Editorial: Governor’s Praise Masks Wider Legislature Flaws
The High Point Enterprise critiques the 1965 General Assembly, noting a split with Governor Moore over progress. It cites gains in traffic safety and a highway patrol expansion, questions on a $300 million road bond, and criticizes court reform, the East Carolina medical school plan, and the Red-speech ban study. It argues higher education relations suffered and calls the record unimpressive.
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Dan Moore
High Point
East Carolina College
North Carolina
A Time Of Plenty at the Store Tests Family Budgets
The piece notes higher meat and produce prices in 1964 after earlier lows. It cites weather and policy actions by Willard Wirtz restricting Mexican laborers, triggering crop losses and rising fruit and vegetable costs. California’s economy is described as slipping toward welfare strain and bankruptcy, with shoppers like John Doe feeling the pinch.
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Labor
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
California
Jamestown Plans Three-Structure Community Center Appeal
Jamestown moves forward with a three-building community center to enhance an already attractive area. Neighbors admire the initiative and expect a strong visual impact beyond mere function as the plans progress.
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Jamestown
Editorial Urges Action On U S Merchant Fleet Decline
Editorial argues that U S flag ships carry a shrinking share of maritime trade, warns of a projected drop to 3 percent in 20 years, and cites subsidies and U S built vessel requirements as factors while urging policy reform to sustain national interest and shipownership.
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Americans
Liberia
Norway
Japan
United States
Soviet Bloc
U.S
Cats
Uncle Sam
Nicholas Johnson
Johnson
Rawley and Lockwood Name Officers
D. A. Rawley is elected president with Mrs. Charles Howard Lockwood serving as secretary-treasurer. The appointment indicates continued leadership in the organization.
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D. A. Rawley
Charles Howard Lockwood
We Made Them Gods The Astronauts Halos Dimming
An informant at the Manned Spacecraft Center critiques astronaut fame and Congressional influence on NASA. The piece notes World Book contracts, GP stars like John Glenn, and the Gemini era pencil anecdote, illustrating tensions and risks behind the Mercury seven adventurers.
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Gemen
Manned Spacecraft Center
Congress
America
Kennedy
World Book Science Service
John Glenn
NASA
Virgil Grissom
Gemini
Mollie Brown
Astronaut Grissom
Johnson News Conference Brings Mixed War Signals
President Johnson’s White House briefing yielded no peace signs as B52s attacked Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Johnson touted congressional and public backing but offered no clear path to talks with Hanoi or to Dominican peace while Gemini 4 pilots McDivitt and White earn praise for professionalism.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Guam
Viet Nam
Britain
America
United States
Red China
North
South
Congress
U.S
New Breed of Astronauts Threatens Original Seven Balance
Analysis notes a shift in NASA crews as newer astronauts with advanced degrees join the program, potentially outnumbering the Original Seven. The piece discusses bonuses, Life contracts, and the sway of spaceflight pioneers over Houston and high offices, noting the allure of first moon-footprint status.
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Earth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Houston
Moon
Tokyo hotel boom meets wary owners as Olympics linger
The International Hotel Convention in Tokyo notes a surge of ultra modern hotels while occupancy dips as new rivals draw away guests. A 1960 opened 500 room New Japan hotel host says older properties struggle against glittering newcomers. Olympic coverage and social shifts also reshape dining and nightlife in the city.
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Tokyo
Japan
The
New Japan
Rotary
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Star System
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Edward White
McDivitt
White
Holt McPherse
Terneon
Caras
Milady
Reischauer
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