Age of Electronics Highlighted by High Point Business Leader
John F. Bivins of High Point touts nearly two decades in electronics, tracing the field from World War II to today’s complex tech. His firm, originally Guilford Radio Co., evolved into Bivins & Caldwell Inc. and joined Hewlett Packard in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Bivins
High Point
Bivins
Trinity
Bivins & Caldwell Inc
N. Main St
Hewlett Packard Co
Pointer
Systems T North Carolina
The
Enterprise
Bivin
William P. Bivins
Carr Bivins
National Institute of Health
Bethseda
Greensboro
Hyde County High School
Fairfield
Guilford Radio Co
Wrenn Street
N. Main Street
Navy
Igh Point
6 Radio Co
Ee Toes Street
Dethe Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Western Electric Co
Atomic En- Commission
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Stewarts
American Business Club
Good Citizen ideals and community service highlighted
Letters praise honest conduct and living to benefit others as cornerstones of a good citizen. Walter F. Isenhour and Taylor R. Kennerly extend thanks to the Enterprise for supporting civic virtue and mental retardation programs in Guilford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Isenhour
Taylorsville
N. C
Guilford
Guilford County
North Carolina
Taylor R. Kennerly
Wellington St
Time For Delivery In A New Negro Era
An editor urges higher standards of behavior and performance among African Americans as civil rights progress. The piece warns that without responsibility, freedom could invite tragedy and calls white citizens to back uplift programs. It cites figures on education, employment, and crime while challenging complacency and endorsing proactive change.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
America
Negr
James Baldwin
Richard Wright
Charles E. Silberman
Silberman
Adam Clayton Powell
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
CORE
Blackboard
T.W
Quotations mark NATO anniversary and First Lady broadcast
The report cites President Johnson noting NATO's 15th anniversary and Mrs. John F. Kennedy delivering a memorial television broadcast. The language reflects Cold War era rhetoric with calls for vigilance and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Johnson
NATO
John F. Kennedy
Jamestown Friends Return Highlight Historic Quaker Roots
The Jamestown Friends meeting marks a revival of a long Quaker history in Guilford County. From early 1800s structures to Civil War era industries and later revival, Jamestown's religious and civic life shaped High Point and nearby towns.
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Society of Friends
Jamestown
Deep River
New Garden
Piedmont Carolina
Nantucket
Pennsylvania
Guilford County
High Point
City Lake Park
Mendenhall
Grove
Corporation of
Society of Ee Eeeee
The
Primitive Baptist Assn
City of
Jamestown Friends
Springfield
Highway Toll Rising Across State Police Report
The article notes a higher highway fatality rate this year with Troop D seeing deaths rise from 104 to 125 in the January to June period. statewide deaths reached 720 by July 7, up from 614 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. McKinney
Highway Patrol
Davidson
Randolph
Guilford
I. E. Hunt
Lexington
District 4
Davidson County
North Carolina Accepts Civil Rights Law With Caution
North Carolina moved to comply with the new federal civil rights law amid limited defiance. Some oma incidents occurred but most establishments serving the general public chose compliance while tests of constitutionality proceed. Politicians weighed impact as elections shaped reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Shires
Raleigh
North Carolina
Durham
Hertford
ST Omien
Waynick
Aden Aance
George C. Wallace
Barry M. Goldwater
San Francisco
Robert L. Gavin
Sanford
Gavin
L. Richardson Preyer
Terry Sanford
Donna Axum
Eldorado
Ark
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Robert Marks
John F. Bivens Electronics Engineer
Madison Lindsay
Shubal G. Coffin
Stoneman
Oakdale Cotton Mill
Joseph Ragsdale
W. H. Ragan
F. H. Fries
Robert
Thomasville
Milton E. Block
Our County
Citians
Sharon Finch
William B. Mills
L. Roy Hughes
Hughes
Buck Berrier
Berrier
Marion Harris
City Memorial Hospital
Big John
Rights Law
Moore
Leroy Collins
Florida
Luther Hodges
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Collins
Hodges
Ellington
Ana i
State Board of Elections
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