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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
4
Daily meditation urges caution in friendships with worldly people and not to imitate idol worship of money and power. It advocates loving counsel to sinners without endorsing sin while honoring God and Christ’s sacrifice.
An editorial argues for rapid and accurate publication of all information on inter racial violence. It warns against suppressing news as rumors grow and urges cooperation among public officials, citizens, and journalists to tell the truth fully and calmly.
The National Association of Home Builders surveyed teens who propose hall lights that activate on approach, rain-touch windows, sunken tubs, flat roofs as patios, and starry ceilings. The writer judges these ideas impractical and notes youths will soon seek privacy, mortgages, and soundproof rooms to escape teen noise.
Hartford Courant notes Supreme Court appeal over license suspension for speeding. Judge Healey argues driving is a state regulated privilege, not a guaranteed right. The piece contrasts hardship claims with personal responsibility for illegal acts and warns against mawkish mercy eroding accountability.
An observation on elderly mourners at funerals wandering a graveyard after services. They drift slowly, citing memories of youthful courtship and friendships while confronting familiar graves. The piece reflects on death as life’s final illusion and the pull of gravesite recollections.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports a Vienna area mental hospital director was found in need of treatment. He reportedly asked a department store sales girl if strait jackets could be found in the ready-to-wear section of the sporting goods department. The anecdote sparked debate on the odd request.
The High Point Enterprise announces publication details and advertising contacts. It lists office address at 305-307 North High Point, N C and names executives including D A Rawley, Mrs R B Terry, W Patterson Jr. The page notes AP affiliation and subscription rates for various plans.
Nixon builds a near certainty for the Republican nomination by exploiting advantages from Eisenhower and Khrushchev drama. Rockefeller exits Dec 26 after GOP opposition and weak polling. Nixon then dominates primaries with gains in Indiana California and Nebraska, securing delegates for the Chicago convention.
The article discusses the upcoming North Carolina Democratic Party events. Delegates will meet in Raleigh on June 27 to set a national chairman and nominate a man and a woman for the national committee. Governor Hodges is expected to be named chairman of the delegation. Potential national committee candidates include incumbents John D. Larkins Jr. and Mrs. B. B. Everett. The state party chairman position may go to Bert Bennett or Robert B. Morgan depending on the gubernatorial outcome. The piece notes a push for a permanent full time field man and Hodges signals no interest in the national committeeman post while backing Lyndon Johnson for the presidential nomination.
A historical note surveys towns and regions praised for hospitality to Dwight D. Eisenhower, highlighting communities considered friendliest by the president. It catalogs places he visited and the warmth shown by local residents and officials during his era.
Guest columnist Frank A. Ogburn urges North Carolina lawmakers and candidates to fund state hospitals for the mentally ill and to reduce jail confinement of distressed individuals. He notes hospital staff shortages at John Umstead Hospital and contrasts care for stray dogs with neglect of patients awaiting treatment, calling for urgent legislative action.
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