Washington Notebook: 50-Mile Hikes and Kennedy Walk
Washington gossip and commentary items note Gladys Shelley's new song "The Kennedy Walk" for 50-mile hikers. The column covers Goldwater memorabilia, Borge remarks, Machinations around Cuban mass transport, DIA carpet humor, NATO comments, and Bud Wilkinson quips about Pierre Salinger's fitness.
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Washington — Society
Gladys Shelley
Washington
Pierre Salinger
White House
Bud
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Standard Packaging Corp
Wilkinson
Pierre
Central American nations seek unity with U S blessing
President Kennedy plans to meet Monday with leaders of Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua and Costa Rica to back a growing political and economic union. The small states push a common market to boost economies, literacy, and living standards amid regional Communist concerns and U S strategic interests.
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Kennedy
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Victory With Responsibility Singer Fidelity Chooses High Point
Singer Fidelity selects High Point as the base for its Philadelphia hosiery machinery operations, marking a competitive bid process among major manufacturers. The move highlights High Point's industrial vigor and potential, offsetting higher land costs with broader advantages. The decision tests the community’s ability to sustain the new diversified operation.
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Singer-Fidelity
High Point
Singer Fidelity
Ary
Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer - Fidelity
Great Day For The Irish
A reflective piece on Saint Patrick's Day praising Irish spirit and heritage. It notes St Patrick as a patron saint rather than an Irish founder and mentions folklore about snakes and the shamrock, while celebrating Irish laughter and pride.
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Erin
St. Patrick
Ireland
Pat
Mike
Paul Gallico
Saint Pat
Britain
Eire
Cardinal Spellman
Search For Cheaters Welfare Study Under Senate Direction
A spot check of families on welfare rolls is directed by the Senate Appropriations Committee to uncover cheaters. The study is monitored by Senator Byrd and the General Accounting Office to determine how widespread welfare abuse is nationwide and to drop ineligible recipients.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Senate Appropriations
District of Columbia
Byrd
General Accounting Office
Short Snippets From Pages Press Mocking Current Topics
A collage of light witticisms and quips from various papers. Jokes touch on senators and defense, Kennedy fitness humor, a bar scene with a cough drop request, Bikini tests, blood donors, romance under the moon, a TV memory course misquote, and a doctor advising a patient to slow down.
High Point Enterprise Staff and Printing Details
The High Point Enterprise lists D A Rawley as president Mrs R B Terry secretary treasurer Holt McPherson editor Joe Brown managing editor C W Patterson Jr advertising director W W Idol Jr business manager Charles B Loflin circulation manager and notes AP membership and subscription rates. It describes mailing options, tax, and delivery details with disclaimers about independent contractors and subscription payments.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C. W. Patterson, JR
Vv. W. Idol, JR
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
N.C
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Two Types of Sins in Sunday Sermon
A Sunday sermon contrasts flesh sins with sins of the spirit. It cites John eight and recalls Jesus writing in dust to rebuke church leaders for cowardice hypocrisy selfishness and oppression. The message denounces cruelty toward the fallen woman and urges mercy justice and humility.
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Jesus
Moses
Piedmont Triad emerges as name for three-city area
Holt McPherson notes the mayors' committee chose Piedmont Triad for High Point Greensboro Winston Salem, with debate on fit and assonance. He jokes about triads in language history and warns the real test lies in what the region does with the name.
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Mayors’ Committee
High Point-Greensboro-Winston-Salem Triangle
Piedmont Triad
Good Morning
Tri-cities
Committee On Nomenclature
Webster
Thomasville
Jamestown
Kernersville
Reidsville
Asheboro
Lexington
Wales
Ireland
Heaven
Earth
Man
Triad
High Point church group races to fund facilities renewal
High Point's House of Prayer for Alcoholics faces potential loss of license if construction not underway by July 1. May fund raising targets new facilities to meet safety and service needs as directors push community support.
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High Point
House of Prayer For
Alcoholics
Paul Dedmon
Dick Meisky
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Missouri
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de Gaulle and Macmillan
Kenneth Keating
New York
Utica
West Point
Naval Academy
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Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Harrison Williams
D-N. J
Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee
Williams
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DIA
NATO
Dirk A. Stikker
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England
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Oklahoma
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Panama Canal
Atlantic
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McNamara
Fort Myers News-Press
Daily
Oklahoman
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Bikini
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Elberton
uh_ Philbrick Hotel
Phoenix
Lexington Leader
Lamar
North Main Street
High Point Ia
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United Fund
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Alton Stanford
YMCA
W. B. McEwen
G. H. Kearns
Edgar Hartley
Baltimore
Harry Bell
J. Paul Ingle
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