What A Beautiful View From Space By Shepard
The astronaut Alan B. Shepard exclaimed What a beautiful view during his 15 minute space ride. The piece frames the achievement as a victory for a free society highlighting liberty justice and freedom of expression alongside technology. It notes Soviet missile power but asserts U S. values remain superior and inspiring to uncommitted nations. The Mercury capsule stands as a symbol of American resolve.
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Space
Alan B. Shepard
Cape Canaveral Control Room
Cmdr. Shepard
U. S
Moscow
Spark
Deadly Twilight War and US Cuba Policy Critique
The piece denounces Khrushchev lecturing the US on Cuba amid a twilight war. It argues atomic threats won’t stop the communists and criticizes Senate leaders for blocking intervention as Laos suffers. It urges counter subversion and guerrilla warfare to defend the free world and condemns telegraphing aims to a ruthless foe.
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Cuba
Laos
Congress
Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Mansfield
Hubert Humphrey
Styles Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
United States
Free World
High Point Industry List Expands in What's Made in High Point
The latest Chamber of Commerce edition catalogs 400 firms in High Point including 98 furniture plants and 29 hosiery operations. It highlights diversification into electronics, printing, advertising, and other fields, underscoring ongoing industrial growth and local appeal as a place to live and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Rowth
The
Chamber of Commerce
Carry Back Captures Derby In Clutch Wet-Track Charge
The 87th Kentucky Derby produced a thrilling finish as Carry Back, on a soggy track, launched a powerful closing run to outpace Globe Master Crozier and Four and Twenty. Despite not posting the fastest time, Carry Back’s Florida Derby Flamingo and Everglades stakes form marked him as a top contender. The race underscored the Derby’s enduring prestige in a growing, competitive sport.
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Carry Back
Globemaster
Crozier
Four
Twene
Kennedy New Frontier: More Health and Education Conflicts Ahead
Washington reports that President Kennedy's 10 billion health education and welfare program will spark extended battles in Congress. Liberals back the plan as needed, conservatives call it creeping socialism, with key fights over medical care for the aged and by public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bennett
White House
Congress
Senate
House
Kennedy
American Medical Assa
The Way and The Narrow Path Warns Against Modern Liberty
A CER sermon contrasts precision standards at the U S Bureau of Standards with a decline in moral standards. It insists on Christ’s gate and narrow way as the universal standard for civilization, condemning liberal attitudes toward sex and endorsing vigilance against moral anarchy. It cites 19th century biblical references and urges adherence to the commandments and Golden Rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Standards
National Bureau
America
Christ Jesus
Remembering Shepard and Gagarin in a shared space race
A reflection on the space milestone of Alan Shepard and Yuri Gagarin, highlighting the emotional impact of the first American spaceflight and the communal relief as the rocket rose and returned safely. The piece transitions to a discussion of Blue Laws and Sunday closing, noting court cases and religious and civic debates about Sabbath observance and commercial restrictions.
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Yuri Gagarin
Earth
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Cmdr
Shepard
Cape Canaveral
America
High Point
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Together
Methodist Church
Family
Charles W. Brashares
Episcopal
Chicago
James A Suffridge
International Assn. of
National Law Committee
National Council of Churches
Verne Orr Sr
Chrysler Motors
Orr
Virginia
Jamestown
Nevada
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Budapest
Nikita Khrushchev
Derby Supreme
High Point Enterprise
Jene
Carrie
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
N. C
Cisdnelces Coe
Rep
Terry
Joe Brown
PE ‘Arentation
Post Office
Saas Te
Matthew
City of
Washington
Mama
Little Nazareth
Renos
Hollywoods
Rivieras
Globe
Robert Marks
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