Haiti Crisis Deepens As Duvalier Refuses Transition
The article assesses worsening conditions in Haiti under President Francois Duvalier who vows to stay past his May 15 term. Martial law and curfews raise fears of civil conflict, with the OAS efforts failing to ease tensions with the Dominican Republic. The U.S. weighs action only with OAS support to avoid charges of interference.
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Haiti
Hispaniola
Caribbean
Francois Duvalier
Organization of American States
OAS
Port - Au - Prince
Duvalier
Dominican Republic
United States
U. S
Castro
Cuba
Charlotte Wins Bid for Southern Conference Basketball Tourney
Charlotte secures 7 to 2 vote to host the three day Southern Conference tournament at the 11 666 seat Coliseum next February 27 to 29. Blacksburg Va was outmatched by Charlotte’s venue for accessibility TV and promotion and the event raises North Carolina profile for big scale basketball after Christmas.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Queen City
Blacksburg
Raleigh
Peace Corpsman’s Rite to File Tax Return Draws IRS Laughs
Joe Saunders, a 29 year old Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia, filed a home made form with three entries I GOT YOU GOT I SHOULD GET and a Thank you. The Little Rock IRS office accepted the return in a light hearted victory for simple forms and one man’s humor.
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Joe Saunders
Tunisia
Internal Revenue Service
U. S
Young Saunders
Peace Corps
Little Rock
IRS
Internal Revenue
City Primaries Draw Focus on Voter Turnout
Voter participation in the April 23 municipal primaries was just under 35 percent. Officials urge a larger turnout for the Tuesday election to choose city leadership for the next two years, noting the impact of a minority vote on city policies and personnel. Democrats cast 4,300 of 15,000 registered and Republicans about half of 5,000.
Wit and wisdom from various papers on taxes and daily life
A collage of brief quotes reflects attitudes toward the 16th Amendment and federal tax rates, a tool price rise easing garden tool buyers, a complaint about deducting a dinner date as business, family observations on a church service, a quip about resting, a muffler free exhaust claim, media management of news, and a playful ants joke from Fort Myers.
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Nashville Banner
John Q
Birmingham News
Caplin
Greenville Piedmont
Little Willie
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Bartow
Lexington
Kennedy
Gridron Club
Washington
Daily Oklahoman
Fort Myers News-Press
High Point Enterprise rates and staff listings
The High Point Enterprise details pricing for daily and Sunday subscriptions, carrier delivery, and mail plans. It lists staff roles including secretary treasurer editor managing editor advertising director and business manager and notes AP affiliation and distribution details.
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R. B. Terry
Peeeenecteererns
Brown
C. W. Patterson, JR
Vv. W. Idol, JR
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
N.C
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Ward Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Kennedy tours South in conciliatory wave
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy toured Georgia Alabama and South Carolina waving to crowds and meeting officials. He urged support for federal law and court decisions while pressing for local progress in Mississippi and Georgia. In Alabama he faced staunch opposition from Governor George Wallace and civil rights confrontations.
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Walter Rugaber
Herald Tribune
Atlanta
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Carl Sanders
George Wallace
Gov. Wallace
Mr. Kennedy
South Carolina
Kennedy Tour in Georgia Packs Political Flair
The piece portrays Robert Kennedy's Georgia visit marked by courteous public appearances and favorable local reaction. Officials note the tour boosts Kennedy's image, while a high Republican critic claims it serves personal political aims. Kennedy denies the charge, recounting his meetings with state and local leaders.
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Kennedy
William B. Hartsfield
Massachusetts
President Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Georgia
High Point Memorial Hospital shines in regional study
A Duke Foundation survey of 11 Carolinas hospitals ranks High Point Memorial Hospital 244 beds with an average inpatient cost of 20.26 dollars and total 20.16 dollars per day, showing strong solvency amid overcrowding. The notice also covers Piedmont Sales Executives Club’s May visit, tributes to Joseph D. Cox and Ken Miller, Baptist convention travel plans, and fundraising for the National Forensic League trip to Dallas.
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Carolinas
High Point Memorial Hospital
Duke Foundation
City Memorial
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Southeastern General
Durham
Watts
Orangebury
Anderson’s Memorial
High Point Memorial
High Point
Piedmont Sales Executives Club
Southern Furniture Exposition
Carson Stout
Leo Heer
Greensboro
Kansas City
Neil Armstrong
John Haas
Woodrow Robbins
Max Reece
Roger Williams
John Roberts
F. T. Bowman
Thomasville
Greensboro High Point
Greenville
D. C
J. Marie Grant
the Biblical Recorder
Grant
High Point Central High School
National Forensic League
Dallas
Texas
Bruce Roberts
High Point Central Branch
Be Still and Know God Patience Sermon Reflections
Sunday sermon reflects on patience as a virtue despite personal impatience. The speaker contrasts Moses steadfastness, John Milton's blindness and patience, and Isaiah’s prophetic role, noting endurance shaped an era. The message centers on faith, stillness, and waiting on divine action despite human restlessness.
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John Milton
Spigt
God
Patience as Power in Sermons and Spiritual History
A CER devotional passage extols patience as strength from waiting upon the Lord. It argues quietism in Quaker practice from George Fox to Rufus Jones, contrasts slow paces with modern haste, and cites Jesus resisting quick methods, urging believers to let patience mature virtue.
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George Fox
Rufus Jones
America
Jesus
Satan
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Charlotte Cops
Mr. Caplin
High Point Enterprise
High Point Arraarnsen, Inc
North Main Street
Kennedys
Bobby
Holt McPherson
Joseph D. Cox
Joe Cox
Planning and Zoning Commission
Guilford College
Ken Miller
Jamestown
Calvin
Moses
Jacob
Midian
Isaiah
Prince Prophet
Ancient
Israel
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