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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1956
Page
4
President Eisenhower declares he can perform his duties as well as ever and will seek a second term. The move sharpens campaign contrasts with Democrats who will press health as a major issue while Republicans weigh risks of overconfidence and plan restrained campaigns.
Voters in Davidson County backed a ban on beer and wine sales amid a wave of local support. A Lee County North Carolina Supreme Court ruling could threaten the result, but residents expect continued opposition to what they view as abuses connected with the traffic.
Nobel laureate William Faulkner warns moderates to ease pressure on integration by legal means. He cites Alabama’s Autherine Lucy ruling and urges nonviolent, democratic approaches to avoid national harm and Communist manipulation. Faulkner cites Civil War lessons and calls for a bipartisan, Congress-backed civil rights commission to guide calm, lawful progress.
The Rocky Mount Telegram notes Mark Waits of the Cobb County Times suggests readers express disagreement with editorials by writing letters. The piece endorses the call for audience participation and encourages public opinion through letters to the editor.
The piece comments on local editorial independence and the role of newspapers in voicing opinions. It cites belief in openness and urges citizens not to fear expressing sincere views, even if they may be wrong, to foster public discourse.
A lively Capitol-Insider item reports Eisenhower traveling south for rest, Dulles sampling gear in the Bahamas, and Brownell sunning in Puerto Rico. Jerry Ford and Hamer Budge clash over potatoes, Long laments youth, and a Soviet envoy’s portrait shocks a photo studio. An embassy party ends with sake and tempura as Postmaster General Sumner demurs on a new stamp machine feature. Estes Kefauver counsels calm amid tension.
George Dixon reports from a Venezuelan corrida where stars like Dominguin and Giron performed amid a crowd that roared at near misses and dramatic passes. The piece weaves politics, celebrity, and the shock of bullfighting into a vivid travelogue.
Notes describe a chaotic bullfight with Dominguin and Giron amid a hostile crowd. A surprise star El Calesero of Mexico steals the show by display of daring moves and earning both ears while snatching a wineskin and tossing a flask back in a vivid, ragged account of the scene.
Michigan congressman Gerald R. Ford Jr. spoke at the Industrial Management Club and YMCA annual meeting, urging adaptation to change and praising colleague Carl Durham. The event highlighted local business leaders, a High Point band fundraiser, and civic notices from Greensboro and Thomasville figures, amid community updates and safety reminders.
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