French Coal Miners Defy De Gaulle in a Key Crisis
French miners refuse orders to return to work or face conscription as unions rally nationwide behind a constitutional right to strike. The stand tests President de Gaulle and risks unsettling the Fifth Republic while echoing past Algerian and Common Market tensions.
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de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Britain
Fifth Republic
Organized la
Bor
France
Algeria
Spread Out Housing for Elderly Clashes With Site Plan
The paper objects to the proposed public housing site bounded by Lindsay Pine Gatewood and Church Streets arguing that land limits force a high rise. The writer proposes 80 single story units with privacy and space for flowers and vegetables, urging a site with ample acreage to allow elderly residents to spread out amid growing things.
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Lindsay, Pine
Gatewood
Church Streets
Worthy Leadership on Mental Illness Rights in North Carolina
Governor Sanford argues North Carolinians are more enlightened about mental illness than the nation while critics point to a nationwide crisis in civil liberties in hearings before the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. Former Ohio Governor DeSalle cites thousands wrongly committed, lacking jury trials or counsel, as states treat many as needing treatment rather than sane.
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Overnor Sanford
Senate Subcommittee On
Mike DeSalle
Ohio
North Carolina
Sanford
Jesus
Anatole France
Thomas Carlyle
England
Santayana
Harvard
Settlement Ends New York Newspaper Strike After Prolonged Shutdown
A long overdue settlement between publishers and printers ends a costly three month strike in New York. Reports estimate the financial hit above one hundred million dollars, while the true loss lies in reduced public information and services. The piece urges a fairer mechanism balancing free press and public duty to prevent repeats.
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New York
Trade Tensions Highlight U.S. Trade Curbs and Global Reactions
The United States criticizes foreign barriers to American goods while others condemn U.S. limits on foreign products. Farmers argue against protectionist quotas on grain and dairy while Britain Japan and Italy push back against U.S. wool and carpet duties. The piece notes a 1950s GATT waiver allowing U.S. quotas despite the general ban and cites objections from Belgium Denmark Venezuela Canada and others to various limits.
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Joseph R. Slevin
Herald Tribune
Washington
United States
U. S
Kennedy
Frederick Erroll
Erroll
Hong Kong
Japan
India
Spain
Portugal
Venezuela
Canada
Short Quips From Page Corners
A collection of brief, wry quotations from various papers. The snippets cover tax slang, monuments proposals, social observations, nostalgic cooking humor, age jokes, and a Pilgrim churchyard anecdote reflecting early American life.
High Point Enterprise Details Staff and Subscriptions
The High Point Enterprise lists staff including D A Rawley president Mrs R B Terry secretary treasurer Holt McPherson editor Joe Brown peers managing editor C W Patterson advertising director W W Idol business manager Charles B Loflin circul ation manager. It notes subscription rates by mail and carrier with 8% NC sales tax and AP entitlement for local news.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown Peers
C. W. Patterson
W. W. Idol
Ceeees
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
N.C
AP News
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Sunday Sermon on Mad Faith and World-Changing Courage
The piece frames Paul as a model of holy madness for abandoning high office to follow Christ and urges Christians to awaken to social and moral ills. It cites reformers and warns against church complacency, urging steadfast witness and a crucified life over mere popularity.
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Paul
Israel
Festus the Apostle
Lord Jesus Christ
Savonarola
St. Francis
Martin Luther
Wesley
Knox
Livingstone
Grenfell
Cer
Public links urged to broaden exhibit access and girl scout week
The article notes a push by Exposition Building directors to widen public access through more group visits while prioritizing safeguards against rackets. It highlights National Girl Scout Week and honors 51 years of the organization, plus citizen efforts to improve roads and urban renewal, and a Guilford County wildlife family program promoting habitat and youth involvement.
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Robert A. Culler
Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton
Keyaunee Council
James F. Quinn
League of Women Voters
High Point
League
United Nations
Wildlife Magazine
Guilford County
Sportsman Wildlife Club
Vocational Agricultural Teachers of
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission
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Nashville Banner
Castro
Fort Myers
Dade County
Carlsbad
Argus
Memphis Press-Scimilar
High Point Enterprise
North Main Street
Acts
Holt ‘McPherson
Raleigh Dingman
Parks and Recreation
J. W. Morgan
State Highway Commission
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