Legislature Sidesteps Redistricting Duty Amid Senate Reform Bid
The General Assembly nears adjournment without redistricting the State Senate. Senate supporters push a 50 to 60 member upgrade with a two senator cap per county, while the House bill keeps 50 and adds two senators for Mecklenburg Guilford and Forsyth. Critics warn the gap harms urban rural balance and voter trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Robert Humber
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Forsyth
Graduation Time and Commencement Promises
The piece reflects on graduation ceremonies with valedictorians guest speakers and pomp as graduates step into a world of intense competition danger and opportunity. It urges graduates to carry duty obligation and destiny as they pursue bright futures.
Glorious Valedictory For Pope John XXIII’s Imminent Death
The Vatican said the 81 year old Pope faced death with serene confidence and refused to seek a miracle. He prayed that if his life ends God will grant favors to the Ecumenical Council and the Church and peace to humanity. He asked God to extend his pontificate if that would sanctify those serving with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John XXIII
Vatican
Pope John
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani
Ecumenical Council
Foreign ade and other wry bits from small-town papers
A collection of light quotes and jokes from various papers. Topics include humorous lines about a new drink named Foreign ade, humorous sayings on life and honesty, metro population focus, family finances, and quirks of modern life. Notable jokes reference a Florida alligator catching method and a space program remark about astronauts.
High Point Enterprise Staff And Rates Notice
The High Point Enterprise lists staff positions including President D A Rawley and Editor Joe Brown along with advertising director, circulation manager, and other roles. It also outlines mail and carrier subscription rates, tax details, and postal information for High Point North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C. W. Patterson, JR
Vr. W. Idol, JR
Cabs
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
N.C
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Washington Notebook Kennedy Aide Loses
Washington staffers report on Theodore Sorensen and White House aides playing a softball game where Sorensen was swept 13 to 3. Daley warned Sorensen he would kill him if he grabbed a pop fly, and Sorensen trudged back to his mound office. The piece also covers Mundt quipping about Harold Stassen, a censor’s mishap at the Pentagon, Powers pooling letters in the White House pool, Romney at the National Press Club, and Anvil Revue jokes at the Capital.
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General Assembly
Lumberton
N. C
Robesonian
Swainsboro
Forest Blade
Walter Schirra
Fort Myers News-Press
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Birmingham News
Dubuque
Iowa
Telegraph Herald
Greenville Piedmont
Washington
Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen
White House
Sorensen
Charles Daley
Daley
Capital
Cleveland City Club
National Press Club
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Clay Stafford
Bunker Hill Road
Kernersville School
City Memorial Hospital
Winston-Salem
Stafford
National Food Stores
Robert F. Kennedy
Asheville
Biltmore
Bob
Birmingham
Curse Ye Meroz as Indifferent Hearts Go Unraised
Sunday sermon contrasts the ancient city of Meroz with modern apathy. The speaker urges action over neutrality, noting one third of church members never engage, and warns that indifferent people hinder progress while others support and build the Kingdom of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Deborah
Meroz
America
Our Fair Land
God
Cer
High Point hospital seeks two hundred bed wing expansion
High Point Memorial Hospital applied to the North Carolina Medical Care Commission for a matching Hill Burton grant to add a four story wing with about 160 beds on the Westwood side. The plan aims to relieve chronic crowding and save per bed costs by including shared kitchen dining and laundry facilities. Construction could start late 1965 or early 1966 if funds are available, with land across the street acquired to replace lost parking space.
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North Carolina Medical Care Commission
High Point Memorial Hospital
Westwood
Curtis Smithdeal
W. R. Peters
Carolina-Virginia Hospital
Hill Burton
Boulevard
Hill-Burton
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State Senate
North Carolina
Raleigh
Counties
Cumberland County
Piedmont
Bartow
Herald
Mattoon
Ill
Journal- Gazette
Atkinson County
Oklahoman
Florida
Orlando Sentinel
Upson Gaent News
High Point Enterprise
North Main Street
Washington Notebook
Washington Staff
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Harold Stassen
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Minnesota
Lyndon Johnson
Sen. Mundt
Johnson
Pentagon
Defense Department
Security Review Group
McNamara
David Powers
Powers
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Mermoz
Holt McPherson A
Nolan B. Harmon
Charlotte
West Market
Greensboro
Charles P. Bowles
Robert G. Tuttle
Myers Park
Embree Blackard
Garland Winkler
First Church
Hickory
John Carper
Thomasville
Carper
Lenoir
Southern Railway
Southern
Ed Pleasants
North Carolina National Bank
Kiwanis
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
East Carolina College
Garland McPherson
CPA
Southern Pines
Sandhills Group
Certified Public Accountants
Fayetteville
Ann Landers
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