Leo J Heer Wins 1968 Man of the Year Award
The Enterprise salutes Leo J Heer as 1968 Man of the Year for shaping the national furniture market and guiding civic progress. He is incoming president of Hish Point Chamber of Commerce and led an $11 million bond program financing future municipal improvements.
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Leo J. Heer
Man of
Leo Heer
Hish Point
Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise
James H. Millis
Hunter Dalton Jr
Hope and Hopeful Vision Amid Global Turmoil at Start of 1969
An essay contrasts suffering from war, famine, and political strife with humanity's enduring hope. It questions humanity's self-destructive choices, cites Hemingway on Cuba, and argues that intellect could yield a peaceful world yet malice persists, while charity and nobility remain inherent. The piece ends with a call to strive for a better future despite ongoing violence.
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Paris
Vietnam
Nigeria
Middle East
America
Russia
Ernest Hemingway
Cuba
Hemingway
Batista
Castro
Eden
Paul
Panama Canal
Che Guevara
Bolivia
Venezuela
Moscow
Havana
United States
Dorticos
Bay of Pigs
Editorial on Pullman service and rail labor changes
The piece notes Pullman sleeper service ending after year’s start with about 325 porters left, severance pay, and layoffs amid rail mergers and union actions. It highlights the Jan 16 start of a high speed Washington to New York train in a broader note on national rail modernization and funding.
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Junction
Pullman Company
Pullman
Washington
New York
Johnson
Mars
Penn Central
Transportation Department
President L Vice Present and Vice President Roles
Fragmented text lists names and titles: Secretary Wiley, Mrs H ToukWuOH Davin, A Rawley Jr, Joseph P Rawley, Randall 8, Terry, Treasurer Holt, Serheron Falter, Joe Brown, Executive Editor, Business Manager, Circulation Manager, Advertising Director, Charles 8, eta C W Patterson Jr.
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Wiley Eee
H. Toukwuoh Davin’ "A. Rawley, JR
Joseph P. Rawley Randall
Terry
Holt Serherson
Democratic House faces leadership shake up over age and change
In Washington, Democrats in the House of Representatives weigh removing Speaker John McCormack amid a youth revolt within the party. Outsiders like Brock Adams and Patsy Mink spearhead the challenge, while oldtimers such as Otis Pike and John Blatnik align with the party’s changing times. The outcome could shape the party for two years and affect future elections.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Charlie Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Young Turks
Charlie
Jerry Ford
Michigan
John McCormack
United States
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
House
McCormack
Brock Adams
Wash
Andy Jacobs
Ind
Bill Hathaway
Maine
Tom Rees
Calif
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Jim Scheuer
New York
Mortis K. Udall
Arizona
Interior
Stewart Udall
Otis Pike
John Blatnik
Minn
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Dick Bolling
Democratic Party
A New Year Prayer and Reflections on 1969
A collection of prayers and editorial musings on the coming year, urging wisdom, courage, and patience. It blends poems and quotes about friendship, renewal, and self-improvement with guidance on starting fresh, letting go of bitterness, and embracing hopeful resolutions for the year ahead.
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High Point Enterprise
Psi Point Enterprise
HAC
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High Point, Inc
High Point
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Carter
Ward Griffith Company
National Advertising
Drew Pearson
Fidel Castro
George Marshall
Bkogota
Caribbean
Carib Republic
Eisenhower
American Society of Newspaper Editors
LAS
Mark Evans
U.S. Information Agency
Mark
John Daly
CBS
Arthur Gardner Jr
W. R. Hunt
Woody Shaw
Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
North Carolina Association of
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