Tensions Of Cold War Call For Calm Nerves
The piece speculates on the near miss if French jets had shot down a Russian plane carrying Leonid Brezhnev amid Cold War tensions. It warns such incidents could spark war and urges cautious behavior, noting disarmament talks stagnation and the need for steady decision makers.
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Leonid Brezhnev
West Africa
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West
United States
Russia
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Fitting And Proper Civil War Centennial Reflections
A 1961 editorial marks the Civil War centennial and Lincoln's Gettysburg words. It urges renewed national resolve to finish the unfinished task of liberty, equality, and peace, as injustice and slavery still threaten the idea of America today.
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Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Lincoln
America
Insurance Chief Grants 6.3% Liability Rate Increase
Insurance Commissioner Charles F. Gold, long resisting higher private passenger liability premiums, under court order approved a 6.3 percent boost effective February 15, yielding about $2.25 more annually per policy to raise three million dollars for insurers. The bodily injury portion passed. property damage was denied. The case followed failed prior requests and a Wake Superior Court order for hearings.
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Charles F. Gold
Commissioner Gold
North Carolina Fire Insurance Rating
Reau
Wake Superior Court
Bryant Seeks Mayoral Post as Washburn Not Seeking Re election
Hubert M. Bryant, a longtime city councilman and prominent electrical contractor, announces a campaign for mayor. The move signals a spring race with Republicans expected to unveil a candidate slate at Lincoln Day Dinner while Democrats plan timing for their entry. Bryant has played a key role in securing City Manager Harold Cheek and advancing municipal electric distribution, showcasing his public service leadership amid a period of political ferment and suburban migration.
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Hubert M. Bryant
Jesse Washburn
High Point
Bryant
Associates
Harold Cheek
Lincoln on Labor and Liberty in Democratic Government
The piece argues that government must share privileges, elevates labor as superior to capital yet protects capital's rights, and defines freedom as rooted in liberty and the universal love of liberty. It asserts peace with nations depends on these principles and that defense lies in liberty's spirit rather than arms.
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Lincoln
Soviet Liberalism Unmasked By Arrest Of Pasternak Aide
Soviet liberals face scrutiny as Olga Ivinskaya and her daughter are arrested in Moscow. The ties to Boris Pasternak, the model for Lara in Doctor Zhivago, suggest the regime punishes those around dissidents. The state alternatingly accuses Ivinskaya of translations for pay and of embezzling rubles, signaling a broad intimidation of writers and associates who seek Western publishing.
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Pasternak
Leon Dennen
New York
Russia
Olga Ivinskaya
Khrushchev
Stalin
Ivinskaya
Boris Pasternak
Lara
Doctor Zhivago
Zhivago
Kremlin
Moscow Radio
Olga
Britain
Bertrand Russell
United States
Olga Ivitskaya
Moscow
Tyinskaya
The Stone the Builders Rejected Becomes the Corner
A Sunday sermon reflects on the sculpture of Michelangelo turning discarded marble into David and parallels this to people overlooked by society. It cites Simon Peter, a rough fisherman, chosen by the Master Artist to become a faithful disciple, illustrating transformation from castoff to valuable.
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Michaelangelo
Simon Peter
Simon
Peter
Hope From the Castoffs and the Rock of Nazareth
In Hodgenville and Nazareth the broken and cast off rise to greatness through the hand of Christ. The message honors figures from humble beginnings who shaped history, from Jerry McCauley and George Washington Carver to a devoted teacher and the woman of Samaria, proving salvation and leadership can emerge from overlooked places.
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Christendom
Christ
Nazareth
Galilee
Hodgenville
America
Jerry McCauley
Bowery
George Washington Carver
National Congress
Jesus
Samaria
Winter beauty and small town stores amid changing landscapes
A column contrasts winter's quiet beauty with a shifting rural world. The essay reflects on winter as a time of beauty and contemplation, praises trees and snow, and notes how modern highways encroach yet the country store remains a fading echo. Includes a note correcting Dr. A. G. Dixon's address and birthday.
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Otis
Quotes on unions and world peace from 1960s figures
A collection of quoted statements from Rev Lewis Roberts, Billy Graham, Robert Kennedy, Harold Macmillan, Lord Boyd Orr, Dandridge M. Cole and Dr Ralph Bunche. The remarks touch on trade unions for clergy, Kennedy’s presidency, prosperity versus communism, Britain’s education, postnuclear survival, underground colonies, Africa’s role in peace, and rising global influence.
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Harold Macmillan
Britain
Africa
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
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