Clean Campaign Intentions Amid Muddy Political Clash
An editorial notes both parties struggle to keep campaigns ethical as mudslinging escalates. Eisenhower resists personal attacks while White House aides and rivals, including Hagerty and Butler, use sharp rhetoric. The piece warns fall-out could intensify before the campaign ends.
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Eisenhower
Emil Rieve
Ike
Butler
Stevenson
Harry Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Cincinnati
Hall
Its Late Capital Airlines Sparks Empire State Beacon Change
Ads announce Viscount service from Winston Salem and Raleigh starting Sept 29 reducing Washington to New York flight time by about two hours, with High Point and Greensboro missing the faster service. The Empire State Building beacon to be extinguished during bird migration to curb fatalities on the Atlantic Flyway.
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Elva Blair
Blairs
Ada
Miss Elva
Blair
Capital Airlines
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Washington
New York
High Point
Greensboro
Empire State Building
Frank Lloyd Wright
Dream Tower
Empire State
Ward testimony and defection in Far East policy
Angus Ward describes his Manchuria arrest and expulsion by Chinese Communists after serving in Mukden. He recalls a 1945 State Department conference and a line of expansion from the Baltic to the Adriatic, voiced by a higher official he cannot name. He also highlights Soviet aid to Chinese Communists and the impact of Russian withdrawal on Nationalists versus Communists, arguing the United States mishandled Asia.
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Angus Ward
China
Russia
Manchuria
Mukden
Senate Subcommittee On
State Department
Soviet Union
Moscow
Europe
Baltic
Adriatic
Ward
Kwantung Army
Red Chinese
Red Army
Far East
George Marshall
United States
Asia
Nasser
Atlantic
Persian Gulf
Dulles
Methodists face a busy year with conferences and leadership moves
The year brings multiple Methodist events from Minneapolis to Lake Junaluska and Winston-Salem. Leadership shifts loom as Kenneth Goodson and Lee Tuttle may move, while Bishop Harmon faces little change. The June 1957 conference schedule shifts to nine months, limiting edits.
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Minneapolis
World Methodist Council
Lake Junaluska
Western North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Washington
Methodist Information
New York
Chicago
Nashville
Kenneth Goodson
Charlotte
Lee F. Tuttle
Gastonia
J. W. Kirby
Methodist
Central Avenue
C. W. Benton
James Huggin
Central Methodist
Shelby
Ralph Taylor
Statesville
J. Elwood Carroll
Hickory
Lee Tuttle
U S Presses for Peaceful Suez Settlement Amid Crisis
Editorial outlines U S stance from Nasser's July nationalization through Sept with Secretary Dulles and President Eisenhower opposing force. Highlights include the 19 July dam aid withdrawal, London conference call for an international control body, and repeated calls for a peaceful settlement and canal integrity.
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Dulles
London
Suez
Eisenhower
United States
Egypt
Nasser
Britain
France
Waa & Evan
Constitution Birthday Reflections Compare Federal and North Carolina Roots
Lynn Nisbet surveys the United States and North Carolina constitutions on their anniversaries. He notes the Federal document’s limited amendments vs NC’s 100 plus changes, and contrasts state sovereignty with federal power while observing the omissions of deity in the U S Constitution.
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United States of America
United States
North Carolina
Constitutional balance and rights in NC and federal texts
Notes contrast state and federal constitutions stressing separation of powers and limited government. Both preserve rights for the majority, restrict branches from encroaching on others, and guarantee juries. The discourse questions validity of racial integration and related policies within this framework.
Reader Calls Out Red Light Violations In High Point
John R. Peacock writes to Chief C. C. Stoker urging High Point police traffic squad to curb red light violations. He cites frequent indiscriminate street-running at E Washington N Hamilton Lindsay English N Main Shirley intersections and asks for periodic citations to improve safety.
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Enterprise
C. C. Stoker
High Point
E. Washington
N. Hamilton
Lindsay
English
N. Main and
Shirley
John R. Peacock
Celebration of the Constitution For North Carolinians
A civic reflection urges study of both Federal and State constitutions noting North Carolina as a sovereign state before the nation. It argues constitutional authority is limited, rights belong to individuals and groups, and majority rule guides nondiscrimination with minority protection, reflecting two centuries of North Carolina practice.
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United States
North Carolina
United States of America
Mothers press for police protection after Brooklyn landslide deaths
Barbara Rauch leads Brooklyn area mothers in demanding police protection for children following six fatalities in a landslide. The group argues safety is essential as communities mourn and seek action from authorities.
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Ebbets Field
Barbara Rauch
Brooklyn, N. Y
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Nolan B. Harmon
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