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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
3
A daily meditation piece reflects on keeping faith with a promise to live and not be ashamed in hope. It pairs Psalm 119:116 with a Calvin Coolidge quote on progress and the value of cultivating good over merely repressing evil.
The former governor Dan K Moore will join North Carolina's highest court, seen as a fortuitous selection for his experience and temperament. Governor Scott elevated Justice William H Bobbitt to Chief Justice, citing readiness and capability. Moore is praised for steady leadership across public life and his lengthy service in state government.
Joseph P. Kennedy, immigrant son who built wealth before 35, led the Securities and Exchange Commission, served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, and guided a political dynasty. His death brought sorrow to Rose Kennedy, their children, and a nation recalling his contributions.
The President's Environmental Quality Council prepares details of a plan to curb DDT, the pesticide symbol linked to Rachel Carson's silent spring. HEW chief Robert B Finch outlines a two year gradual prohibition with unanimous cabinet approval. Audubon President Elvis Stahr welcomes action. Pesticide sales now projected at 1.7 billion dollars this year, with DDT only a small share of a market with over 60 pesticidal chemicals.
The text weighs DDT and parathion toxicities, persistence, and risks to wildlife and humans. It notes that while DDT accumulates in fat and may threaten eagles, parathion is highly toxic but breaks down faster. It cites Mrak Commission criticisms of limited knowledge amid widespread exposure. Several nations restrict or ban DDT and other pesticides, with U S actions banning eight pesticides pending review. The trend shows growing support for environmental controls on polluting substances.
JACK ANDERSON'S column reports Nixon aimed for a hard bargaining summit with the Soviet Union to push a Vietnam settlement. He believed Moscow held the key and wanted increased East West trade and even export of strategic items to pressure Hanoi. Soviets secretly kept backing North Vietnam while avoiding direct clash with the United States.
A syndicated column recounts secret negotiations between the United States and North Vietnam in Paris area suburbs. It notes private sessions at two homes, cautious public masking of talks, and Hanoi demands for unconditional U.S. withdrawal and Thieu regime ouster. The piece says Hanoi refuses to resume talks while secrecy pressure persists and hints of concessions are dismissed.
Longread on Florida's oldest city tracing its Spanish roots from Ponce de Leon to modern revival. Restoration efforts since 1958 revived the Arrivas House and funded Casa del Hidalgo, shaping a Living City that links Latin American and North American cultures through heritage, tourism, and planned inter-American studies.
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