Dixon Yates Cancellation Should Have Come Earlier
An editorial critiques the delayed Dixon Yates cancellation after Memphis refused Dixon Yates power. It argues Eisenhower clung to a failing project, wastes public funds, and should have halted construction sooner while Memphis builds its own plant. It predicts the president hopes the issue is now laid to rest.
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Dixon-Yates
Eisenhower
West Memphis
Memphis
TVA
Dixon- Yates
Ike
Record-Setting Opening Day At Southern Furniture Market
The 61st semi annual Southern Furniture and Rug Market in High Point opened with record attendance and strong buying activity. Exhibitors showcase expanded facilities and improved displays as power hiccups were briefly endured and comfort levels rose in a market praised for quality and national distribution impact.
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High Point
Lion in Den of Daniels: Ethridge Named Raleigh Times Editor
Lynn Nisbet, seeking a Winston-Salem airport ticket, finds planes largely booked for the High Point furniture market, signaling strong air travel tied to business. Mark Ethridge Jr., at 31, will edit Raleigh Times July 25, bringing Newsday pedigree from Garden City to Raleigh journalism and setting up a lively competition with the News and Observer.
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Mark Ethridge Jr
Raleigh Times
North Carolina
Newsday
Garden City
Long Island
N. Y
Louisville Courier-Journal
Washington Post
Winston-Salem Journal
London Daily Mail
Ethridge
Raleigh
Times
News and Observer
Daniel
Lion
Daniels
Lynn Nisbet
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Guy T. Ward
Winston- Salem
ABC Band
ABC
Religious boom reshapes American faith landscape
The United States sees a surge in church membership and religious activity. Catholic and Protestant growth, higher church donations, new chapels in business, and President Eisenhower’s prayer initiative mark a broader return to fundamentalist preaching and lay gospel outreach led by evangelists like Billy Graham.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol
Billy Graham
Montreal
High Point Enterprise July 12 1955 front page credits
The High Point Enterprise displays its July 12 1955 issue with staff credits listing president Mrs R B Terry secretary treasurer Holt McPherson editor C W Patterson Jr advertising director Charles B Loplingav circulation manager and address details for the High Point North Carolina paper.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
C. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loplingav
High Point Enterprise front page masthead and notices
Publication details and rights information for the High Point Enterprise. Includes Associated Press note, postal classification, carrier and distributor disclaimers, and advertising contact guidance.
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
Immigration policy and American values clash in NRAC critique
The National Community Relations Advisory Council argues immigration laws do not express human values but set numeric and procedural limits. It notes historical labor-driven immigration, current quotas, and the question of assimilation versus race or ethnicity in determining who may enter the United States.
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National Community Relations Advisory Council
United States
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Great Britain
Europe
Washington
India
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
V. K. Krishna Menon
Krishna Menon
Mennen Williams
Nehru
North Carolina highway chiefs seek compromise on Blue Ridge Parkway route
A. H. Graham leads talks with the U S Bureau of Public Roads the National Park Service and Hugh Morton to resolve the Grandfather Mountain route for the Parkway. Morton opposes a mountain side route citing damage to investments while Graham seeks a plan that keeps US 221 open and saves construction costs.
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A. H. Graham
North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission
Blue Ridge Parkway
Grandfather Mountain
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
National Park Service
Hugh Morton
Morton
Graham
Park Service
T&wc
Linville
Boone
Suburban Annexation Issues Kept Alive by Unrecorded Streets
Greensboro city officials hear about a land title problem in a developing suburb where miles of streets were never officially dedicated. Without formal dedication, public funds may not legally maintain the roads, risking later civil action for improper use of private property.
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Gen. J. R. Townsend
Greensboro
Herman Wilson
Powell Aid
Beyers
State Highway Commission
Johnson Would Rather Give Up Seniority Than Cigarettes
Washington scene mixes tea and pressure as Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, weakened by heart illness, asks for a cigarette during transfer to Bethesda. He quips that he would prefer losing seniority to losing cigarettes, while Krishna Menon’s Washington visit draws sharp commentary and a lively press reception.
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Johnson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
George R. Brown
Middleburg
U. S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Doc
Was Zsa Zsa Off Her Rocker In Confidential Scandal
A column reviews Confidential magazine’s Zsa Zsa Gabor feature with claims of wild anecdotes about her life, including alleged mental institution stays and sensational escapades. The item notes circulation and editor status, plus brief comments on vaccine debates and white lightning lore from regional papers.
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Zsa Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Confidetial
Hitler
Rubirosa
Barbara Hutton
Gabor
Alfred Garvey
New York
Garvey
Confidential
Howard Rushmore
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Ward-Griffith Company
George Sokolsky
Asia
Jones
Khrushchev
Capitol Square
Conference of Clerks of Superior Court
Asheville
Harry McGalliard
W. F. Womble
Forsyth
Robert B. Morgan
Harnett
George Dixon
Employment Security and Welfare
General Assembly
Morgan
E. B. Hatch
Chatham
W. 8. Babcock
Edgecombe
N. C. Press Association
Krish
van Press
Menon
RES
Red China
Sabu
Charles Pearson
Potts
W. A. Bivins
Canada
Robert Crichton
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