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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1964
Page
46
W A Nab Armfield 53 a retired Winston Salem businessman announced in Dobson North Carolina that he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in the 5th District. He vows the strongest campaign the district has seen with GOP support to beat Democratic incumbent Ralph J Scott who plans a fifth term.
In Hong Kong the new French charge d affaires to Peking Claude Chayet arrived by train from the British colony. He will proceed to Canton by rail and then fly to Peking to assume his post on Sunday. France and China established diplomatic relations Jan. 27.
Cumberland counties will elect new fulltime state senators. The old rotation rules remove many incumbents and set future nominations from specific counties for each district. Notable changes include districts 7 8 10 12 13 16 17 20 22 24 and 31 with counties named for 1965 and 1967 nominations.
Historical note describes sugar cane reaching the western world with Christopher Columbus during his second voyage. The article highlights early plants entering the Atlantic exploration era and links the crop to colonial exchanges.
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate I Beverly Lake urged that the state be part of the South in politics and economy to stay a regional leader. Speaking to the North Carolina College Federation of Young Democrats in Raleigh he opposed the civil rights bill and backed a 1963 law banning Communists and Fifth Amendment pleaders from state colleges. He called governance philosophy the battleground for today and the future.
The article notes orangutans in zoos live around four years on average due to restricted exercise, limiting breeding. In contrast, wild orangutans are estimated to live 50 or more years.
President Ayub Khan says China has peaceful intentions and warns U S policy in India. he chooses middle ground diplomacy with a tilt toward Beijing while cautioning against U S military aid to India. He offers to mediate and criticizes aid that disadvantages smaller neighbors amid Chou En Lai's nine day visit to Pakistan.
Governor Terry Sanford urged broader participation in the surplus food program after reports of hungry children in Beaufort County. He noted counties pay under a penny per pound and that about half of North Carolina’s counties participate, stressing hunger links to school dropout and the need to feed children while addressing poverty.
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