High Point Urban Renewal Plan Approved by URA
The Urban Renewal Administration in Washington approved High Point East Central’s 520 acre project with an eight million dollar direct investment. The plan includes railroad track coverage and sets the stage for financing and contracts between the City Council and the Redevelopment Commission. Title searches will begin next week as two appraisals determine fair value and property owners retain court recourse if needed.
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Enterprise
High Point
Urban Renewal Administration
URA
Washington
D. C
Sam J. Ervin
Morganton
Atlanta
Sen. Ervin
Henry Price
Redevelopment Commission
Price
High Point Redevelopment Commission
Kennedy’s Western Pennsylvania swing targets GOP
President Kennedy toured McKeesport and the coal country delivering a campaign assault on Republicans and praising Democratic candidates for Congress and governor. He recalled the 1947 Nixon debate and contrasted progress with opposition, drawing large crowds in balmy weather.
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Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
McKeesport
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Tar Heel Politicking Waxes Hot
In North Carolina’s Piedmont politicking heated up with Democratic leaders campaigning across Gastonia Salisbury and Greensboro. Sen Olin Johnston urged support for Basil Whitener while Luther Hodges urged backing A Paul Kitchin and Hugh Alexander. Greensboro rally featured Oren Harris backing Horace Kornegay as Cold War gains were tied to Democratic leadership.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Gastonia
Greensboro
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Basil Whitener
Rep. A. Paul Kitchin
Hodges
Jonas
Salisbury
Hugh Q. Alexander
Rowan County Democrats
Hugh Alexander
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Horace Kornegay
6Th
Greensboro War Memorial Coliseum
Social Science Forum arrests tied to disorderly conduct
Five people were arrested and held on $2,500 bail on disorderly conduct charges. They face a further hearing next week. The photo shows Edward Kester of Arlington, Virginia, among officers directing the crowd.
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Social Science Forum
Edward Kester
Arlington
West Coast Storms Kill 35 Across Oregon California Washington
A fierce multifront storm roared along the West Coast killing 35 people with 13 in Oregon 11 in California and 8 in Washington. Gov. Hatfield declared a state of emergency and National Guard units aided recovery as towns faced widespread damage and power outages.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
California
Washington
British Columbia
National Guard
Oregon Coast
Willamette Valley
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Kennedy
Weather Bureau
Jonel Hill
Junction City
Lacks Quorum as Congress Seeks Final Adjournment
The 87th Congress failed to meet a 218 member quorum to adjourn the session as House members left early. Leaders, in cloak room talks, planned to reconvene and restore a quorum with promises from eastern deputies to return for late afternoon action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Carl Albert
Dekla
New Hope Dam Dropped From Water Projects Bill
The Cape Fear River New Hope dam in North Carolina was among six major projects cut from the omnibus water projects authorization bill. The House approved a $2.4 billion compromise bill, now sent to the Senate, with included items and removal of the $78.7 million Trotters Shoals dam. Other North Carolina projects listed include Navigation Rollinson channel and a Hatteras Inlet channel, Wilmington Harbor, beach erosion at Ft. Macon and Atlantic Beach, and flood control at Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach.
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New Hope
Cape Fear River
North Carolina
House
Senate
Cape Fear
Savannah River
Georgia
South Carolina
Rollinson Channel
Hatteras Inlet
Hatteras
Wilmington
Ft. Macon
Atlantic Beach and Vicinity
Rain Delays Sixth World Series Game Again
The sixth game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees was postponed due to steady rain in the San Francisco area. Commissioner Ford Frick toured Candlestick Park and said a new date will be set after consulting ground staff. a Sunday noon postponement was suggested.
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California
San Francisco
U.S. 101
Eureka
Crescent City
Calif
Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
Ford Frick
Candlestick Park
Giants
Rescue by Soviets Unwelcome Call for Cuban Refugees
The Soviet tanker Druzhva aided three Cuban exiles in a leaky sailboat by broadcasting a distress call and lowering a motorboat. The refugees, found 25 miles off Miami, jumped from the rescue craft and were retrieved by a USS Coast Guard helicopter piloted by Lt. Cmdr. W. C. Wallace. They had seawater and no food aboard.
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Miami
Fla
Druzhva
Cuba
USS. Coast Guard
Gulf Stream
Cmdr
W. C. Wallace
Widening of S Main Street alters High Point’s business area
The Enterprise reports on how widening S Main Street reshapes the section’s character with discontent, financial losses, and doubts about future benefits for local merchants, as detailed in tomorrow’s feature.
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S. Main Street
High Point
Cuba Faces Million-Dollar Daily Soviet Aid Burden
A State Department official says Soviet military and economic support to Cuba costs about 1 million dollars daily. He puts military aid at 200 million this year and Cuba's trade deficit with the USSR at 50 to 70 million, with up to 50 million in long-term aid. He warns penalties on Communist shipping may raise the burden further.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Russia
Edwin A. Martin
State Department
Martin
CBS
Castro
United States
U.S
Protestants To Debate U S Image At Montreat Meetings
Protestant leaders from North America Africa Asia Latin America Europe and the Middle East gather at Montreat North Carolina for a week of discussions on the U S image abroad and its impact on missionary work The Presbyterian Church U S Southern sponsors about 200 delegates with Dr T W Street delivering the first address as sessions run through Friday and seek recommendations for church action.
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Montreat
N.C
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Southern
Montreal
T. Watson Street
Board of World Missions
North America
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Europe
Middle East
Jesur
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