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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1967
Page
4
Editorial praises crews who worked around the clock to restore electrical and telephone service after a severe ice storm. power is largely back. Greensboro restoration may finish today, Reidsville shows rapid recovery, underground wiring is explored but costly, and storm damage mainly affects trees.
Robert Oppenheimer dies of cancer after a career defined by the atomic bomb project. The physicist, once deprived of secrets for alleged Communist ties, received the Enrico Fermi Award years later but chose to remain at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council meets at Bal Harbour Florida as Walter Reuther resigns his major posts with the UAW and allies Mazey Woodcock and Greathouse pull back from top union roles. Reuther cites fundamental disputes with AFL-CIO and writes that continued UAW offices would be futile. He seeks broader labor leadership in civil rights and peaceful co existence while Meany remains wary of retirement. The piece notes Teamsters dissidence and political shifts affecting the Democratic Party and Michigan politics.
Warnings mount that Cyprus may ignite again over arms shipments to Turkey and Greece. The report cites U S arms sales through the Pentagon and profits for General Dynamics Lockheed and McDonnell plus notes on Fulbright and Eisenhower remarks.
A North American Newspaper Alliance writer notes generational divides as a deskmate seeks to understand his peers while China and Russia show strains. The piece muses on the Whole Man ideal, balancing sports and arts, and humorously speculates on future seat belt tech that hugs.
Residents recall a brutal ice storm as Dick and wife Slates survive a blocked road and broken lines. High Point reports outages and repairs while conventioneers at Sedgefield endure cold meals and unheated rooms.
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