10 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1963
Page
1
An editorial criticizes CORE for calling protests in the business community, urging reconsideration to avoid harming sympathetic residents and progress on race relations. It warns against misdirected leadership and stresses cooperation to maintain peace and advance civil rights efforts.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged bipartisan support for a bill banning racial discrimination in public accommodations as part of the administration's civil rights program. Welfare Secretary Celebrezze backed school segregation elimination and aid program reforms. Rep. Celler set a July 31 deadline for subcommittee hearings with possible night sessions. Rusk framed freedom as a global issue, noting US discrimination impedes the world struggle.
Betty Ambateilos, 45, wife of a Greek Communist imprisoned, attempted to intercept King Paul and Queen Frederika in London. Police dragged her away as 5,000 officers maintained security amid clashes that left 91 arrests. Demonstrators demanded release of about 1,000 prisoners and denounced Greece’s government and NATO alignment.
In Aberdeen Scotland, Rt Rev Francis Walsh defied a Vatican order to discharge a divorced Catholic wife and a Presbyterian minister, announcing he would carry on as usual while on vacation. Rome gave no reply by the deadline, and Vatican comments were unavailable.
AP News Analysis by William L. Ryan surveys growing alarm as Moscow Beijing talks unfold. It notes factional rifts, Indonesian Communists led by Aidit, and threats of a world Communist meeting backed by China. Khrushchev faces a challenge as allied groups tilt toward Red China amid volatile global tensions.
Gov Terry Sanford announced a bold new approach to job training aimed at school dropouts and potential dropouts. He said the U S Department of Labor agreed to make the experiments a showplace and will sign a contract with Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz. Four or five programs are in the making to help every willing person gain training and skills for employment, with more details to come and an action plan set for unemployment in North Carolina.
Business and attendance at the summer Southern furniture market in High Point run ahead of last July's show. Exhibitors report heavier buyer traffic and strong activity across Showrooms, with retailers delaying trips until midweek. Rail strike threats raise concern for long haul freight while trucks carry most Southeast shipments. Harriman's Moscow mission, linked to Khrushchev talks and a potential East-West dialogue, remains a focal point for U S strategy and possible broader negotiations.
President Kennedy faced a stalled plan to avert a midnight railroad strike after unions rejected arbitration. White House talks with lawmakers produced no immediate legislative proposal and both sides eyed further talks. A possible emergency bill was discussed, but officials warned no firm plan emerged as the deadline neared.
In Greensboro eight Negro school children’ parents filed a motion in U S District Court asking the High Point City Board of Education be ordered to reassign the students to schools of their choice. The motion seeks a Preliminary injunction as part of a March suit seeking assignment of students teachers and personnel without regard to race. The original suit said the board denied transfer applications to all white schools closer to the homes of the Negro students and that the motion argues continued operation of a racially segregated public school system violates the 14th Amendment.
In Moscow, Premier Khrushchev greets Hungarian Communist leader Janos Kadar at the Kremlin as Chinese and Soviet negotiators resume talks over their ideological split. Pravda flags Moscow Hungary party unity while Beijing pushes for a wartime path. Khrushchev warns of nuclear disaster in peaceful competition.
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