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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1958
Page
4
A reflective piece recounts recovery from cancer and major surgery. The author praises a skilled surgeon, emphasizes the shock of malignancy, and notes how willpower and purpose revived life. He cites friends like Bernard Baruch and Herbert Hoover as examples of aging used for service before returning home to work.
An editor cautions that the United States must avoid pricing itself out of world markets as Europe, led by France under de Gaulle, tightens costs and pursues thrift. It notes rising wage price pressures, gains in tax enforcement, and the need for labor and government restraint to keep the free enterprise system competitive globally.
The London Evening Standard humorist Vicky forecasts 1959 with three items. Dulles will visit the United States, Eisenhower will visit the White House, and Khrushchev will denounce Lenin as anti party.
Wisconsin and Seattle restaurants plan a 5 percent service charge on diners using credit cards citing Diners Club and other networks fees. Banks, universities, and hotels are expanding card programs while merchants push for better terms as restaurants evaluate the true cost of extending credit.
The article details George Meany's New York speech hinting unions might form their own party, AFL-CIO and Walter Reuther disputing the move, and past union endorsements impacting politics. It notes no labor party has been considered by AFL-CIO officials and stresses risk from anti‑union legislation.
Soviet ambassador Mikhail Menshikov defends Russia's jamming of U S radio broadcasts by arguing that listening to genuine music is preferable to hearing false notes or abuse, comparing the practice to a loud shrill voice. He asks if listeners would close windows to spare their ears.
A year after Sputnik 1957 the United States accelerated space efforts creating NASA to oversee civilian programs while the Defense Department keeps space activity for national security. President Eisenhower names Glennan head of NASA as the new science advisory structure forms with Killian guiding science policy. A new federal council for science and technology is proposed to coordinate agency research.
Kiplinger predicts a 20 percent population rise by 1960s end with births jumping to five million yearly. By late 60s the nation may reach 208 million people, 75 million under 18, 20 million over 65, with more women working and higher marriage rates driving demand for homes, cars, and household goods.
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