission.
Local Democrats shaken by younger Republican gains pivot to youth for leadership. Chairman Mauldin aims to pass reins to capable, newer hands though few eager to take on a time consuming task. They hope a strong ticket, possibly led by Mayor Stout, can hold City Hall amid GOP pressure.
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