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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1974
Page
2
An opinion piece laments North Carolina’s plan to allow right turns on red unless prohibited. It warns that faster traffic could endanger pedestrians while noting judges of city planners will seek exemptions in risky locations. The author urges swift, decisive action.
The Monday report notes delays in manufacturing grease for squeaky wheels and delays in highway signing for High Point. After February recognition by the State Board, the Chamber of Commerce proposed remedies for I-85 and other approaches, sent to Raleigh, with approval needed from state and federal engineers before work can begin.
Paris fashion lights up as the garter belt reappears halting pantyhose sales. French buyers, led by young women aged 17 to 25, push hosiery makers to shift from pantyhose to stockings ahead of fall. Antoine Blondin praises the garter belt as a desert nation contrasts pantyhose with a Bond style elegance. American readers are urged to note Parisian enthusiasm.
Phase IV wage and price controls end April 30, followed by a 25 percent minimum wage rise on May 1. Shultz’s resignation, Simon as energy chief, and extended monitoring clash with Congress. Steel contracts lift costs 3.25 dollars per hour, pressuring prices across industries. Minimum wage jumps widen coverage to 7-8 million workers and extend overtime to 8 million more, likely boosting purchasing power little if at all. Abba Eban warns missiles and aircraft shape Israel’s security stakes.
A conference in Atlanta showcased Southern self confidence as editors and leaders argued the region stands on par with national averages. Sen Hollings and Gov Bumpers challenged lingering Dixie stereotypes while Atlanta's bustle and Mayor Jackson highlighted local vitality amid debates on regional identity and progress.
GAO report shows mafia suspects face harsher sentences in federal courts than non mafia criminals. Extortion racketeering and fraud yield longer terms. average mafia narcotics and immigration penalties exceed those for ordinary criminals. Brooklyn judges noted as especially tough. NY state judges sometimes lenient. Washington whirl reports on Nixon tapes reveal gutter language and clashes with aides. Kissinger privy to Brezhnev rebuke over Middle East moves. Connally money inquiry cited amid denials and borrowing to cover living costs. Federal Energy Office secrecy memo mandates burn bags for trash.
A century of neglect ends as polls show belief in the Devil climbing from 37 percent to 48 percent since 1964 and a further 20 percent half persuaded he exists. The piece links this to popular interest in exorcism and a shift away from Enlightenment optimism, noting church reticence and cultural fascination with evil.
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