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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
3
The editorial notes a history making Senate vote to end a long filibuster on the civil rights measure. It cites factors including a five month filibuster, August adjournment pressure, Johnson administration arm twisting, and political pressure from organized groups. The piece urges smoothing the bill toward a pragmatic, far reaching rewrite with political and social impact.
The Senate imposed a one hour limit per Senator to present amendment ideas for the measure totaling about 57 proposals with roughly 50 deemed significant. Clerical pauses and debates over recesses linger as cloture seemed unlikely before fall. The filibuster remains a pressure point prompting cautious, principled action to address mounting national costs and civil rights within constitutional bounds.
Ray Hilton Jessup, long famed as an escape artist and rumored criminal, was captured by Washington officers yesterday after two justices of the peace declared him an outlaw. Police used clever detective work to bring him to justice without violence, and he now remains in jail for his own protection and society's safety.
The piece argues the 18th Summer Games in Tokyo will test US versus USSR athletic prowess and national prestige. It traces Soviet medal gains from 1952 to 1960, notes Americans’ strength in track, weighs minor sports like gymnastics, and discusses calls in Congress for a broader, mass-participation system while endorsing a private-funded fitness drive under President Johnson. It cites Sen. Humphrey and President Kennedy on mind body harmony.
Washington report details a House Senate inquiry into Robert Baker's outside activities and potential ethics code. It notes senators may require annual disclosures of financial holdings and outside income to curb conflicts. It exposes tensions over scope and political risks of disclosure while citing practices linking lawyers to firms and stock trades before actions. It also mentions congressional secrecy and partisan concerns about using disclosures to attack opponents. It also reports quirky quips from Norris Cotton mocking Indian policy proposals for senators. It recounts a Library of Congress mix up of African violets material with Mau Mau violence coverage sent to Hale Boggs’s aide.
A reader praises the Preyer family for founding the Richardson Foundation and funding humanities, libraries, hospitals, and educational facilities in North Carolina. The letter notes significant gifts to the Research Triangle, universities, and church missions, urging recognition of their service by Tar Heels.
The Enterprise notes plans for a two phase project at Old Fort near Asheville. A Carolina Frontier Museum will be built followed by a replica of Davidson’s Fort. The exhibit will recount Gen. Griffith Rutherford’s 1776 expedition against the Cherokee and the frontier men in the 1780-81 defense against British incursions.
North Carolina plans a non profit Old Fort museum to depict patriots at Kings Mountain Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse and to educate schools and attract tourists. The project, spearheaded by the Old Fort Restoration Committee with WNC Historical Association, seeks funds this month and will honor contributors on a campaign roll displayed in the museum.
T C Key purchases the idled Broadhurst Theatre site and with son in law R E Thompson plans gutting and renovation into a four story building. Ground floor will host two stores including D and H Gospel Book Store moving from the Magic Block area. Upper floors will provide offices as part of Central Business District revitalization alongside nearby Gantt and Sheraton properties.
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