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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
4
Quote by Rabbi Jacob J. Weinstein on piety and compassion urging acts toward fellow humans, tying faithfulness to benevolence and social duty.
The editorial argues against single shot or bloc voting and urges High Point voters to elect a full eight member council plus a mayor. It praises former Mayor Carson Stout and states government works best as a team. It says neither party has a monopoly on ability and voters should pick a capable team for the next two years.
President Johnson declares no conditions for talks and vows to stand firm against communism on two fronts. He warns yielding to aggression leads to greater threats and war, calling past lessons from Munich to present day a guide for lasting peace.
The AP story traces U S policy in South Vietnam from a stance of advisers to full involvement. It notes the overthrow of South Vietnamese leaders and shifting governments from Bosch to a military junta, with American troops expanding after Johnson’s speeches.
The text cites comments on gun law support in schools and water pistols, warnings that outsiders may seek Dominican Republic influence, and U S commitment to free Hemisphere choices. It notes mixed reactions to co action and Chile and Panama demonstrations, with Trujillo’s fate and Johnson’s restraint. Washington Post reporters describe foreign diplomats seeing no single dominant influence from the revolt’s leftists.
The piece surveys Montreat and Blue Ridge in North Carolina noting growing church facilities at Ridgecrest Lake Junaluska and a planned 2.9 million conference center at Blue Ridge. It also covers Civitan fund drives, the new College Village Methodist Church project, former YMCA leader Edgar Hartley, and praise for Jim Ryan's retirement and impact on the furniture industry.
The piece notes France will send only an observer to SEATO meetings in London as Paris pursues a European-led path. It argues De Gaulle seeks distances from SEATO and NATO, questions Russia’s aims in Indochina, and critiques SEATO as ineffective since its inception in 1954, with France leaning toward neutrality.
The High Point Enterprise, established 1884, lists staff roles, contact details, and subscription notes. It notes carriers and independent contractors handle home delivery and cautions the publisher is not responsible for advance payments.
Saigon based dispatch describes daily confidential fishnet reports detailing Vietcong and government abuses in Thua Thien Quang Tri and Pleiku. It cites kidnappings, executions, and tortures including electric shock and mutilation, with U S advisers noting prisoner abuse and a U SID employee killed.
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