Let's Not Talk Ourselves Into National Trouble
A 1960s bank letter urges restraint in fearing a recession noting high real per capita income in Q3 and rising consumer and government spending. It argues the shift to contraction stems from halted inventory building, not underlying prosperity, and warns against pessimism amid record GNP.
Local high school football playoffs advance area teams
Allen Jay and William Penn win playoff games Friday night to push toward state championships. High Point Black Bison finish 5-5, first breaking even since 1953, with coach Herb Hipps praised for two-year leadership amid injuries. Greensboro and R. J. Reynolds face a Central 4-A playoff, while Burlington ends tied for the title after a disputed point spread. Coaches lament the system and politics surrounding conference tiebreakers.
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Allen Jay
William Penn
Paul Barnes
James Atkinson
High Point Black Bison
Herb Hipps
Bison
Hipps
Greensboro
R. J. Reynolds
Winston
Salem
Burlington
Reynolds
Bulldogs
World oil market turmoil threatens American producers
Editorial notes a global oversupply driving down prices as vast new fields emerge abroad. It cites Soviet and Cuban oil influence, increased US production pressures, and calls for producer gains and cartel-like controls amid Arab Congress discussions.
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Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
French Sahara
Libya
Middle East
Beirut
Lebanon
Venezuela
Import Curbs and US Oil Policy Amid Domestic Surplus
The piece surveys how surging US oil reserves in 1959 fail to find strong markets amid competition from gas and coal. It notes voluntary and compulsory import controls, price effects for consumers, regional industrial impacts, and foreign policy tensions with Canada and Middle East oil.
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United States
Middle East
Petroleum Week
U.S
Eisenhower
New England Council
U. S
Georg Tugendhat
Latin America
Canada
Global view of Reds meeting in Moscow tests unity
A Moscow conclave of top communist leaders pits Khrushchev against Mao with Liu Shao-chi as Peiping envoy. The dispute over leadership, peaceful coexistence, and plans for Africa and Latin America shapes whether Russia and China can stay allied or drift toward a split.
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Leon Dennen
New York
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Peiping
Liu Shao-chi
Lenin
Khrushchev
U. S
Stalin
Communist Party
Central Committee
Mikhail Suslov
Frol Kozlov
Russia
Suslov
Kozlov
Georgi Malenkov
Kremlin
Congo
Africa
Ality
China
Communist Bloc
United States
Marsh
al Tito
Asia
Latin America
Ferhat Abbas
Cuba
Castro
Nikita
Marx
NATO
Round The Capitol Strategy In North Carolina Politics
Lynn Nisbet analyzes post election party planning as Republicans push to build a stronger state organization for 1962 and 1964 while Democrats tighten control. The piece explores voter shifts, potential resignations, and the move toward a two party system with independent voters holding power.
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North Carolina
Nixon
Gavin
General Assembly
Jefferson
Hamilton
Adams
Jackson
Bryan
McKinley
Florida tourism, Jordan Marsh store bright spot in Sunrise
Good Afternoon reports from Florida cover Delta Air Lines travel problems, Governor-elect Bryant’s push for more advertising, and Mike Boyce’s Sunrise Center unveiling a grand Jordan Marsh store. The piece highlights the 1850 Nizam chandelier, Kennedy reception and a portrait of the new president.
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Florida
Ed Bishop
Delta Air Lines
Miami
Bishop
South Florida
Nassau
Fort Lauderdale
Farris Bryant
Delta
Mike Boyce
Sunrise Center
Jordan Marsh
Mike
Charles Creighton
Creighton
Sunrise
Hyderabad
Marseilles
India
Republic
Venetian
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
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