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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1973
Page
2
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reports improving but uneven job prospects for graduates. It warns many will take overqualified or lower-education jobs as college enrollment remains high, urging no drastic enrollment cuts and better labor-market guidance from employers media and counselors.
American military families retiring in Europe face severe price shocks that dwarf U S inflation. Canned goods cost five to six times higher, pasteurized milk scarce or unaffordable, refrigeration scarce, and U S standard housing limited to the wealthy. In Madrid tissues cost a dollar, cigarettes sixty cents, ketchup a dollar. a maid costs fifteen dollars weekly. Many last six months abroad before returning home to easier living despite higher U S prices.
The Twin City Sentinel notes housewives who organized meat boycotts are now pressing concerns about the 1972 grain agreement with the Soviet Union. It argues the deal allows private sales to Russians, risks higher U.S. food prices, and calls for Nixon administration reevaluation amid potential crop failures and reduced acres.
Raleigh Industries of America, a Tube Investments subsidiary, plans a new Oklahoma plant to assemble bicycles from imported parts. When fully operational, the facility will employ about 1,000 people. The brief notes the stance on economic imperialism with a proemployer tone.
The article notes Herb Klein acknowledging over classification and a declassification push, citing 29 million pages released since World War II. It covers Senate hearings on an official secrets act, Britain’s reform, and a proposed act risking penalties for reporters and editors who disclose classified material. Senator Muskie warns limits may stifle essential information while national security remains a concern.
Secret grand jury testimony shows White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman approved hiring Donald Segretti as a political saboteur in the 1972 campaign. Strachan and Chapin testified they proposed it and sought Haldeman’s approval. Strachan said Segretti was put in touch with Liddy, and Liddy demanded the operative’s identity. Strachan admitted the plan was foolish and launched Segretti with little reporting back, sometimes every six weeks.
In a heated exchange Rep. James Hanley objects to Owens claims as inconsistent with Klassen's testimony. Owens cites a supervisor pressuring Utah carriers who voted for Owens, while Rep. Heckler seeks postmaster names for five new counties to aid rural constituents during emergencies.
Christopher Wilson argues that U S leaders mishandled economic distress by financing social schemes with printed money and avoiding taxation, lamenting protectionist and partisan moves. He criticizes the Burke Hartke bill and anti multinational campaigns as childish, urging unity to avoid decline in world trade and politics.
Easter rules date from Nicaea and the vernal equinox. The piece notes latest Easter occurrence, lunar calculations, and the British proposal to shift to a post second Saturday in April. It also recounts the origin of the term Easter and the rift between old and modern methods, plus local museum plans and community notices about High Point area figures and institutions.
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