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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
4
Editor Weimar Jones warns that centralized big government and expansive welfare programs threaten individual liberty. The Billie Sol Estes case and aggressive census and tax practices illustrate risks when bureaucracy grows beyond limits. He stresses government of laws over government by men and citizen vigilance.
The piece argues blame for the basketball scandal should be shared among players coaches schools and the public which fuels gambling. It urges the public to heed the issue and reflects that public apathy has allowed fixing to persist and cleanup to stall.
The piece notes 425000 graduates, 6000 new freshmen, and a 8 to11 percent class size rise. It discusses federal funding, House Senate disputes, 20 percent of higher ed spending from government, and growing private gifts and alumni campaigns. It highlights escalating tuition and loan repayment strength since 1959.
NEA analyst argues Khrushchev seeks a neutral Laos to shield Soviet gains in Southeast Asia. Moscow backed by China and Vietnam prompts mutual concessions with Red China, while Kennedy’s restraint checked aggression but Laos remains fragile. The piece weighs future Sino Soviet dynamics and likely continued cooperation in regional conflicts.
Letters probe whether President Kennedy’s remarks at a May news conference reflected reporting or editorializing on Billie Sol Estes. The writer contrasts Kennedy’s statements with New York Times and U S News & World Report accounts and asks how the public can discern truth amid classifying news. The second letter thanks the Enterprise for Hospitality Center support and notes its future use.
A reader thanks the paper for printing Dr. William Ward Ayer’s talk in High Point and says the column brought value and inspiration to their family. The note mentions appreciation for sharing his teaching and recognizes his son’s aspiration to drive a truck after college.
Donald Dana, 32, ex-patient, admits setting fires near Los Angeles that destroyed 2 380 acres of brush and nine homes. Mrs A Constance Wolf, 56, sets balloon endurance record of over 40 hours. U N Ambassador Adlai Stevenson warns the United States may not bail out the UN. Britain’s shopkeepers chief calls for a glamour Christmas with a female Santa.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in High Point plans a threefold effort to boost turnout for Saturdays primaries. Handbills in grocery bags Friday, a citywide soundtrack Saturday afternoon, and free rides to polls from 9 a.m. to closing aim to reach at least 15,000 voters among 22,000 registered.
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