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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1968
Page
3
Editorial calls for unity after a divisive campaign and an orderly transfer of power on January 20. It urges restraint, condemns violence, praises democratic process, and stresses addressing election flaws while preserving national stability and fair play.
The Federal Trade Commission will hold hearings next week on how to strengthen consumer protection and education nationwide after a DC study found deceptive selling and credit practices target low income buyers. The report suggests state trade commissions, better FTC-neighborhood service cooperation, and warns current manpower limits hinder enforcement. Critics call the hearings anti business while noting ghetto consumer anger and past riots, with audits seen as potentially expanding beyond slogans to concrete remedies.
In Nicosia Archbishop Makarios and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash steer talks toward a settlement as UN peacekeepers patrol a divided island. The 600,000 population is split 80 percent Greek and 18 percent Turkish, with barricades and enclaves persisting.
The High Point Enterprise reports an afternoon meeting of independent newspaper officials. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the board or editorial team convened to discuss publication plans and community coverage.
Drew Pearson outlines a quieter White House, detailing President Johnson’s focus on diplomacy and family life as his presidency winds toward its end. The piece describes long nights, busy cables, grandson Lyn’s fever, and plans for a Texas library and civic training school, with Johnson’s humor and vitality lingering amid an era’s closure.
The verse compares weather cycles to life’s troubles and growth. It notes that both blessing and hardship are needed to harvest progress. After hardship comes joy, as daylight dispels darkness and birds sing, signaling a spell of happiness after trials.
Burlington Industries agrees to a ten year non acquisition pact with the Federal Trade Commission, limiting textile mill company purchases without FTC approval. The move underscores a shift toward home furnishings diversification as Burlington expands with Globe Furniture and United at Lexington, while signals point to further non textile growth aided by management’s strategy and serendipitous moves. The article notes broader industry changes and related corporate moves, including Grace & Company and Korf-Georgetown Steel ventures, alongside regional color and local incidents.
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