High Pointer of the Week Dr. John Benson
Dr. John Benson, High Point internal medicine leader and community volunteer, is recognized for his work with county wide anti-poverty planning and the role of chairing the evaluation committee. He stresses coordinated agency action and incentives to lift low income residents. Benson, longtime board member since 1954, has medical and military service including a Korea era Army Medical Corps captaincy.
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Point Unity
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Preghens
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Benson
Emerywood Studio
Editor's Outlook on Violence in Media and Society
A journalistic overlook argues that violent content in media shapes youth behavior. It critiques sensational crime on TV and in plays, contrasting it with Shakespearean themes and warning against glamorizing murder and cruelty in American culture.
Letters to The Enterprise on self reliance and High Point praise
A reader argues poverty requires work incentives and criticizes welfare as welfare dependence. Another letter praises High Point, describing its Main Street beauty and residents who contribute to the city’s “All American City” spirit and open heart.
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Main Street
High Point
Quotes Show Mixed Feelings On Space Race And De Gaulle
NASA official Dr. George E. Mueller predicts a U S lead in space by decade's end. Senator Hubert H Humphrey laments the uneasy truth that spoken words travel fast but paper remains the record. President Charles de Gaulle is noted nearing 74 as the moon landing debate intensifies among observers.
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Charles de Gaulle
United States
George E. Mueller
NASA
Uncle Sam
Letter from Giteau on his scaffold recalled on Garfield anniversary
High Point executive John R. Peacock hosts a discussion recalling the 1881 Garfield assassination. A letter allegedly by Charles Giteau, written in old script and seen in fragments, hints at his imprisonment and death. He was hanged June 30, 1882.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Iowa
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James A. Garfield
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High Point Insurance
John R. Peacock
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Giteau
Vigilance Around The Lakes Reflections From Thomasville
Thomasville notes reflect on a tragic two year old death near a lake and discuss prevention options such as fencing while weighing impact on lake beauty. Other items include local political chatter about Sheriff candidates, a Davidson County judge for Miss Merry Christmas, and football results.
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Holly Hills
Davidson County
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Hubert Leonard
Thomasville Loan
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Jamestown
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