Baghdad Pact Outlived Its Usefulness, Observers Say
The Baghdad Pact conference yielded only two minor agreements and did little to halt Soviet expansion in the Middle East. Observers note the United States remains the principal backer, while Arab leaders such as Nasser and Hussein vie for influence, risking the pact’s relevance as Russia subverts from within. Dr. al Jamali warns the U.S. must present a robust policy or lose the region.
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Middle East
United States
Britain
France
Fadhil al-Jamali
America
Russia
al-Jamali
Iraq
United Nations
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Lon
Nasser
Hussein
Jordan
Syria
John Bagot Glubb
Arab Legion
Glubb
Egypt
Emanuel Neumann
United Europe
Africa
Teen-Age Rocket Enthusiasm and Tragedy Spark Debate
An editorial contrasts United States teen back yard rocket experiments with Soviet progress. It notes 22 years of public service by Claude Lewis, a Democrat and former mayor pro tem, and highlights injuries and deaths from amateur rocketry. It calls for safe, regulated progress and cautions against banning exploration. The piece adds a jab at Nikita Khrushchev about drinking and self awareness.
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United States
Back
America
Claude. Lewis
Lewis
High Point
What is the good word Thy word a lamp to my feet
A Sunday sermon extols the Bible as the greatest, most translated book, highlighting its divine ideas of God and love, the Ten Commandments, Christ as the savior, love as motive, and immortality as hope. It argues the Bible’s enduring moral influence and global reach.
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American Congress
Congressional Library
Republic
America
Earth
Moses
Christ
Jesus
John
Christ Jesus
Bethlehem
Stretch Bolton Comes Back debut by High Point writer
High Point author Burgess Leonard publishes Stretch Bolton Comes Back for teens on February 26 through J. B. Lippincott. The novel follows Stretch Bolton from playing manager to pennant winner, with background on his spinal injury and recovery.
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High Point
J. B. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia
Bolton
High Pointer Burgess Leonard
Lexington Ave
Leonard
Stretch Bolton
Blues
Chapel Hill
Independent newspaper masthead and staff list from High Point
An aged clipping shows the Independent Newspaper based in High Point North Carolina with officers including President Rawley Mrs R B Terry Secretary-Treasury OLT McPherson Editor B Brown Managing Editor W Patterson Jr Advertising Director W Idol Jr Business Manager Charles Loftin Circulation Manager and an imprint noting compliance with the 1879 act.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Secretary-Treasury
Olt McPherson
Sb Bane Bude Cabeace
OE Brown
Vesees Newsess
W. Patterson, JR
W. Idol, JR
Sebsbsces
Charles 8. Loftin
Meapel Ps Eeepc
High Point
N. C
Nocturnal Medical Service Awakens Community Doubts
Letters describe delayed at home medical aid during a deadly night, praising Dr. E H Terrell for reaching the patient and challenging future physicians to serve in all settings. Community readers from Thomasville and High Point commend bloodmobiles and editorial stances, with Morton R Kurtz and Flora E Noble among signers.
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The
Foreign Policy Association
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Georgia Cox
Madeline Hoover
Holt McPherson
Enterprise
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Madeline
Redbook Magazine
High Point Enterprise
Ats
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Thomasville
Bloodmobile
Council OF Churches
North Carolina Council of Churches
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Parents League
Flora E. Noble
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