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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1957
Page
4
A sea bird sustained Eddie Rickenbacker when stranded at sea, bringing him bread and flesh in the morning and again at night, a famished raft survivor credited to the bird’s aid.
Former President Truman dismisses Dulles-Eisenhower talks as gobbledygook while urging a clear view of Cold War realities. He criticizes reliance on slogans and warns Moscow seeks political and economic conquest, urging concrete steps to curb Soviet pressure.
An elderly High Pointer, Dout Mose Smith, died when a runaway horse trailer broke loose from a hitch and pinned him to his car. Police call it a freak accident and warn holidays drivers to be cautious. Authorities consider charges for trailer owner and note a pattern of fatalities. The report also discusses Asiatic flu and rising deaths from flu and pneumonia as the nation faces recurring outbreaks.
Editorial notes growing ecumenical movement and church mergers aiming to heal historic Protestant Catholic rifts. Describes 400 year division, 30 unions in decades, United Church of Christ formation, and debates on doctrinal hurdles and apostolic succession.
An 86-year-old retired professor in Arlington questions the cheer of Jingle Bells citing the second verse. Senators’ offices display holiday decorations including Kennedy’s kerosene lantern wreath. Capitol Hill Club plans a Christmas party for 65 needy families with Rep Auchincloss and VP Nixon among guests.
A London humor piece discusses an English law exam question about a man painting his name on a six pound satellite to gain immortality. It sidesteps morality, noting Rose cannot be charged with larceny for finding the object, since ladylike behavior is irrelevant to the legal issue.
A collage of lines lampooning modern life and leadership. Hazlitt Upson criticizes idleness as civic virtue while a London columnist mocks the monarchy and Diana Dors in Soho. A 1948 wage price inflation jab references industry and politics.
The article surveys U.S. moves on an atomic powered airplane amid debate over cost and efficacy. It notes potential long range transport use, missile progress, and ground handling safety concepts, with funding rising from a few million in 1950 to about 250 to 300 million total. Major figures include General Electric, AEC, Maj. Gen. D. J. Keirn, and the Defense-AEC joint effort.
The High Point Enterprise lists its publishing staff including president secretary treasurer editor managing editor and advertising sales positions at 305 307 North Main High Point North Carolina. The document shows names D A Rawley Mrs R B Terry Holt McPherson Seanne Osse and W Patterson Jr in roles with no article content.
North State Telephone Company announces a Jan 21 delivery and Jan 27 cutover for a directory listing 31 000 phones across High Point Thomasville and Randleman with 80 percent in High Point. Other items include American Furniture Mart open house Jan 17 26 Crestwood Presbyterians naming a new youth center Jack Burris, and business moves of George L Rankin Charles H Babcock and Paul Dedmon plus a discussion on TV versus newspapers and a set of six corrective justice stories blocked by TV policy.
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