Outgoing High Point Officials Honored By Incoming Leaders
As a new mayor and four new aldermen take office in High Point, the city pays tribute to five retiring public servants. Mayor Jesse Washburn and council members Hobart M. Bryant Harry R. Williamson J. B. Phillips and Charles E. Stuart are lauded for their experience, straight talks, and steady governance that guided growth and faced challenges. The community recognizes their dedication and notes successors inherit substantial duties.
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High Point
Jesse Washburn
Retired Austrian Chancellor Raab lauded for eight years of service
With world focus on trouble spots, Austria’s Julius Raab retires after eight years as chancellor. He presided over the 1955 peace treaty ending occupation and the withdrawal of Allied and Soviet troops. The country remains neutral under the treaty, and Raab’s leadership is praised as a strong stand against Soviet influence.
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Austria
Julius Raab
West Germany
West
Raab
Free World
Hungarians Keep Courage Amid Past Soviet Invasion
Four and a half years after Soviet tanks entered Hungary the Hungarian people retain resilience and normal human instincts as they recall the bloody events and carry on with their daily lives.
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Hungary
Hate is a Many Splendid Thing
A humorous remnant voices a Soviet reply to a U S message about stock in NASA and defense bonds. It notes that love should be applied to workers, while defending hate as a tool of a majority, with a satirical nod to a Communist anthem.
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U. S. Defense
Radio
Budapest
Red
Soviet Food Shortages Seen as Doubtful Path to Peace
Editorial notes serious food shortages in Moscow during the long May Day holiday with scarce meat, milk, butter, and eggs amid supply worries. It cites rail transport strains, agricultural mismanagement, and Khrushchev era farm reforms, while noting the regime vows abundance as Malinovsky inaugurates May Day.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
GUM
Pravda
Central Committee
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Tadzhikistan
Latvia
Uzbekistan
Bulgaria
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Red Square
Mayer challenges in depth of U S school critiques
Martin Mayer after traveling to 150 schools and writing The Schools questions whether controversy surrounds the work. He argues educators shape learning rather than administrators, notes meritocracy concerns, and stresses optimism about children despite systemic limits.
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Gabe Kaimowitz
Enterprise Assn
New York
Martin Mayer
U. S
Europe
Mayer
James B. Conant
Round the Capitol Special Session Possible for 1962
Developments in recent days suggest an extra special session of the 1961 General Assembly in fall 1961 or early 1962. Governor Sanford links federal aid for schools to building funding while not harming state curriculum improvements. Redistricting pressure grows as NC faces eleven at large seats if Congress does not act.
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General Assembly
Congress
Sanford
National
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Washington
Redistricting Gridlock in North Carolina Hinders Congress
The article notes no residency requirement to represent a district in North Carolina and warns all eleven House seats could be won by one county. It reports two redistricting bills in the House, one in the Senate, and rumors of more, with committees meeting amid schedule constraints. A special session is debated to confine actions to redistricting.
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North Carolina
National
House of Representatives
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Currituck
Senate
House Committee
Senate Committee
Silver Service Honors Mayor Washburn and Civic Leaders
Friends and 100 participants honor Mayor Jesse Washburn with a silver service gift as he retires. Edna Washburn praised for four years as Hi Ye first lady. The tribute blends cross-partisan support and community service reflecting local civic leadership.
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Edna
High Point
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