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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1967
Page
6
90th Congress Faces Nation in Troubled Mood
The 90th Congress adjourned after a smooth session that approved foreign aid, education, and the war on poverty funding and increased Social Security benefits. It faced Vietnam cost, budget cuts, and ethics reforms while partisan rhetoric sharpened ahead of the 1968 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
90Th Congress
Washington
Johnson
Congress
House of Representatives
90Th
89Th Congress
Vietnam
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Afl-Cio
Miami
Everett Dirksen
Bat
Gerald Ford
Dirksen
Silent Carpenter of Nazareth a Humble Aristocrat
This sermon honors Joseph son of David as the humble carpenter of Nazareth who safeguarded Mary and Jesus. It highlights his quiet virtue, deep faith, and pivotal role in the early life of the Christ Child, guiding family and faith away from public vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
David
Mary
Matt
Israel
Solomon
Thames
Teuton
God
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Joseph the Good
Judea
Beret
Herod
Dustry
Galilee
Jesus
Jerusalem
Temple
Theolgy
Subsidies for Statesmen Raise Questions Across Parties
The piece argues private subsidies to politicians are dangerous and corrupting. It cites Dick Nixon and Charles Percy as examples of fundraising gifts to influence public office. The author condemns subsidies to lawmakers from any interests and urges sponsors to refrain once officials are elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Julius Coomr
Cassius
Roman Politico
Caesar
Dick Nixon
California
Democratic Party
Sen
Dodd
White House
Percy s Office Fund Draws Fire in Senate Race
Washington report contrasts Sen. Chuck Percy Illinois bid with ex Sen Paul Douglas who rejected private fund raising. Douglas disclosed assets and income detailing 1966 earnings from royalties, dividends, annuities and a $30,000 Senate salary while noting substantial unreimbursed travel and office costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Chuck Percy
Illinois
Percy
Senate
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Sen
University of Chicago
District of Columbia
Downstate
Chicago
Community drives push High Point goals past half way
High Point Memorial Hospital reports $1,954,480 raised toward a $2 million building fund with further pledges. The Heart Center will bear Jack Burris's name in appreciation, while the North Carolina Stadium Authority hopes to base its domed Piedmont project in High Point aided by a $100,000 anonymous grant. In Chamblee Georgia a clock restorer seeks old wind up clocks for donation and restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Memorial Hospital
Jack Burris
R. T. Amos Jr
William A. Horney Jr
High Point
North Carolina Stadium Authority
Piedmont North Carolina
Chamblee
Golden Age Club
Ndee
Byron Haworth
Shucks Henley
James F. Brewer
Erwin-Lambeth Inc
Thomasville
High Point College
George A. Covington
Joe Shackelford
Lions Club
Herman Bernard
North Carolina
Clemmons
Shirley Rivers
Atlanta
Red Cross Blood Center
Heramlogist
Wghp-Tv
W. D. Lee
Marguerite’s
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