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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1960
Page
4
Leon Dennen gives a foreign report on Khrushchev and the Soviet shift before the summit. He traces Moscow’s reshuffle, East German concessions aims, and Western missteps, noting Khrushchev’s propaganda bid while Eisenhower’s position weakens after a U.S. plane incident. The summit mood is tense and brittle.
A Western diplomat and Italy’s Red leaders say Khrushchev speaks as if constrained by forces within the Soviet bloc, Red China, and East Germany while seeking recognition at the Summit. Analysts note a Kremlin reshuffle signals inner tensions and Suslov’s rising influence restraining policy.
Judge M W Barnhill writes an open letter to four Democratic gubernatorial candidates questioning the state of North Carolina public schools. He asks for specifics on curriculum, teacher quality, reading writing and arithmetic instruction, and whether two thirds of children receive a third rate education.
Editorial notes the 1950s health reform battle as AMA opposes extending Social Security to aged care while supporting voluntary plans and prepayment schemes. The Forand bill would fund care for those over 65 through higher payroll taxes. Senate hearings heat up amid partisan tensions and election-year rhetoric.
An archival spoof of a High Point area paper appears with mis-typed names and irregular headings. It lists PRISE INC as publisher, Holt McPherson as editor, and R B Terry as secretary treasurer along with scattered staff lines and carrier notes.
Reporter notes machines replace much field and factory work from Raleigh to Murfreesboro, Raleigh to Winston Salem. He visits Roy Parker School of Printing, Reynolds cigarette plant, and Meherin riverside operations where conveyors and linotypes rise with minimal human input. Industrial scale includes 14,000 Reynolds employees, vast capital per worker, and national office links in New York.
Mayor Jess Washburn pushes High Point to set the voting standard as registration climbs toward a 25 000 potential vote. The piece notes candidates fearing small turnouts, welcomes grassroots turnout, and highlights local political figures shaping Guilford's delegation and upcoming General Assembly considerations.
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