High Point Earns All-America City Honor Again
Greensboro and Guilford County salute High Point for retaining Look Magazine All-America City status for 1962. The award highlights urban renewal downtown improvement racial harmony and new city-county facilities with credit to Edward N. Post and local citizens who spurred the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Power House
Piedmont
Edward N. Post
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Salisbury
Winston- Salem
Greensboro Daily News
North Carolina press freedom under attack in Legislature
Editorial urges North Carolina to defend press access to the Legislature amid bar on floor coverage and closed committee meetings. It condemns Sen. Clarence Stone’s on air abuse of a cameraman and calls for accountability and openness to inform the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
General Assembly
Clarence Stone
Senate
Senate Committee
Joint Appropriations
Raleigh
Sen. Stone
Cuban Danger Seen Shrinking But Fidelism Lingers
Ted Szulc warned journalism students at the University of North Carolina that Cuba does not now pose a clear and present danger to U S security. He cited Russian missiles removed from Cuba and warned the ideological threat remains unless Castroism is isolated and containment continues. He outlined seven points stressing U S vigilance, Cuban containment, and regional isolation, noting 12 000 to 15 000 Russian personnel still on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Szulc
New York Times
University of North Carolina
Cuba
United States
MI6
Fidel Castro
U. S
Szule
Castro
Guantanamo Marine Base
Newspaper staff lineup and roles listed
D A Rawley serves as president and Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer with Holt McPherson editor Joe Brown managing editor C W Patterson Jr advertising director W W Idol Jr and Charles B Loflin circulation manager Joe as business manager and staff details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C. W. Patterson, JR
Vv. W. Idol, JR
Reapportionment Flood Moves Through Courts and Legislatures
A flood of reapportionment actions follows the Tennessee Baker v Carr decision. Courts and state legislatures across the United States are acting, with about 15 of 50 states reapportioning and another 10 to 12 expected in 1963. Experts warn outcomes remain uncertain as states balance urban and rural interests under evolving court rulings. The Tennessee case still prompts federal court orders and new plans due by June as seven states face pending appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
High Court
Tennessee
Baker
Rhyne
David Derge
Indiana University
Illinois
Supreme Court
South
Old South
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
Nevada
Baker Vs. Carr
Heritage of Hope Sermon on Faith and Perceived Failure
A Sunday sermon reflects on Hebrews 11 39 and the idea that true success lies in faithful striving despite apparent failures. The speaker cites Burden of Yale and other figures, argues real failure is inner, and urges perseverance toward God’s hope and the Church's future.
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Burden
Yale
Princeton
Cairo
Egypt
Christ
Borden
Europe
Ruskin
Huss
Bunyan
Wesley
England
All American Triangle idea boosts Piedmont cities
The piece argues Greensboro Winston-Salem and High Point compete for All America city status with downtown redevelopment cited as key. It notes political insiders like Robert D. Davis and James N. Rawleigh Jr and recalls historic figures and past civic achievements in High Point as part of a celebration of regional progress. It highlights local pride and plans for a May 4 Jaycees ceremony with Hugh Haynie as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Triad
Gate City
Robert D. Davis
James N. Rawleigh Jr
GOP Union
Davis
Rawleigh
Bob Davis
J. Elwood Cox
Hamilton
Briggs
Tate
Parker
Wineskie
Cummings
Mattoon
Leake
Hill
Idol
Stanton
R. K. Stewart
J. J. Farriss
Enterprise
Farriss
Hugh Haynie
Jaycees
Don Crawford
Haynie
Lois
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Guilford County
Look Magazine
Tom Haggai
Emerywood Baptist Church
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
N. C
Joe
THE
Associated Press
N.C
Federal
Cornell University
Andrew Hacker
Challenge
New York
Outlook
Marc
Heritage OF Hope
Moses
Canaan
Promised Land
Paul the Mighty
Rome
Atlantic
Woodrow Wilson
League of Peace
L. B. Williams
Leonidas Blackman Williams
T. J. Gold
Williams
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