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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
4
The article calls for quick settlement of differences causing a spontaneous hosiery strike in High Point. It notes hosiery as a vital local industry, warns thousands of workers not involved in the strike face livelihood risk, and stresses labor management cooperation to resume production and protect orders and profits.
The Citizens Group for a Referendum abandons neutrality and backs ABC stores, arguing they offer a clearer path amid liquor access concerns. The Enterprise welcomes scrutiny but notes divergent views and urges High Point to study costs of crime and social impact before embracing liquor sales.
The House moves to pass and send to the Senate a plan to liberalize Social Security benefits and raise payroll taxes from January 1. Critics warn of actuarial risk and overreach while urging balance between aid to the aged and fair treatment of workers, with a second look recommended. A Lexington Dispatch tip to High Point concerns a sewage plant discharge into Abbotts Creek, urging safeguards to prevent further pollution and legal disputes over damages.
The St. Petersburg Times argues secrecy in government is an excuse to hide mistakes. Reporters judge public servants by how they answer questions. Secrecy signals either fear of public scrutiny or contempt for the people and their tax money.
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Readers in High Point protest traffic bottlenecks at Kivett Bridge and a dust area on High Street. They urge regular oiling and water department dust control. Multiple letters also condemn ABC liquor stores and call for votes against opening them, urging Christian duty and community safety.
George Sokolsky discusses how capital accumulation and large firms affect competition. He outlines how foundations preserve wealth across generations to avoid inheritance taxes and maintain business continuity, risking potential wealth concentration and control by a few.
The article discusses how life insurance companies benefit from long lifespans, accumulating wealth and sometimes increasing policy dividends, with social investments like housing. It also covers welfare funds as a new capital source and warns that government expansion into ownership and operations risks growing Marxian socialism and undermining capitalism.
A humorous voice muses on heat with an alcohol thermometer and memories of Jack Halefellow's fatal winter drink. The piece then cites spring fever aiding summer adaptation and quotes Dr. Morton J. Rodman on blood plasma balance. It closes with a review of Soviet propaganda ahead of the Geneva summit, urging scrutiny of actions over words.
Washington diary item notes George Dixon’s humor about heat waves and postcards from “fiends.” It recounts a softball game between Capitol Hill Odd Sox and National Press Club headliners at Pat Munroe’s Albuquerque estate, with Senator Mike Mansfield making a controversial play and the umpire later revealed as National Guard Armory manager seeking Congress goodwill.
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