Brain drain threatens the South’s brightest minds
From The Greenville Piedmont editors warn Dixie loses top graduates to other regions. Tulane data show rising national fellowships with dwindling Southern study, and Woodrow Wilson and NSF awardees increasingly choosing non-Southern graduate schools. The report urges improving Southern graduate programs with local funding to attract talent and reverse the trend.
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Dixie
Tulane University
South
Woodrow Wilson
National Science Foundation
Wilson
Tulane
Duke
North Carolina
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Texas
Bright Young Dixie
Comrade Frolova to Speak in Raleigh at NC Council Event
Mrs G M Frolova of the Russian Embassy in Washington will address the North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations in the new Legislative Building in Raleigh. The piece critiques a 1963 General Assembly law banning known Communists from state campus talks and defends democratic principles.
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G. M. Frolova
Washington
Raleigh
Tarheelia
North Carolina
North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations
General Assembly
Frolova
Commie
Regional Market Spotlight Shines on Piedmont Furniture Hubs
The Lexington Dispatch notes the regional market for furniture thrives across the Piedmont with fall and spring shows, while High Point hosts a national market in summer. Coverage gaps miss Thomasville Lexington and Davidson County, key wood working centers. The piece highlights growth in Thomasville Lexington Statesville Hickory Morganton Drexel and Lenoir.
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Piedmont
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Furniture Mart
Hickory
Lenoir
Davidson County
North Carolina
Statesville
Morganton
Drexel
Courtesy and Courtesy Counts in Bank and College Tales
An elderly man visits Harvard to offer millions but leaves, funding Stanford University instead. Later, he opens a half million trust at Chase Manhattan and names the bank as executor for an $800,000 will. The piece urges better everyday courtesy to win business.
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Harvard University
Harvard
West
Leland Stanford
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York
High Point Enterprise masthead and staff listing
The High Point Enterprise displays its masthead with location at 308 North Main and key staff including D. A. Rawley as president, Mrs. R. B. Terry as secretary treasurer, Holt McPherson as editor, W. Patterson as managing editor, and Charles B. Loflin as circulation manager.
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High Font Enterprise
North Main Aires High Point
N.C
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Holt McPherson
JOR Manag Ng
WW. Patterson
Idol, JR
Charles B. Loflin
Manger
Inside Washington Leadership Crisis May Affect Election
Washington story by Henry Cathcart notes a leadership crisis in Congress and the Democratic administration that could shape the 1964 presidential race. It cites Mansfield and McCormack as leaders lacking prior stature, while observing accountability of the executive branch for stagnation. A humorous aside references a 1814 fire hex and a postal stamps ad idea.
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Henry Cathcart
Central Press
Washington
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Democratic Party
Senate
House
Mike Mansfield
John McCormack
Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Capitol
Sir George Cockburn
Cockburn
Union Station
Capitol Dome
Claud
Black Watch Highland Regiment
George Cockburn
Charles $. Joelson
D-N. J
Nationa
Post Office Department
Joelson
George Washington
Kleen
Statue of Liberty
Miss Rheingold
Smith Brothers
Abraham Lincoln
Letters to The Editor Says City Goes Debt to Its Policemen
A reader defends police officers, arguing the city owes more to the force than to any other group. He praises their service amid dangers, rejects blanket condemning of "bad apples," and notes personal sacrifice and community respect for law enforcement.
Why Is This Nation Called a Christian Nation
Editor of The Enterprise reflects after the presidents deaths including a former president and Lee Harvey Oswald. He questions the nation’s designation as a Christian nation and notes past assassinations, suggesting that leaders have faced fatal attacks while others survived.
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Lee Oswald
Roosevelt
Truman
Chicago
Notes On The News For Roosevelt And The Nation
A reader laments rising crime and fear in the nation’s capital and across the United States. He questions the claim of being a Christian nation amid hate mail, the Oswald death reaction, and low church attendance, urging Christians to embody love over hate to improve society.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Lee Oswald
Office party dangers and the fight against drinking and driving
Howard Pyle urges year round action against drinking and driving in a guest column. He notes that even one or two drinks before driving can impair reflexes and judgment, especially at holiday office parties, and highlights legal tests, implied consent laws, and Sweden's self disciplined approach as models for reducing traffic fatalities linked to alcohol.
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Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Listen
Legion
Committee of Religious Leaders 1S
Sweden
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Greenville Piedmont
The
Shelby Daily Star
Lexington Dispatch
Columbia Record
High Point Enterprise
Associated Press
Carrier
Associated Pree
Ivai
Warederifith Company National Advertising Representatives
Enterprise
Zooglegobber
Rockefeller
Orion
Holt MePh
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