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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1964
Page
4
The article argues Barry Goldwater will likely win the Republican nomination on the first ballot at San Francisco. It notes his strength in the South and West, the rise of a choice not an echo, and the clash with moderates. The piece questions unity and urges a mind over heart choice in a Goldwater versus Johnson race.
City officials defend Urban Renewal as essential to clear blight and revitalize the area. The State Supreme Court remanded the Horton Whitener case for needed clarifications while upholding the program’s core goals and financing avenues from non tax sources.
In a New York City court fight, ASCAP seeks higher royalties for public performances, opposing the All-Industry Station Music License Committee which calls for fee cuts. Networks demand large reductions while negotiations hint at concessions before judge Sylvester J. Ryan. The case tests long standing broadcaster royalties and consent decree oversight.
Department of Commerce figures indicate about 94 million drivers in the United States, with California New York Pennsylvania Ohio Texas Illinois and Michigan housing the largest totals. With 81.5 million registered vehicles, roughly 13.5 million people await licenses, underscoring growing highway congestion and accelerating road program needs.
The High Point Enterprise an independent newspaper published since 1884 operates from 305 307 North Main Street High Point North Carolina. Copies are issued every afternoon and Sunday morning with editorial and advertising departments listed.
Leslie Carpenter notes major politicians expect civil rights to influence the 1964 election if Barry Goldwater is the GOP nominee. Johnson fears backlash and polls show millions may be swayed by attitudes toward Negro voters. Negro turnout estimates in swing states are listed, with California noted for potential higher turnout due to housing referenda. The NAACP ends its 40-year nonpartisan stance to oppose Goldwater.
Jackie Robinson signals voting for Johnson if Goldwater is not chosen while major black newspapers diverge on Goldwater. Washington fears secret weapon stockpiles in racial hotspots with raids in Mississippi and arson-like seizures in Chicago and Arlington and reports of war trophies resurfacing. Federal probes into foreign gun smuggling intensify as leaders weigh civil rights risks.
A sermon reflects on Ezekiel sitting with enslaved Hebrews in Babylon, urging empathetic listening and nonjudgmental understanding. It ties Ezekiel, Osborne, Spinoza, and Christ to a modern call to sit with others in distress and to overcome prejudice.
The High Point civic community quietly adapts to the civil rights law with peaceful cooperation. Cardinal Spellman's Maryland Maryfield nursing fund gains a generous New York check as local efforts push toward an $284 150 goal for an expanded facility amid downtown development talk and a France host-family program.
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