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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1963
Page
3
A compact religious note presents a verse from Song of Solomon likening love to death and fire, followed by Dr Albert Schweitzer stating that only through love can we attain communion with God. The text juxtaposes sacred poetry with a modern religious reflection.
A Friday night riot at Roosevelt Raceway left the venue in shambles after bettors rioted over a six horse accident. The mob overran security, two youths leaped the track rail, and a security chief died of a heart attack as lights were shot out and seats ripped. $130,000 in damage plus halted races marked the toll. The piece argues firmer early action could have prevented the tragedy and urges responsible leadership to deter future violence.
Former President Eisenhower suggests Nixon, though denying candidacy, could emerge as the Republican standard bearer if Goldwater and Rockefeller fail to unite the party. Nixon travels to rally GOP leaders while urging restraint on nominating commitments, rethinking his stance and aiming for a center path. Ike notes Nixon’s potential impact in a brokered convention scenario.
Editorial on W Averell Harriman heading to Sao Paulo for Alliance for Progress finance ministers meeting. notes his long career, roles as diplomat and negotiator, and potential under secretary of state for Latin American affairs. hints at aims to justify military coups in Vietnam versus Hispano contexts.
Washington columnist Henry Cathcart argues Rockefeller’s divorce and remarriage damage his presidential hopes while Barry Goldwater gains leverage in the GOP. He notes the Nixon era sentiment, party wings, and the risk to Rockefeller if early primaries tilt liberal.
A reader praises Senator Thomas Dodd for his actions in the U S Senate and muses about a woman becoming First Gentleman. The letter includes humorous postal dialogue and reflections on politics, marriage, and public service, ending with a call for cooperation between Greensboro and nearby cities.
Readers urged a cooperative philosophy linking Winston Salem Greensboro and High Point as the Piedmont Crescent and Triad grow closer. The letter backs regional leadership beyond local borders and calls for continued unselfish cooperation into the State. Michael W. Wasell, P. G. Winston-Salem cites front page on governor and Piedmont leaders.
Bill Henderson ventures into advertising with Bennett Advertising and the firm’s Executives Digest notes upcoming agency appointments for Bennett Advertising. It reports commitments of more than $500,000 in new advertising money over the past 90 days, with over half from existing clients increasing budgets.
A newspaper invites use of its letters to editor by a new monthly magazine Viewpoint to shape a national reader consensus. It notes diverse as well as slanderous or unsigned letters and urges stronger, better letter writing for a national audience through individual newspapers.
The Fourth World Conference for Friends will convene in Greensboro in 1967, following London 1920 Philadelphia 1937 and Oxford 1952 gatherings. Greensbourians will host a large religious event, aided by neighbors with extensive housing facilities to accommodate visitors during the North Carolina Quaker celebration spanning 1965 to 1972, highlighted by High Point’s role in hosting and entertaining attendees.
State funds colleges must permit speakers who are known Communist Party members or who advocate overthrow of the Constitution or North Carolina, or those who have pleaded the Fifth Amendment regarding Communist connections before official bodies. Enforcement rests with college or university trustees or authorized administrators.
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