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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1963
Page
2
A Monte Vista column recalls the Chicago station rush where glassy eyed crowds blurred into faceless obstacles. It laments depersonalization in modern life and group thinking, urging readers to notice theunique people around them and to resolve to look up from screens and crowds in the coming year.
Educators warn that the same reading problem plaguing Johnny cannot write well. Today children are exposed to television early, making engagement essential. The article notes poor grammar and spelling in adults echo into the next generation and calls for new approaches to reignite learning.
A Beardsley rum told friends that the United Nations would face doubts and challenges in the next decade, peak skepticism around year ten, and only by its twentieth year would its long term accomplishments become clear. He argued it would be the world’s only hope for continued conciliation and a forum for nations. The UN was seventeen on Oct 22.
The American Medical Association reports seniors are in better shape than believed. After seven years of study, the committee finds no diseases caused by aging, illness mainly environmental, and older individuals healthier economically mentally and physically than assumed. It notes compulsory retirement as the only real problem and calls it a waste of human resources.
The Columbus Enquirer notes New York City faces a second Christmas season without newspapers due to a typesetters strike halting nine dailies. About 20,000 workers lose jobs, merchants miss ads, and readers lack information as unions and management clash. The piece warns of broader economic damage and calls for federal Taft-Hartley action.
NEA columnist Leon Dennen argues India under Jawaharlal Nehru clings to nonalignment as Cold War tensions rise. He notes Khrushchev's failed deals and Tito's moves, while Nehru remains cautious, awaiting an honest broker role amid US UK and Soviet pressures. Nehru defends Menon as a scapegoat for anti-Communist pressure.
The Hodges era industrial report broadened to cover overall economy. It cites 40200 non agricultural jobs gained year over year, 1,249300 employed for Jan–Nov 1982, record retail and wholesale activity, a travel serving industry over $900 million income, and a 15.5 percent bank debris rise across nine cities as signs of statewide prosperity.
Notes on the News credit substantial 1962 increases in capital investment and expansion across 182 new plants and 335 expansions. Building permits rose 42 percent in 36 key cities in 11 months, with 24,697 new industrial jobs added, while officials say 1961 gains were still the benchmark.
A cross section of Enterprise readers shares their 1963 hopes for High Point and North Carolina. Readers call for cleaner streets, less litter, better roads, job growth, and stronger civic and religious values. World peace, economic balance, and less political bitterness are urged, with emphasis on faith, unity, and responsible governance.
A collection of quotes on justice, courts, freedom, and commerce from figures including Acting Justice Benjamin Gassman, Miami Herald editor Don Shoemaker, Martin Luther King, architect Peter Copeland, and Harlan Cleveland. The remarks touch on autonomy of courts, democratic ideals, retail success, and geopolitical outlooks.
Growth in 1961 declined three percent while North Carolina rose 18.5 percent in increased capital expenditures, with 11 percent more new jobs and 16.8 percent higher industrial payrolls. Projections for 1962 warn NC will be above the Southeast and likely above the national average in growth again.
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