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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1954

Page

4

The High Point Enterprise Evening and Sunday Morning

The High Point Enterprise published an afternoon edition and a Sunday morning edition. The note indicates a split publication schedule with multiple daily time slots.

Quemoy and Formosa Fate in U S Strategy Debated

U S military strategists decide against deploying troops or ships to defend Quemoy amid rising tensions near Amoy and Formosa. The choice aims to avoid broad-front war with China while preserving support to Nationalists, with Quemoy deemed expendable but Formosa protected.

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Raleigh Firm Manager Shot During Bank Hold Up Heroism Praised

A Raleigh youth, 31 year old William Franklin Thompson, was shot in the chest while pursuing a desperate gunman during a bank hold up in the business district. He is described as brave and deserves to recover and return to safer work. The bandit was arrested and $100 taken in the robbery. Thompson’s actions are hailed as exemplary courage.

Raleigh William Franklin Thompson Thompson Washington H. Russell Fisher University of Southern California Fisher

Hosiery Trade Fears Rise Over Japan Competition

The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers warns that Japan may again flood the U S with salable socks at low prices. It cites 1936 shipments and claims labor and shipping practices harmed U S workers, stressing that higher exports could prompt tariff increases and harm High Point workers dependent on hosiery for livelihoods.

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Nisbet praised for Budget Commission coverage at Goldsboro

Henry Belk credits Lynn Nisbet for thorough budget tour reporting. Nisbet joined the Budget Commission's state institution visits, excluding Cullowhee and Butner Hospital, delivering deep, first hand coverage for 250 000 subscribers. Belk lauds his experience and sacrifice, calling the reports a challenge and inspiration to responsible journalism.

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Windfall schemes and political burrs in early 1950s headlines

A letter to the Federal Housing Administration outlines a $2500 windfall scam tied to a $10,000 house, while Undersecretary Arthur Larson recalls a room for rent joke played on him. Doctors discuss throat cancer risks among talkers, including workers in teaching and sales. A USIA film about peaceful atomic energy tours Italy, where a Communist leader disrupts a screening with a car crash into the screen box.

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North Carolina faces outflow of workers and need for more jobs

Lynn Nisbet analyzes population trends showing 136000 more people leaving North Carolina from 1950 to 1956, including trained specialists. Proponents urge higher state funding for industrial development and expanded higher education to keep talent at home, linking university needs, dormitory capacity, and port cargo to economic growth.

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Debate Over Care For Feeble minded In North Carolina

State agencies clash over who should bear the burden of feeble minded inmates. Courts, prisons, and welfare departments weigh the costs of care, while capacity limits at Caswell, Butner, and other facilities leave thousands untreated. Officials say neither cure nor training yields results for many, yet taxpayers fund hospital and training programs.

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Quote on fashion curves and justice in investigations

A brief quotation critiques the view of the female curve in dress and art and questions justice in investigations. Lawyer Charles Parlin argues attempts to treat these issues as a judicial operation lack sense and fairness.

Pucci Charles Parlin

Weekend Notes and Teenage Problems Highlight City Life

Weekend Notes recalls a late night Rocky Marciano bout and baseball World Series chatter as the Point Bisons beat Gastonia Highs 19 to 14. Teenage crime themes dominate a New York conference with Judge Hill stressing disciplined homes, parental love, and factors like working mothers and crowded schools.

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McCarthy Case Sparks Call for Permanent Senate Inquiry

George Sokolsky critiques Watkins Committee's handling of Joe McCarthy's case and warns of a push for a new, permanent Senate investigative panel. He contrasts courtroom rigor with the committee's uncertain proceedings and questions military influence on American governance, urging vigilance ahead of a future inquiry.

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