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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1961
Page
4
A meditation cites Isaiah 25 4 praising God as a stronghold for the needy and a shelter from storms. George C Lorimer notes no sorrow or burden remains without God’s rich inexhaustible resources as answer and antidote.
Khrushchev touts peaceful coexistence while Moscow aims to spread socialism and win a long cold war. A 1961 Communist program, backed by world strategy, frames West Berlin and Western Europe as arenas for gradual conquest and liberation wars. Western policy should resist concessions and confront aggression, not be lulled by rhetoric.
Princeton readers react to the Berlin crisis with fears of a possible fighting war and even nuclear exchanges. The Gallup in depth survey finds broad concern over Khrushchev’s stance, and most favor keeping U.S. troops in Berlin despite the risk of war. The article notes public support for self determination among Eastern European satellites and previews tomorrow’s piece.
The piece notes strong civic backing for a new department store on S Wrenn Street, with Dick Culler as Downtown Development Corporation director emphasizing investment in a centerpiece to revitalize the central business district. A portrait of Governor Jonathan Worth hangs in Asheboro, honoring his Randolph County ties.
The piece portrays Fidel Castro’s act of handing over an Eastern Airlines jet hijacked to Havana to the United Nations. It argues Castro's move is a propagandistic stunt and calls for a blockade to curb his actions, warning it could provoke U.S. and Soviet responses.
Congress approved 1961 amendments raise coverage to about 108 million people with over 15 million beneficiaries. Aug 1 marks higher benefits, a larger earnings limit, and a lowered early retirement age for men to 62, mirroring the female retirement age.
The High Point Enterprise lists staff including D A Rawley as president, Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer Holt McPherson, editor Joe Brown, managing editor L W Patterson Jr, advertising director Mr, business manager B Loflin, and circulation manager. The paper operates from 205 307 North Main Street in High Point North Carolina.
A Governor's conference on ex prison ers and employment explores rehabilitation over punishment. It notes the rising costs of repeaters, the role of probation and parole, and urges fair hiring of ex prisoners based on merit rather than records. It highlights former inmates who rose to public service and the paradox of reform versus punishment.
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