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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1963
Page
3
A concise quotation attributed to Rev. William Sewell notes that judgment stems from present deeds rather than unseen potential, urging reflection on current character and actions. The line underscores moral accountability and personal integrity across time.
The Biracial Committee narrowly avoided disbandment due to responsible reactions of its Black members. White members, led by Chairman Waynick, urged restraint as CORE leaders warned of renewed demonstrations. The editorial urges mature leadership to prevent race violence and preserve civil justice, citing other cities’ unrest and urging a model of constructive race relations.
Harriman departs for Moscow as U S envoy to tri power nuclear test ban talks saying failure would be on the Soviet Union. The piece urges a positive approach to capitalize on Khrushchev’s signals while warning that Western recognition of Europe’s partition might be demanded as a price.
Editorial notes cautious optimism as negotiators from the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union meet in Moscow to seek a ban on nuclear weapon testing. Khrushchev signals possible underground testing and calls for a broader nonaggression pact, complicating a quick settlement while underscoring tensions amid Cuban fallout and domestic distractions.
Established 1684 and published every afternoon and Sunday morning by High Point Enterprise Inc at 905 North Main Street High Point North Carolina. This printer's masthead confirms the paper's long history and independent status in the community.
In Atlanta, three businessmen began private talks to desegregate major eateries without government help. Over 15 meetings and 26 hours, whites and Negroes agreed to a two to six patron limit and a 30 day trial that evolved into formal integration. The plan proceeded smoothly with minimal incidents and broad support from customers.
AP report notes US aid to Ngo Dinh Diem in Vietnam topped 2 billion dollars with 32,900 advisers and annual costs around 500 million while Diem failed to win broad Viet Namese support. It recalls Batista in Cuba receiving US arms amid a profitable trade link of over 400 million annually before Castro’s coup, and Haiti’s Francois Duvalier as another figure in the list of fragile allied regimes.
The piece recalls François Duvalier and Rafael Trujillo as long time Caribbean dictators. It notes Duvalier’s six year term in 1957 and secret police, a new term starting May 15, and dwindling U S relations. It also recalls Trujillo’s 31 year rule ending in 1961 and America’s strained stance with him.
The piece contrasts British coverage of the Profumo affair with American journalism trends. It notes Britain's stricter libel norms, a London Mirror life rights debate, and Ward's London flat backdrop. It then shifts to U.S. advertising shifts, Roger Peace’s remarks, and Billy Arthur urging columns to mix humor with personal voice for reader connection.
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