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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1965
Page
6
North Carolina labor commissioner Frank Crane says prospects for raising the hourly minimum wage from 85 cents to $1 in the 1965 legislature are encouraging. A prior attempt fell short by three votes but the 85 cent increase was enacted. Crane estimates the raise would benefit about 50,000 persons.
Leadville Colorado is described as the highest incorporated city in the United States with an altitude of 10,188 feet.
The carrier Enterprise houses a 7000 volume library illustrating naval life at sea. Astronomy stands as the oldest science in human inquiry.
Furman University in Greenville announces three Black students enrolled in evening graduate courses, marking the first desegregation of the Baptist-supported institution. Identified are Rev. Joseph H. Adair, William M. Bowling, and James Daniel Kibler Jr., with the policy change dating to 1963 and delayed until the 1964 Baptist State Convention meeting.
Fragmentary text describes unease and restlessness with mentions of restless nights and discomfort. No concrete events, persons, or places are identifiable from the provided material.
State Superintendent Dr Charles F Carroll said no obstacles exist to the State Board of Education signing a compliance statement with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. An opinion from the Attorney General's office says both state and local boards may sign to continue federal aid, though counties and cities cannot be compelled to comply. The board will decide at the February meeting whether to sign, reflecting willingness to cooperate with the federal government and local schools.
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