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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
3
An Asian and Pacific alliance of nine nations formed in Seoul seeks a final communique on Vietnam and a denouncement of nuclear tests to stabilize the region. The union could include 10 or 11 countries with over 300 million people, pooling resources and industrial know-how from Japan and Australia New Zealand, creating a natural yet uncertain bloc against Communism.
Cities and counties seek a one cent sales tax increase to fund rising government costs but may not obtain it until all financing options are examined. A payroll tax proposal was rejected as objectionable. Governor Moore backs a commission to review the revenue system.
The piece traces the Fourteenth Amendment from its 1866 ratification through Reconstruction, Supreme Court rulings, and mid 20th century civil rights advances. It notes legislative efforts from 1870 to 1875, the 1883 ruling voiding the 1875 act, and the 1954 onward push leading to 1964 and Voting Rights Act progress, ending with the due process and equal protection impact on state actions.
Senator Jacob Javits faced criticism for a 1966 letter to Gen. Julius Klein defending Rheinmetall while GEN Klein promoted a $75 million U.S. contract for a 20 mm cannon. The burst of political maneuvering followed Senate Ethics probes into Klein, Dodd, and West German interests amid Nazi slave labor restitution talks.
Hospital officials fear July Medicare start will strain beds and force policy shifts as elective cases drop. Atwood Corp. aims to double Southern Die Casting staffing to 400–450 with $9 million in orders and 1970 revenue plans. A funeral notes John Akers, a loyal shoe shiner, died at 55 from tuberculosis. Arnold J. Koonce honored as NC Mason Grand Master. Bob Jackson wins poetry prize at UNC Chapel Hill.
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