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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1955
Page
4
The Enterprise invites clear public backing for a liquor referendum. It notes petitions are circulating with legal advice sought, but no group has endorsed the measure yet. The paper urges proponents to publicly state their position and press for a vote if there is sufficient interest.
Princess Margaret travels through Trinidad and other Caribbean islands with a calm, informal schedule. She enjoys calypso music, orders calypso records, and attends a dinner in a stylish gown. The trip aims to reinforce West Indian loyalty to the British Crown, contrasting her lively demeanor with her sister Queen Elizabeth.
Observers compare current state fiscal battles to the 1930s struggles over the general sales tax. Proposals to expand coverage aim to substitute for high-rate item taxes and block property tax raises, echoing past clashes led by key figures and shifts in political leadership.
Washington senator Wal lace F Bennett of Utah vents anger at Beardsley Rumi the advocate of tax avoidance painting a bleak picture of rum tax threats. The Utah Republican mocks ads moving to Puerto Rico and cites Dominican Republic servants as a dig at Rumi and Dixon. Bennett vents in the Senate floor while eyeing office colors and tax policy.
Arkansas Senator McClellan introduces a bill to make government competition a national policy and to create a Commerce Department court of complaint for business grievances. It would require Bureau of the Budget review of new government activities, exempting legally established operations like the post office and Navy yards.
The article notes rising US hospital admissions from 36 per 1000 in 1935 to 79 per 1000 in 1952, driven by Blue Cross and higher incomes. It urges government aid for more hospitals and support for prepayment plans to reduce costs, arguing these are private efforts, not socialized medicine, to achieve a healthier America.
The piece ties Eisenhower's Formosa policy speech to a football analogy by Senators Saltonstall Kefauver and Knowland. It notes Dulles telecast plans, Strauss letter to Block, and Cartoons over ABC critiques. It closes with a look at U.S. statistic spending led by Agriculture and Census bureaus amid world’s stats mania.
The column blends lighthearted pranks by New Orleans DJs with varied notes on military court procedures at Fort Bragg. It weaves in dog behavior anecdotes, census memories from 1905, Lord Kelvin electricity quips, and a divergent piece on aggression tied to Lincoln.
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