The Weak and Backward Nations in a Fevered Era
Editorial argues the world endures a period of imperial struggles as Soviet and Chinese empires grow. It notes Nehru’s moderation, Tito’s ambitions, and the fragility of weak nations needing support from powers like the United States while warning no single solution ends Soviet imperialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Nepal
India
Bandung
Tito
Kremlin
United States
Soviet Russia
Hungary
Poland
Soviet
Moscow
West Germany
Japan
Encouraging Science Training Aims to Lift Nation's Tech Pace
A $267,000 National Science Foundation grant funds an Institute at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to train 50-plus high school science and mathematics teachers for 1957 58. Selections span regions, with 16 institutions nationwide in the program. The effort follows Oklahoma's model to retain trained teachers amid national tech competition and Cold War pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Science Foundation
Chapel Hill
Institute of Natural Science
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Shop Early Merchants Tout 1956 Christmas Boom
The U S Chamber of Commerce forecasts November and December Christmas sales excluding autos to exceed seven percent above 1955, totaling about 31.1 billion dollars. The piece credits a healthier retail boom to normal population and income growth, strong displays, sanitation, advertising, and salespeople, emphasizing competition and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce
Appointment of James Zellerbach as Ambassador to Italy
The piece lauds James David Zellerbach for replacing Clare Booth Luce in Rome. It credits his business success and Marshall Plan work in Italy, noting his role with the Economic Cooperation Administration and his influence on Italian American relations. The author argues his appointment aligns expertise with policy goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Booth Luce
Rome
James David Zellerbach
Eee
Italy
Committee For Economic Development
Zellerbach
U. S
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Isaac Fidler
Britain
High Point
Stehli Silks Corp
Brown, Boveri & Co
Enterprise Newsroom
Greensboro
Church
Pressing Club
Christmas Spending Outlook Echoes Record Projections
Editorial notes a robust 1956 holiday shopping outlook with December 1955 sales at a record 19.0 billion and disposable income at 288.2 billion. Apparel furniture and luxury items top buys as Sears and Montgomery Ward mail ponies at 299.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck Co
Montgomery Ward
Christmas shopping prices and gift ideas from Tiffany and others
The piece lists luxury gifts and prices from Tiffany including a sterling silver telephone dialer for six dollars and a fourteen karat gold toothpick for seven fifty, plus a diamond platinum gold reversible clip pin at six thousand seven hundred fifty. It notes bargain fur coats, a solid silver punch bowl set, wool blankets, and lavish gift books praised by The Washington Post. It mentions stock gifts for children and widespread mail order catalogues with many firms selling Christmas items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffany & Co
Tiffany
Reed & Barton
The
Washington Post
New York Stock Exchange
High Point Enterprise Missing Text Notice
Irregular OCR fragment from High Point Enterprise page shows header text and garbled filler about publication details and address lines, providing no readable event or story content to summarize.
Publication notes from a historic newspaper page
A fragmented OCR text shows masthead elements and publication details for an afternoon and Sunday morning paper. It references the Associated Press and port office material, with garbled mentions of editors, dates, and filing numbers. The legible content indicates standard newspaper boilerplate rather than a clear news event.
Lynn Nisbet Back From Hospital After Auto Crash
Lynn Nisbet recounts four weeks from hospital confinement following a car accident in Statesville North Carolina. He praises officials Congress members and state workers for support while detailing hospital care and the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission sympathy motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Howdy
Valeee
Congress
Davis Hospital
Statesville
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Winston-Salem
Robinson
Commission
G. Lynn Nisbet
North Carolina
Buchanan
Notes On The News By Omaebiles Pearson
A hospital experience reveals care routines and patient needs. A barber, Jack Kirby, adapts lighting for bedside work with a novel headlamp on electric clippers. Governor Hodges promotes elastic shoe laces aiding a spastic teenage son and the idea's author gains attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaebiles Pearson
Jack Kirby
Rex Hospital
Jack
Kirby
Ince
Community remembers the Blair family and local leaders
The High Point paper honors Ada Blair and her family for civic service, naming Emma Elva Blair John J. Blair William A. Blair and David H. Blair. It notes Isaac Fidler, Grover Jones, and past city officials, praising their public spirit. It also lists upcoming events and awards including Alpha Kappa Psi honor for Johan B. Hughes and Miss High Point College Kathleen Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Blair
Blair
Grimes Street
High Point
Emma
Elva Blair
John J. Blair
North Carolinian
William A. Blair
David H. Blair
Herbert Hoover
Internal Revenue
Blairs
Grover Jones
Eddie Knox
Alpha Kappa Psi
North Carolina
Raleigh
Johan B. Hughes
Executives Club
The
Elks
C. W. Thompson
R. R. Ragan
Jnc. A. Fitzgerald
Frank J. Trepke
Merchant Association
Kathleen Henson
Miss Henson
Quotes and quotes about politics and war from wartime figures
The article compiles remarks from Newsman Leslie Ballagh-Bain on the Budapest bombing and statements by Senator George Smathers praising Mansfield, Senator Wayne Morse on presidency continuity, Donald R Wilson on justice, and flight lieutenant Haslop on luminous tape for Antarctic clothing. It also includes Gen. Carlos P. Phema on UN unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Ballagh-Bain
Budapest
G. M. Haslop
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nehru
Krishna Menon
Ferdinand and Isabella
France
Alexander the Great
Greece
Oklahoma
William Benton
Russia
Technica
S. Claus
Noel Bau
Ieee
Department of Commerce
Santa
High Point Enterprise
North Main Stress
High Point BR. Oo
D. A. RA
R. B. RY
Sentmree
Associated Preas
Maree i
Tate
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Hart
Hodges
Strate
United Planets
Holt McPherson
Florida
George Smathers
D-Fla
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Donald R. Wilson
American Legion
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
United Nations
Emselves
Carlos P.hema
Pillippine
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