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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1968
Page
3
December 22 1968 editorial calls for prompt action after the Pueblo incident. It praises patience for the release, condemns North Korea’s behavior, and urges recovery of electronic equipment and indemnity. It demands a thorough investigation, accountability for orders, and a strong US stance to deter future piracy by communists.
The Davidson county vote failed to pass a proposed 15 cent tax for better schools as only about 2,000 of 27,000 registered voters cast ballots. The editorial urges an organized campaign and a new vote to improve education for local children.
A preacher reflects on Luke 2 7 and contrasts Jesus birth in a Bethlehem manger with Napoleon’s palace cradle. He notes Christmas’ deeper meaning beyond gifts, urging humility, faith, and compassion as Christ’s message endures through generations.
A local letter argues that African Americans should abandon the Democratic Party as Robert Brown, a prominent Black figure, advocates for Republican alignment. The piece links Nixon’s rise to southern white support and racial resentment, notes potential shifts in NC’s electoral stance, and questions how Nixon's civil rights policies will unfold. The author reflects on Black political awakening and loyalty pressures in coming years.
A festive scene contrasts with a major civic update as shoppers seek gifts while High Point Memorial Hospital moves toward a January groundbreaking for a $4.044 million expansion. Board seats will rotate as James H. Millis ends his tenure and George Stewart leads the start of construction. The project includes a Newborn Nursery, West Wing expansion, and safety upgrades, with a $340,692 anticipated deficit to be covered by gifts and financing. Norman Thomas, famed Socialist leader, dies at 84 reflecting on his controversial era in American history.
Washington dinner honored Willard Wirtz as he exits the Labor Department with tributes from AFL CIO President George Meany and other top labor figures. George Shultz, newly named Labor Secretary, attended by accident and listened as speakers lauded Wirtz while noting the challenges ahead.
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