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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1963
Page
4
Editorial notes voters swept the city to the Republicans in a high turnout of 11 244, ending 32 years of Democratic rule. It praises the new mayor Floyd Mehan and the council, acknowledges Democratic dissatisfactions, and urges unity to build a fiscally sound, growing city despite racial and civic challenges.
Federal tax records show lawmen halved the sale of gambling operation stamps from last year as crackdown spreads. Fraternal groups with slot venues resist paying 250 for tax machines, facing sheriff and police raids under state laws. Ownership of stamps does not grant licensing or legal shelter.
The piece reviews how traffic delays cost the nation billions and that private cars dominate cities. It cites a Kennedy administration push for federal aid of 750 million for mass transit, notes Boston’s fare cuts and increased trains, and warns auto-oriented growth harms urban space and downtown vitality citing Los Angeles and San Francisco contrasts.
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Harold Sheehan recounts dangers of emergent federal interstates with delays inflated prices and fraud. Housewife in Fort Wayne faced a misdated fan belt claim, a journalist found gas can scarcity, and a Cleveland businessman endured ignored generator issues. Turnpike delays and scarce service stations plague travelers. New Jersey and Pennsylvania toll roads show gaps in signage and concessions.
Letters from High Point CORE urge swift changes by the new administration to end discrimination in housing schools jails and hospitals. The writer calls for desegregation of the Paramount Theatre and public housing and cites Governor Sanford's program for fair employment and a Good Neighbor Council.
Commerce talk compares High Point to a Northwest town that won All America honors before political change. A birthday for Mrs. George T. Wood at High Point Memorial Hospital stands out amid bank move delays and a new building readiness. Poet Lena Thacker debuts a volume. Kennedy to address a JC luncheon. South Central Air Lines set May 29 launch serving 22 NC cities.
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