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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
3
The High Point council affirms urban redevelopment aims to lift the city by its bootstraps, stressing businesslike progress over partisan interference. The plan, though disruptive, promises major tax value gains and improved living and working conditions, plus removal of downtown railroad tracks.
The world mourning John XXIII, hailed as the Pope of unity and peace. Cardinal Angelo Guiseppe Rencalli, chosen five years ago as John XXII, led with a shepherd’s heart, stressing universal peace and Christian unity beyond Catholic boundaries. He remained connected to humble origins and worked to bridge faiths while guiding the faithful through diplomacy and compassion.
Editorial notes that speculation swirls around who will succeed Pope John XX, with candidates including American Cardinal Spellman and others like Montini Agaianian Urbani and Lercaro. It explains cardinal numbers, eligibility, the election process in the Sistine Chapel, and the typical timing of enthronement, including voting thresholds and etiquette.
In a Washington report, calls for a 1964 third party bid in the South to thwart Kennedy reemerge amid Birmingham rioting, with Thurmond and Wallace as possible standard bearers. The piece notes a two party shift in the South and jokes about White House dog tag rankings for notable canines and officials.
James Marlow reports a pivotal week ahead as Alabama Governor Wallace confronts a federal order to admit Black students at the University of Alabama while federal civil rights bills loom in Congress. Kennedys use police and troops as tension builds across the South amid expected filibusters and possible violence.
The High Point area hosts discussions on a possible relocation of the Southern Synod of the United Church of Christ with Dr. Harvey Fesperman weighing merger options at Catawba College and Eton College as strong contenders. Local business and civic leaders note High Point’s central location and accessibility by highway rail and air as favorable for the enlarged synod’s base amid active regional development and continued recollections of notable local figures and institutions.
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