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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1961
Page
4
The president’s United Nations speech denounces imperialism by International Communism and urges a peace race toward disarmament. He contrasts Western democracy’s restraint with Soviet rhetoric and emphasizes a choice between peace and destruction for the world’s nations.
Governor Sanford moves to end two weeks of inaction on purchasing 30 radar speed detection units amid a split legislature. Vehicles Commissioner Ed Scheidt defends the devices as enforcement tools, while Senators Ralph Scott and Tom White oppose them as punitive, sparking a renewed highway safety battle.
Editorial notes Alice Paul’s 1917 hunger strike and its impact on the suffrage movement. It compares Paul’s forced feeding and isolation at Occoquan with Tara Singh’s fast in India and cites later U S hunger protests and broader cautions about hunger strike efficacy for prisoners.
The High Point Enterprise presents a formal staff roster including President A. Rawley, Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. R. B. Terry, Managing Tailor Lt McPherson, Advertising Director Joe Brown, Business Manager W. W. Idol Jr, Circulation Manager Charles B. Loflin, and other department heads at 305-307 Moe Street High Point North Dakota.
Seaborg recalls 1942 moment when a speck of material revealed plutonium and the atomic age. British chatter about AID mocks U S agencies as Hart’s eight children complicate travel. Moscow underpass near the embassy and Webb at the podium color the capital beat. Halaby jokes about cockpit views while aviation lore grows.
President Kennedy blocked Malcolm Seawell for federal district judge amid NC senators’ backing, risking prestige and client losses for attorneys. Labor opposition rumors complicate the appointment, affecting perceptions and future political leverage, with embarrassment to the nominees and interim officials. A separate note shows county superintendents reporting they secured all teachers under the quality education program with minor caveats.
Notes on The News report that some teachers lack required certificates while superintendents discuss boosting qualifications through workshops and new salary aims. Dr. Charles Carroll plans a month end survey to assess enrollment, attendance, teacher load, certificates, and classroom conditions to gauge progress on the quality program.
Nashville hosts the 27th annual Southern Governors Conference with 17 governors present led by Tennessee's Ellington. Florida and North Carolina figures figure in education plans while Kennedy and Johnson receive ovations and telecast support for UN stances as regional leaders discuss growth and integration.
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