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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
4
The city faced slow progress after Mayor Carson Stout's December 14 statement urging vigor and determination. Despite his reputation as an adept leader, city hall showed signs of foot dragging, slowing modernization efforts and civic projects begun in his prior term.
The article describes how reaction halted for ward momentum and forced Mayor Stout to seek broader community support. It argues that without vision and courage to act, inaction will sustain apathy and hinder vital, expensive city improvements requiring collective effort and external help.
In a broader peace effort, India and Pakistan show progress toward a Kashmir settlement while negotiations with Russia gain traction. Moscow seeks influence in Asia, aiming to end fighting that could widen conflict. China backs Pakistan, but Kremlin influence grows as Asia stabilizes. The outcome favors Western-leaning dynamics, though the ultimate advantage remains unclear.
Drew Pearson reports from Jerusalem that Israel may strike first if surrounded by Arab states and a large Soviet arms buildup reaches near. Gen. Rabin cites 48 hour reserve call up, two year service, and ongoing training with women serving notably in the force.
The piece notes Israeli reservists and desert army drills south of the Dead Sea, with Ben Gurion’s cautious optimism about Egypt’s forces. It discusses Israel’s two reactors near Tel Aviv and Beersheba, Dr. Ernst Bergman’s warnings on atomic weapons, and a forecast from London’s Office of Strategic Studies that Israel could produce a plutonium bomb by 1968.
The 20 percent dues tax cut not yet fully passed on benefits many clubs in the High Point area. Emerywood, Sedgefield, Starmount and others absorb the saving to avoid dues hikes while Willow Creek and Rainbow Weavers pursue modernization. Public notices include broader tax cuts affecting phones and cabarets with varied pass through to customers.
The piece notes Japan’s growing unease over U S Viet Nam policy and hints at a potential shift toward greater independence. It cites Eisaku Sato's silence on increased medical aid, discusses Article IX and Japan's Self-Defense Forces, and mentions debate over revising the no war clause amid a cooling of wartime occupation effects.
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