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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1957
Page
4
A brief note promises a wonderful home awaits those who are worthy and well qualified. The message emphasizes eligibility and conveyed hope of securing housing through a selective process.
The Louisville Courier-Journal editorial argues that the Kentucky Education Association's Department of Classroom Teachers rejected a plan to honor a Kentucky Teacher of the Year. It condemns merit awards as fueling politics and undermining recognition of exceptional teachers, contrasting merit with seniority based advancement. The piece laments the profession’s reluctance to reward ability and highlights the tension between lay expectations and union-like views.
The article lampoons Khrushchev presenting rabbits as a social experiment to boost Soviet meat and industry. It parodies reliance on rabbit multiplication to outproduce the United States, claiming rabbits could supply meat shoes fur coats strings and glue while undermining capitalist foundations.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports an American Management survey of 335 presidents in 40 states and six countries. It finds average presidents are 50, earn about 68000 annually, own two cars and a home, enjoy country retreats and steak, drink scotch, and worry about keeping their wealth, a trait shared with the rest of the public.
A quotation claims today’s youth are luxurious, ill-mannered, and disrespectful, citing Socrates as the originator in ancient times. The piece asserts that youth disrespect elders, chatter during company, eat greedily, and tyrannize teachers, framing a timeless view of juvenile behavior.
The Tallahassee Democrat weighs Langston Hughes new book Simple Stakes a Claim, contrasting North and South in a river metaphor. Hughes says he has been in the water 20 years, drawing calls that the NAACP might push northern politicians to ban the work.
The London Free Press cites Kingston Board of Education member Dr. Percy Lower who says psychologists have created the impression that the blame for unruly children lies with parents, a view echoed from Canada.
A High Point Enterprise excerpt discusses Dr. Lows statement on child happiness versus manners, cites a Canadian source and The London Free Press on child rearing, discipline, and youth behavior, arguing free expression has harmed society and undisciplined homes breed an undisciplined society.
Washington report details White House and Buckingham Palace gift policies during Elizabeth II visits. U S firms offered tractors and nylon hosiery while Nixon plans a sherry and a Maryland-North Carolina game ball gift. Socialites, embassies, and a diplomat wife cameo in a parade of social intrigues and host-guest quirks.
North Carolina aims to host multiple conventions over the next few years with Asheville invited for the NATO 1960, and the state exploring National Governors and Southern Governors conferences. The C&D board weighs costs from 75 000 to 100 000 for a national meeting, preferring NATO or travel writers if a community can share the bill. Governor Hodges envisions a public relations effort to promote Democratic viewpoints, stressing unity of interests for the common people.
Maryland Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin urged the Southern Governor's Conference to adopt wise long-range zoning to guide industrial growth. He warned against slipshod development harming beauty and communities and called for advance plans to attract industry to desirable locations.
Gertrude of Santa Barbara California urges readers to reduce songbird and insectivorous bird deaths from picture windows. She cites millions of migratory casualties, recommends outdoor plastic pennants on windows, blinds at night, and turning off lights during bird flocks. She argues birds support civilization, music, and poetry and cites William T Hornaday.
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