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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
3
Editorial portrays President Johnson's budget as a modest, testing approach to poverty, highlighting North Carolina's early pilot with private and state funding. It links poverty alleviation to broader human needs and warns that government and private enterprise must partner to reduce inequality, while condemning extremism and urging tolerance.
After North Carolina's win over Air Force in the Gator Bowl, a Jacksonville Hotel Roosevelt fire killed 21. Fire origin unknown, most victims on upper floors where ladders failed and smoke blocked exits. Survivor credits God's blessing for fewer deaths. The piece calls for accountability and safeguards to prevent recurrence.
Editorial argues Robeson, returning to the United States on December 22, has long been involved in the civil rights movement but remains an awkward spokesman for his race. It notes his 1950s fight with the U S State Department, travel rights victory in 1958, time in Moscow, 1959 illness, and honorary Moscow Conservatory status, while questioning his ties to communism and the balance of his career across sports and the arts.
High Point Enterprise, established 1884, lists mailing and delivery options with annual and monthly subscription rates. It notes AP news use rights and class mail status, plus distributor and carrier details and contact needs.
Washington notebook reports playful White House chatter about Christmas gifts of deer sausage to the president. Pierre Salinger jokes about adding it to his active list, while other items note political rumors and farm policy hints from Orville Freeman and GOP chatter about Leonard Hall.
Washington AP reports that Congress leaders show fading momentum for a pay raise from 22500 to 32500 next year while disclosure of financial sources seems unlikely. Public scrutiny and the Bundles for Congress satire of the 1840s color debate as lawmakers weigh integrity and independence. Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan argues disclosure could clarify interests though outcomes depend on voter trust.
A Dallas police slaying fundraiser raises 400000 for J D Tippit’s family and prompts calls to create a North Carolina trust to underwrite officer families. The piece urges broad citizen backing to cover education, housing, and living costs for fallen public servants and urges state action. It also notes tennis’s Davis Cup return energizing the sport in the U S.
Article traces the Finch brothers Charles F. and Tom J. Finch as founders and drivers of Thomasville Chair Company and related plants from 1904 onward. It details acquisitions, expansions, and the role of different plants, plus a high‑profile anecdote from King Paul of Greece about President Kennedy’s death.
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