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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1965
Page
4
Union leaders in Pittsburgh vote on a contract raising steel workers pay about 50 cents an hour over three years. Major companies are expected to approve, ending a potential 80 percent shutdown risk. President Johnson calls the deal fair and timely, noting government stakes in Viet Nam and country needs.
CAPUS WAYNICK notes federal death penalty for murder of the president and debates its deterrent value. He recalls state laws, past executions, and a High Point crusade against capital punishment led by Mrs. Bowie Wall. The piece references Guilford County, Raleigh, Duke University, and shifts to gas and electric chair debates.
George E. Hutchens, a longtime builder and civic leader, died after a lengthy illness. As Chamber of Commerce president he helped form the High Point Industrial Corp and promoted industrial park growth. He led efforts lowering railroad tracks, refinancing the First Presbyterian Church, and backing YWCA projects.
Holt McPherson cites President Harry B. Dyer arguing individuals are responsible for crimes rather than Society. Congress members Lisa Armfield, Kornegay, Cooley are noted, with district seniority and youth, plus church staff additions at Emerywood and Norfolk rail merger talks shaping regional politics and industry growth.
The President's Council of Economic Advisers leader predicts a $40 billion federal tax as annual GDP reaches $895 billion by 1970. Moynihan resigns to run for New York Council President, calling the statistic significant for America's finances. The debate centers on using the surplus for debt reduction, tax cuts, or expanded government programs.
British social reforms seek to handle offenders under 16 through family councils and community programs with magistrates in special juvenile courts. Young offenders aged 16 to 21 would face courts focused on restitution rather than fines, paying for damage and receiving targeted guidance to prevent a life of crime.
The sermon extols the brain as a three pound wonder and king of creation. It contrasts mind’s creative reach with machine advances and cites historical feats from printing to space, urging moral use of intellect and warning that evil minds threaten civilization.
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