Duchess of Windsor speaks out on royal marriage and bills
The Duchess defends her marriage to the Duke against family opposition and gossip. She states they pay their own bills and discusses public perception, American misperceptions, and their life in the United States and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Windsor
Crown
United States
France
Margaret
Canterbury
Duke
Alfred Kohleberg
Ida
Russia
John Kennedy
John K
Casanova
Eulenspiegel
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mr. Armstrong - Jones
New York
JFK Resolves to Strengthen U S Defense In Facing Challenges
President Kennedy calls for rapid bolstering of airlift missile and Polaris submarine programs to meet national peril and opportunity. He urges readiness, while proposing space cooperation with the Soviet Union to ease Cold War rivalries. He warns of harsh trials ahead but commits to a strengthened military and better global relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
U. S
Soviet Union
Nathan F. Twining
Russia
United States
Free World
1960 Safety Record Shows Potential Year of Least Fatalities
Partial figures suggest 1960 may be the safest year in history by rate, with 92 000 deaths from accidents. Motor vehicle deaths reached about 38 000, while home accidents rose to 26 500 and public, work, and other fatal accidents stayed around prior levels. Safety campaigns appear to pay off in some areas.
Good Neighbor Policy and Cuba Stance Outlined
The policy ties U S relations with Cuba to a government able to improve life for its people. It also supports movements aiding the hemisphere but warns against external domination and any threat to American interests. Fidel Castro is urged to abandon communism or face possible native-backed opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Kennedy
United States
Fidel Castro
Battle Over Control of B and O Railroads Escalates
Editorial notes ICC investigation into heavy trading of B O Railroad stock as Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central vie for control aided by Alleghany Corp. Both seek ICC approval to acquire B O. The dispute includes promotions for stockholders and volatile trading that once halted by the New York Stock Exchange as a potential three way merger forms to challenge the Pennsylvania Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
New York Central Railroad
Alleghany Corporation
Central
ICC
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
New York Stock Exchange
Fruit of the Loom, Inc
Diamond Mills Corporation
Bates Manufacturing Co
Philadelphia & Reading Corp
Bates
Rail Rivalry Between Hill and Harriman Shapes the West
A historical clash between James J. Hill and Edward H. Harriman over control of Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines, and their bid for Burlington. The fight influenced the 1901 stock panic, led to a government crackdown on the Northern Securities merger, and helped spur westward American rail development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jerome Hill
Edward H. Harriman
Railroad Empire
Northwest
Hill
J. P. Morgan
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Board of
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
Central States
Upper South
Harriman
Union Pacific Group
Burlington
Northern Pacific Board
Northern Securities
Minnesota
ICC
Attorney General
United States
Combine
Supreme Court
High Court
Jim Hill
Ed Harriman
American West
Letter writers urge re election of incumbents in High Point
Readers urge council incumbents be renominated to continue city governance in High Point and advance annexation handling and services. One letter supports reelecting current members, praising their experience, while another laments local upheaval and calls for accountability and better treatment of residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauldin
Adam Thomason
Lake Street
Joneses
the Enterprise
High Point
Conway, S. C
Notes on The News by Charles Pearson
A patriot themed column endorses President Kennedy and General Ike, opposing Communist tactics. The piece frames school aid plans as broadly beneficial while warning against Reds influence and praising Kennedy’s congressional address and resolve.
Ingratitude and duty in a High Point case
The piece laments ingratitude toward Salvation Army welfare workers and police, urges civil treatment of strangers, and praises North Carolina National Guard leadership under Capus Waynick. It notes politics around Representative Horace Kornegay, a Carmel heart study, Fruit of the Loom battles, and local civic honors and election advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneses
Jones
High Point
Ed Kemp
Capus M. Waynick
National Guard
Gen. Waynick
Kemp
Waynick
North Carolina National Guard
Castro
Cuba
Terry Sanford
General Waynick
Horace Kornegay
North Carolina
National Party
Congress
Rules Committee
House
Rayburn
Howard Smith
Kornegay
A Mother Pleads For March Of Dimes
A High Point letter explains how the March of Dimes aided a polio victim family. The National Foundation paid hospital bills braces and related care during and after a long illness, with ongoing support for operations and research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Thesional Foundation
National Foundation
High Point
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JFK
Pennsylvania Railroad
High Point Enterprise
Ung
Eat Bee Suhes
W. Pason, JR
N. C
Dare’ Taeamean
Encods Af Ay
Rity Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Charles Pearson
Ike
A. Eshelman
S. P
Nikita
Fidel
Holt McPherson
Carmel
Calif
W. Stewart Atkins
Gastonia Gazette
Ben
James W. Atkins
J. Roscoe Adams
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Adams
High Point Merchants Association
Enterprise
Guilford County
Beir
Democratic Party
Edward Greer
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