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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
4
Editorial urges immediate FAA action after a Manhattan crash that killed 135. It faults lingering air traffic control delays and urges a national crash program to overhaul aviation safety and reduce local airport reliance.
The advisory council once created to push liberal legislation under Roosevelt’s spirit failed to influence Congress or unify the party. President-elect Kennedy now plans its quiet demise after years of criticism and limited impact on policy.
Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey, boasting a 333 000 lead in a presidential vote, tells the National Press Club that the GOP should remain a party of the center. He warns against coalitions or a national move to conservatism and argues for sound progress within free enterprise and federal traditions. He frames Halleck and Goldwater as symbols of opposing directions within the party.
The piece analyzes how the Kennedy transition may rethink the White House press conference format to suit television and radio, weighing televised events and anonymous questioning against historical norms. It notes Eisenhower's liberal access and Harding's strict written-questions approach, and suggests Kennedy could exceed Eisenhower's peacetime frequency.
Readers press Republish of a Christmas letter urging vigilance against alcohol and driving. The piece recounts a fatal crash caused by a drunk driver and pleads for responsibility, hoping to save lives this season and beyond.
A radar operator recalls perilous New York air traffic conditions after a deadly mid air collision. He describes the tense, tedious shifts and the risk of losing or misidentifying blips while earning about five thousand dollars a year. He says he would not take the job again but still flies, crossing his fingers to forget.
The writer laments the killing of 13 elderly patients and questions whether inspection and enforcement of precautionary rules were neglected. He asks if city inspectors are scarce or if officials lack the will to enforce the law, threatening to expose what is being ignored.
A collage of quotes spans themes from stoic endurance to social commentary. Notable figures include Sam Everitt aging 109 in London praising hard living, Dr. Fritz Redl on horn use and manipulation, Singer Joe Stafford on youth taste influencing music, Wernher von Braun on the space age, and President Eisenhower eyeing inauguration preparations.
A Christmas card poem from C. S. Reed of Duke Power Company humorously reflects aging and changing times. The speaker notes elders feel younger than they appear, laments smaller print and noisy greetings, and wishes a Merry Christmas and Bright New Year with a humorous punch about retirement and routine.
In Clermont Florida W W Sharp Jr of Acclaim Hosiery notes a Citrus Tower exhibit run by Doris Holbrook Veale and Jack Holbrook Sr. The display shows citrus processing from field to box and invites visitors to sample fruit. Also covered are post election jokes, Cham ber of Commerce leader Jack Campbell’s committee choices, Wesley Memorial Church site sale and church construction progress, and the death of Hugh S Butler of Simmons Company in a Manhattan air crash.
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