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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1969
Page
3
Quote compilation notes a line from Roger Babson on being wide awake to realize a dream, reflecting a historical sentiment about foresight and finance in a stylistic, clipped newspaper voice. The fragment discusses perseverance and vision in pursuing goals.
Secretary George Romney pressed for reforms to cut costs and boost efficiency in home construction at the AFL-CIO Building Trades Conference in Washington. Boos and jeers greeted his appeal as unions resist productivity ideas, risking higher prices and fewer homes while construction costs fuel inflation and threaten access to affordable housing.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s willingness to loudly critique major policies earns mixed reactions as he pressures for ground spending, condemns Vietnam actions, and calls for clemency for Sirhan Sirhan, risking public fatigue by outspoken stance.
Britain faces a sweeping labor bill proposed by Barbara Castle to curb wildcat strikes and strengthen union recognition. Prime Minister Harold Wilson seeks voluntary union concessions to avoid penal clauses, while Labour divisions intensify as Michael Foot calls the crisis the maddest scene in modern Britain.
Washington column confirms Peace Corps chief Blatchford recruited from Accion, a group with CIA links and donor ties to the Donner Foundation. Accion previously barred by Shriver, yet donors and Nixon associates show ongoing CIA-connected funding and influence. The piece also notes cancelled Lockheed Cheyenne contract and NY Daily News endorsement withdrawal of NYA.
A nurse written poem honors hospital care in Pennsylvania and local readers. The piece also covers a national furniture show panel in Baltimore with leaders from Southern Furniture Exposition Building and National Association of Furniture Manufacturers. It notes date changes to avoid Passover conflicts and mentions Dr. A. B. Croom joining Wardell Hall Preparatory School trustees, Verdell Hall expansion, Williams Furniture’s status, and potential new business prospects in High Point.
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