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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
3
Editorial notes progress comes hard in city councils as petitions and opposition test plans. It urges balanced action between pressure groups and citizens, warning that slowing progress risks despotism and municipal oblivion while urging steady advancement for a dynamic city.
Negro leaders say they are not dismayed by yesterday s meeting with Governor Sanford and hope for concrete steps to address fair job opportunities and integration of public facilities. A July 5 Greensboro meeting will invite local officials to seek workable answers and reduce friction in eastern North Carolina while preserving race relations and mutual trust. The session aims to proceed without violence, acknowledging a preliminary clash as a catalyst for constructive talks.
Editorial examines how scientific inventions from the Dunning circle, including John R. Dunning, may warrant compensation. It contrasts private ownership with federal title rules, notes past settlements with Fermi and Seaborg, and discusses AEC and NASA policies as well as critics like Admiral Rickover. It questions how much compensation may be due.
Washington Notebook recalls New York Governor Rockefeller remarriage humor at a New York fundraising dinner. Fred Young praises Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Rockefeller, sparking warm applause of uncertain attribution. The column jumps through British terms, White House picket jokes, Sen. Cotton on a $10 million aquarium, and FDR Jr at a Senate dinner with a sly quip from Truman.
President Kennedy stopped short of asking Congress to grant the attorney general broader authority in civil rights. If approved, the AG would gain power to seek injunctions and access voting records, but Southern Democrats oppose both this expansion and a private business nondiscrimination law. Since 1957 the AG’s office filed 38 voting rights suits, with many Negroes still denied the vote.
Notes on The News describe Kennedy urging Congress to empower the attorney general to seek injunctions in two added civil rights fields. He envisions first door-to-door persuasion with businesses, then court action as a last resort, though immediate injunction could be used if voluntary compliance seems futile. The article notes potential delays and political opposition in Congress.
Hamburg timber exporter Franz Herbert Franke and his wife, visiting the U.S. from West Germany, note Kennedy's stance on defending European cities against Soviet pressure as a catalyst for German and European economic revival. He cites a seven percent German production rise matching France, urges Britain and others to join the Common Market, and praises German firm mergers. Franke also discusses German-American trade links, the Jackson racial tensions narrative, and his admiration for American industry.
Charles Parker and James Hinkle from the Board of Conservation and Development met Bennett Advertising officials led by William R. Henderson to discuss renewal at the July C and D Board session. The state spends about $430,000 on advertising, with Bennett earning a 15 percent commission. Bennett previously held the contract 1949 57, lost it four years, then regained it two years ago amid budget boosts and promotions like the Trade Fair and New York taxi driver visits.
Cameron Williams of Gastonia reports Dr. C C Herbert settling as successor to Dr. James G Buggin at Wesley Memorial Church and notes varied reception of Rankins in the congregation. He quotes his wife on plant resilience and mentions Jim Uaggin and his family moving to preaching and pastoring in High Point.
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