Slaying Of Troopers Spurs Public Memory Aid Fund
North Carolina officers were shot a week ago, prompting a Wake Forest Alumni effort in High Point to establish the Brown-Reese Scholarship Fund for the seven children. Dr. Harold Tribble and Judge Hubert Nowell pledged support as funds flow from across the state to Wake Forest College. Contributions are being received at the Brown-Reese Scholarship Fund, Care of Postmaster, High Point.
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North Carolina
Tors
High Point
Wake Forest
Harold Tribble
Hubert
Brown-Reese
Hypnosis Trial Highlights Modern Tension and Sleep Struggles
Mrs. Nora Hughes of Indiana undergoes a five day hypnosis trance under Chicago hypnotist Joe to relieve insomnia and weight loss. The piece argues tension pervades modern life, fueling reliance on pills, while noting the broader social context amid Sputnik anxieties and a loss of independent spirit.
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Nora Hughes
Indiana
Bom
Chicago
Mrs. Hughes
America
Education as the Ford Foundation’s core aim in Gaither speech
The retiring president H Rowan Gaither argues education binds most foundation activity and only education can remove obstacles to social progress. The Ford Foundation backed $401 million in education, including $210 million to raise salaries at 630 private four year colleges and $50 million for earlier improvements to 126 colleges. He warns neglecting teaching and the educational press will worsen national troubles.
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Ford Foundation
H. Rowan Gaither
Foundation
United States
American Foundation
Gaither
Editorial Review of Eisenhower Re-Election Promise
On its first anniversary editorial observers note mixed results from the 1956 campaign promises. GOP aims included strong defense and tax cuts within a balanced budget while maintaining dollar purchasing power. September 1957 shows 65.6 million employed, agriculture hit hard, GNP at $439 billion.
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Eisenhower
Washington
High Point Enterprise masthead excerpt shows staff and pricing
The High Point Enterprise publication details its offices at 305-307 Main Street High Point North Carolina with staff roles including D A Rawley as president Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer Holt McPherson editor Joe Brown and CW Patterson as editors and Charles B Loftin as advertising director Carriage and mail subscription rates are listed as $15 per year and other delivery options.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
CW. Patterson, JB
Charles B. Loftin
Post Point
Year Later Fee Forecast and 1956 Political Highlights
A year later analysts project the fourth quarter total at 17 to 19 billion dollars above 426 billion. The GOP platform endorses school desegregation with limits on force. Eisenhower favors local solutions to civil rights. Budget peak hits 71.8 billion. farm prices up without a war. Foreign policy sees Eisenhower Doctrine and mixed results with Syria and Hungary.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Middle East
Dulles
Syria
Hungary
Voting patterns reveal gaps between potential and actual voters
Lynn Nisbet discusses off-year elections showing Democratic wins in New Jersey Virginia and New York and compares turnout to North Carolina where Raleigh bond votes failed. He explains potential vs eligible vs qualified voters and notes ballot rules that once counted nonvoting ballots against proposals but were changed to count only actual ballots cast.
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New Jersey
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Raleigh
United States
Notes On The News By Charles Pearson
Charles Pearson argues for a quorum rule of 25 percent of registered voters to validate elections citing Raleigh and Wake County examples. He contends low turnout undermines legitimacy of bonds and tax measures for hospitals schools and local projects, noting campaigns often hinge on opposition rather than support.
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Raleigh
New Bern Avenue
Wake County
Dressed to Succeed Report Links Wardrobe to Business Rise
A national study by the American Institute of Men's and Boys' Wear finds 140 top young executives value dress highly. They own many suits shirts socks ties and shoes and believe appearance can account for up to 75 percent of perceived success. They shop mainly in spring and fall, averaging three and a half suits yearly, with most avoiding sportswear in the office.
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American Institute of Men’s and
Boys’ Wear
George Sokolskiy Cost of Bad Training
Editorial argues national strength comes from will and disciplined effort, not state monopoly on brains. It links Sputniks to human effort, warns of civilian apathy, ROTC enlistment issues, and social decay, and notes dangers of a world of coordinated missiles and war.
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