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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1961
Page
4
Opinion piece notes broad interest in fallout shelters in High Point with displays and workshops but few permits issued for actual construction. urges reconsideration of attitudes toward sheltering, advocates immediate plans with shelters as primary defense and suggests repurposing shelters if unused.
The piece outlines a succession of global crises from Berlin’s sealing to the death of Dag Hammarskjold and leadership instability in West Germany. It cautions that Soviet pressure and renewed disarmament conflict threaten UN effectiveness and peace talks led by Dean Rusk and Andrei Gromyko. It urges readiness to counter further Soviet blows amid world opinion outrage.
The piece argues advertisers and Madison Avenue shape network content especially in the 1961 62 season, noting six sponsors for many shows and citing FCC chair Minow on TV’s vast wasteland. It discusses sponsor influence on titles, plots, and even hero habits, urging viewers to act via complaints and parental guidance.
The High Point Enterprise establishes itself as an independent newspaper published by The High Point Enterprise, Inc. at 305-307 North Main Street, High Point North Carolina. It lists officers including D. A. Rawley as president and Mrs. R. B. Terry as secretary-treasurer, with Holt McPhrian, Brown, Patterson, and Widol as managing editor and advertising director among others.
Washington experts say the Soviet Union could outrun the United States in nuclear arms if current testing continues. A possible remedy is partial underground testing and laboratory work to evaluate larger megaton devices and high altitude effects while limiting atmospheric fallout.
A High Point letter to editor defends the Downtown Development Corporation against claims of federal ties and outlines the group’s purpose. It states the coalition, backed by Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce, seeks study and private enterprise led downtown revitalization without eminent domain or property purchases.
Charles McDowell in the Richmond Times Dispatch lampoons business executives and their secretaries by imagining a telephone siege. The piece depicts endless calls, conferences, and hold music as Hummel Hergle of Allied Consolidations tries to reach Frimby Argler Frothston and Boomer and others, highlighting procedural chaos in corporate life.
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