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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1968
Page
4
A Memphis riot over alleged discrimination injures 67 and leaves one dead, signaling a national pattern since Watts in 1965. The piece weighs the clash between entrenched civil rights leadership and rising militant ghetto voices, urging lawful action amid growing fatalism and planning for upcoming marches.
Alistair Cooke, CBC analyst, argues the Vietnam crisis stems from Kennedy era rhetoric and policy. He warns no nation can pledge to face forty three dragons under US defense treaties and notes the nuclear arms pause shifted world power. He assigns blame to those who overlook this linkage.
A Sunday sermon draws lessons from the biblical foolish virgins and modern neglect. A traveler recounts car trouble on a country road seeking aid, highlighting common failures to plan, borrow, and sustain credit, alongside a newspaper juxtaposition of marriages and divorces.
A preacher warns that fifteen divorces in one court session show marriages fail without thoughtful faith. He cites school dropout rates in North Carolina, urges perseverance, and contrasts Judas Iscariot’s missed potential with steadfast faith, ending with a prayer for endurance.
Sealed distributors seek action at High Point New York under an old act from 1879. Ward six National Advertising Representation appears in the notice.
A farm diary details cats harassing mockingbirds near an old maple, a resident opossum living by meals and rattling the pan, quail driven away by felines, cardinals braving the cats, and a white duck at a neighbor’s fish pond. The note notes rising grocery costs as feeding expenses grow.
Drew Pearson surveys how race relations and Vietnam policy shape a possible Kennedy Johnson duel for 1968. He traces historic presidential renomination defeats tied to slavery and intraparty feuds, then notes a disputed Honolulu meeting minutes on Taiwan policy and military aid.
County Commission Chair Dale Montgomery pushes a $10 million bond plan for courts and administration with allies Rankin and Lea Jr. Voters in Greensboro and High Point face various bonds including a $14 million municipal center and welfare, plus a plan to buy High Point's City County building. Prominent local figures urge citizen involvement while community leaders praise local business and civic efforts, including contributions from William Henderson and YMCA leadership calls for action and expanded youth programs.
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