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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1955
Page
4
City considers Windley St housing and Quaker Lane medical center
The council weighs approving 28 apartment units for Negroes on Windley Street amid calls to update zoning. The Board of Adjustment permits a Medical Arts Center on Quaker Lane with a ban on apothecary or snack facilities, prompting debate on overturning that limit to improve service and reduce public inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windley St
Board of Adjustment
Medical Arts
Quaker Lane
Col Harrelson A State Educational Leader Dies at 73
Col J W Harrelson, long a guiding force behind North Carolina State College, died Saturday evening while preparing to speak at the D H Hill library dedication. The editor recalls his rise from a Lawndale mill sweeper to head of the college, shaping its growth and serving the public with quiet, devoted leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State College
Col. J. W. Harrelson
D. H. Hill
Col. Harrelson
H. F. Schenck
Lawndale
Schenck
Piedmont Academy
Harrelson
State College
Price of Greatness as Chicago Named Top Bomb Target
Professor John Garland argues in his forthcoming book that Chicago would be the United States’ primary bombing target in a war. He notes its central location, dense resources, and data hubs make it a focal point for strategic destruction versus coastal cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
John Garland
Midwest
Chicago
New York
Washington
Los Angeles
Garland
Stagg Stadium
Philadelphia
A Woman's Memory and the Price of Divorce in England
The piece recalls David Jones of Shepherd's Bush and his divorce defense after his wife allegedly encouraged their sons to punch him and deserted him. She counters by recalling his own misdeeds, including jelly thrown and forgotten anniversaries, hinting at long memories that outlive men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jones
Shepherd's Bush
England
Commission asks civic panel to plan postwar relocation
The Atomic Energy Commission calls for a presidential congressional commission of leading citizens to study hydrogen bomb damage and relocation of large populations and key industries. Dr. Arthur Flemming urges action before May 15 to decide whether mandatory moves are needed and how to prevent widespread disruption to the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
New Relocation Surveys Urged By H Bomb Fallout Threat
After Bikini tests in March 1954 the AEC warns a 7000 square mile downwind area could be poisoned by fallout. If repeated here, mass evacuations of the eastern seaboard might be needed, prompting a broad relocation effort with tougher future standards and aggressive industry dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
New Jersey
Washington D. C
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philadelphia
New York
New Haven
Providence
Boston
Seaboard
United States
Apertion
General Assembly lags in bills and duplicates noted
The 1955 General Assembly on day 57 trails the 1953 and 1955 pace for bills and ratifications with 818 introduced, 274 in the Senate and 544 in the House, while duplicates and joint sessions slow progress. The Senate may limit new bills after Tuesday without two thirds approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Senate
House
Appropriations
Finance
House Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Capitol Square calendar prompts truck tax debate
Lawmakers debated equalizing truck license tags to raise about two and a half million dollars in highway revenue. Proponents argued roads must be funded regardless of ownership, while opponents said frequent users, like contract haulers, should not pay the same as rare users. Visiting Speaker Larry Moore urged visits to state institutions as a letter from ECC President Messick thanked the college for earlier legislators’ visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Moore
House
J. C. Messick
ECC
College
Pop Thornbrough
Pop
Dublin
Ireland
Chicago
Ill
Ohio
Pattern of power shift as critics warn of centralization
Rep Sam Worthington of Pitt warns a trend to concentrate authority in the Governor's office and appointed boards. He cites bills transferring budget functions to the Governor and expanding executive control over courts and appointments, risking reduced legislative voice and voter power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam O. Worthington
Pitt
General Assembly
Hodges
Senate
Advisory Budget Commission
Pitt County
Convictions and contrasts in a wartime and legal era
Two men face capital and life sentences in North Carolina courts. Albert Fuller, former Chief Deputy Sheriff of Phenix City, Alabama, was sentenced to life for murdering Albert Patterson. Richard Scales, 29, was sentenced to death in Raleigh for the Greensboro area knife slaying of Bertha Cook. The piece contrasts law enforcement, crime, and public vice with reflections on the Spanish American War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fuller
Phenix City
Ala
Albert Patterson
Fee
Birmingham
Richard Scales
Bertha M. Cook
Greensboro
Superior Court
Central Prison
Raleigh
Fuller
Scales
Cus
Morse Jokes Loom Over Washington Luncheon Politics
Washington notes poke Morse as punch lines flare at the Circus Saints and Sinners luncheon with party chiefs Hall and Butler. Rep John F Shelley and his secretary Thelma Smith marry. Shelley era wage raises prompt nautical mishap over a lost anchor during a Potomac voyage.
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Hall
Ike
Nixon
Washington
Nixxer
Fleanor
John Francis Shelley
California
Thelma Smith
Sclon
Shelleys
Ol’ Cap'n Shelley
Shelley Prac. Ticey
Shelley
A. F. of
Rep
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