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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1961
Page
4
A devotional brief reflecting on divine worship as man’s privilege. It cites I Corintians 14 25 and Hosea Ballou, noting worship as the humble expression of adoration and recognition that God is among you.
The Boston Herald praises Alan B. Shepard Jr for making spaceflight a visible national achievement. It argues his persona connects with youth, offering a modern hero who blends humor, intelligence, and a daredevil spirit, filling a gap left by beatnik defeatism and recalling Lindbergh.
An essay contrasts the open American press with Soviet censorship. It details a Kiev Ukraine earth slide that killed 145, injured many, and caused massive damage, noting delays and later blame by authorities.
Oklahoma faces unfair Senate apportionment with rural counties overrepresented. Mrs. Morgan of the Oklahoma League of Women Voters tells a House committee that Justice Department guidance supports federal correction of imbalanced districts if the legislature fails to act. She cites Tennessee and New Jersey as contrasting examples and urges local action before federal intervention.
A man from Sonoma County progresses from public housing and school to Army GI benefits, college, farm ownership with FHA and RFC loans, and business ventures. He gains a ranch, stock-fed pond, Soil Bank payments, and government-backed sales, then petitions Congress against spending and taxes, urging self-reliance.
The High Point Enterprise established 1884 outlines office and staff roles including president D. A. Rawley secretary treasurer Mrs. R. B. Terry editor Holt McPherson and others. It notes circulation duties and advertising representatives Ward Griffith Company and National Advertising Representatives with home delivery and subscription terms.
In a portrait by Tom A Cullen, De Gaulle looms as a forceful counterpart to Kennedy. The piece analyzes De Gaulle’s pride and nationalist aims, France’s Algeria war stance, and the push for an independent nuclear deterrent. It frames Kennedy’s May 31 meeting as a clash of personal styles and strategic aims.
Washington notes report that CIA officials sought solace at NASA after astronaut Alan Shepard's town welcome. NASA scientists arrived to detail fixes as officials acknowledged slips in handling the incident.
A secretary brings a transistor radio after TV sound fails while Barry Goldwater tests an electronic flagpole at his Phoenix home. Abraham Ribicoff recalls a teleprompter glitch at a national convention. FAA chief Najeeb Halaby cites locker room aromas as lab conditions. Don McBride touts his roses joke. Former gang members in The Young Savages tour Washington Monument remarks reveal urban humor of the era.
Holt McPherson with Sigma Delta Chi discusses press coverage of the Kennedy Nixon campaign. He notes reporting helped Nixon defeat himself, Kennedy as president seeks cautious reform, and Bobby Kennedy may be shaping policy. The piece blends political commentary with fall weather and family achievements.
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