Fund for the Republic studies US freedom and democracy
The Fund for the Republic invites discussion on questions facing Americans including union expression, church state relations, and the balance of freedom and justice. Noted scholars and leaders will debate causes of postwar failure to counter Soviet influence, aiming to model rational democratic debate amid vast funding and scrutiny.
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Fund For the Republic
Chilaon
United States
Gene Burdick
Eric Goldman
Clark Kerr
Henry R. Luce
John Courtney Murray
Reinhold Niebuhr
Isidore I. Rabi
Robert Redfield
Robert M. Hutchins
Bible Thought for Today: A New Commandment of Love
A brief reflection citing John 13 34 urges readers to love one another. It imagines a world and neighborhood transformed if men loved their neighbors as themselves.
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John
High Point Considers Supplemental School Levy in Competitive Era
The City School Board backs a supplementary levy of up to 15 cents per 100 dollars to fund better schools. Supported by the Citizens' Committee for Better Schools, the plan pairs with a county bond vote for new facilities. The move aims to raise High Point’s education to match Greensboro and other peers while maintaining quality amid intense competition for teachers.
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Citizens’ Committee For Better
High Point
Gastonia
Greensboro
Bread and Charity United Fund Appeal
A community appeal cites historic hunger and urges active support for the United Fund. It frames giving as a defense of civic life and national strength, contrasting compassion with indifference and warning against socialism or communism entering through inaction.
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United Fund
Airports Face Obsolescence Without Jet Runways
Raleigh and Durham confront looming airport obsolescence within four years if jet airliners are not accommodated. James R. Patton of the Airport Authority warns against repeating the transition from small to large planes. Federal aid of 380000 dollars requires local matching funds from Wake and Durham counties and Raleigh and Durham cities.
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Raleigh
Durham
James R. Patton
Raleigh-Durham
Wake
Detroit Moguls Eye Small, Cheap Cars Trend
Editorial notes Ford study of a compact car if 5 percent of U S sales come from economy autos. American Motors to revive Rambler with a 100 inch wheelbase and compact design amid governors and mayors urging smaller cars to ease parking and traffic. Detroit leaders warn that longer wider cars worsen congestion as demand shifts toward economical models.
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Detroit Motor
Ford
U. S
American Motors Corporation
Louis E. Wolfson
American
George Romney
General Motors shifts small car strategy across brands
U.S. and foreign makers push smaller, lower horsepower models as demand grows. GM plans to sell Vauxhall through Pontiac and Opel via Buick. Oldsmobile bets on economy over power, Studebaker markets Scotsman and Goggomobile, Checker Cab previews a roomy low priced family car amid rising small car interest and Ford studies the market while launching a long luxury Continental.
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General Motors
Pontiac
Buick
Oldsmobile
U. S
Studebaker-Packard
Checker Cab
Detroit
Ford
High Point News Marks and Services Note
The notice outlines publication details, Associated Press rights, and postal classification. It mentions the Mall price 15 dollar annual and carrier rate 18 dollars per year, with distribution and advertising references.
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Mall
Carrier
Associated Press
Rollman of Waynesville enters 12th district race
Heinz Rollman, shoe manufacturer and president of Wellco Shoe Corp and Re-Search Inc., announces his Democratic bid for North Carolina’s 12th district seat now held by Rep. George Shuford. Born in Germany in 1911, Rollman fled Nazi occupation, built a global shoe business, and advocates profit sharing.
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Congress
Heinz Rollman
Waynesville
George Shuford
James C. Little
Raleigh
Harold Cooley
Charles Raper Jonas
Tar Heel
Barden
Durham
Alexander
Capitol Square
Shuford
Dave Hall
Sylva
Rollman
Wellco Shoe Corporation
Re-Search, Inc
Germany
Hitler
Roll
Mans
Belgium
United States
N. C. Press Association
Lake Junaluska
Notes On The News And The Political Climate Of 1957
A column discusses political dynamics and public sentiment around President Eisenhower. It notes a rising interest in politics within business and social circles, mentions incidents signaling cracks in the administration’s insulation, including eggs thrown at Secretary Benson and a Virginia congressman seeking a Little Rock troops briefing.
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Capitol Square
Eisenhower
Benson
South Dakota
Joel T. Broyhill
Virginia
Little Rock
Broyhill
Alger
Texas
Cramer
Florida
Port
South
Jack Burris Honored By Exchange Club At High Point
Civic leader Jack Burris receives the Book of Golden Deeds tribute as the Heart Center and hospital expansion near completion. The piece praises Burris for funding, vision, and impact on High Point, noting donations crossing the million dollar mark and future goals for equipment and support.
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Jack Burris
Exchange Club
Heart Center
Burris
Horatio Alger
Atlantic City
Bivins and
Caldwell
North Main
Liston C. Pope
Yale
Divinity School
Popes
Alma McCain
Tom Burton
Highway Commission
Piedmont Counties
High Point
Mike Boyce
Guilford
The Nylon Leg Revival and Other Quips from a Country Editor
A collage of light anecdotes and observations notes shifting fashion, rising leukemia deaths, and consumer quirks. It cites a Du Pont researcher on leg consciousness, recalls Marlene Dietrich era glamor, and mentions Princess Grace postcard popularity.
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duPont
Marlene Dietrich
Betty Grable
Columbus
French Riviera
Princess Grace
U. S
Southern Governors Press Bush to Influence Ike on Civil Rights
A report notes President Eisenhower has not verified farmers' views on the Benson program or Brownell civil rights stance due to palace guards. A Southern Governors group led by Governor Hodges and including Governor McKeldin urged the President, stressing state-federal authority disputes. If the Broyhill group secures the President’s car, they would speak for the national legislature and possibly relay unfamiliar Southern reactions to the troop deal.
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Jim Best
Southern Retail Furniture Association
Distributive Education Club
Barbara Coble
T. Carl Browne
Department of Public Instruction
Eisenhower
Benson
Brownell
Hodges
McKeldin
Maryland
Broyhill
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George Sokolsky
Sanhedrin
Congress of the United States
Voltaire
Marx
Joe McCarthy
North Carolina
Marie Antoinette
France
Paris
High Point Enterprise
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North Mai Street
High Point, N. Co
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
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Holt McPherson
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Ward-Griffith Company
Lynn Nisbet
Charles Pearson
Queensland
Neal O’hara
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations
Soviet Union
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