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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1971
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists its senior staff with D A Rawley as president and Joseph P Rawley as general manager along with other officers including Mrs C H Lockwood Randall B Terry and David A Rawley Jr in key posts.
Readers react to the Lt. Calley verdict in My Lai, calling for accountability beyond Calley and questioning the justice of convicting one soldier while others in Vietnam might escape similar penalties. The letter column notes potential presidential action and suggests the case could shape public opinion on ending the war.
Chicago voters head to the polls to re elect Richard J Daley as mayor for a historic fifth term despite opposition from Richard E Friedman a Democratic independent backed by the Republican organization Friedman a former prosecutor and watchdog leader accuses City Hall machine politics of tax waste and unresponsiveness Daley known as a longtime power broker is portrayed as a knowledgeable effective big city mayor with broad influence in Illinois and national politics
A Washington exposure alleges corruption in the worldwide military commissary system, detailing bribes and gratuities that cost taxpayers and shoppers millions annually. The report cites Col. John Sutherland and claims officers accepted favors, including trips and gifts, to stock favored brands.
A Sutherland led push to base commissary purchases on housewife pantry needs sparked a task force to create a price cutting list of name and non name brands with exceptions for Italy. The plan faced opposition from the Defense Supply Association and 300 brokers, who defeated it saving taxpayers over 100 million annually.
Holt McPherson notes the Space Requirements Branch of the Post Office in Atlanta plans a new survey to reactivate High Point's postal facility. The aim is to set priorities and have the High Point Post Office included in upcoming fiscal year settings, while Area Mail Processing moves ahead locally Greensboro bound outgoing mail. Local happenings include Spring Market and Furnitureland Show preparations at Exposition Building, a humorous call about a refrigerator, and community notices from American Humanics Foundation and Dr. Clovis Chappell visits. The piece ends with a long quotation about newspaper editing from 1891.
Dr. Leo Jenkins leads a six man eastern North Carolina committee to urge the General Assembly to establish a medical school at East Carolina. Critics call his stance flawed arguing cost studies and accrediting boards favor a UNC system program, and that doctors tend to practice where people live.
Two men illegally staying in a woman's dorm at East Campus during a bomb scare received a reactionary award dubbed a Born Loser. The incident highlights campus safety lapses and disciplinary actions.
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