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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1969
Page
3
A Daily Meditation quotes Romans 6 16 about choosing obedience to sin or righteousness. It notes that over a lifetime we shape our lives and are ultimately responsible for our choices, attributed to Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.
Pollster Louis Harris finds Nixon at 48 to 44 percent negative in July, a drop linked to inflation and Vietnam War frustrations. Early July results precede lunar loan and world trip impacts, but reflect liberal backlash over HEW appointment desegregation stance and tax extension. Critics warn hard realities will shape Nixon’s image as he campaigns on Vietnam and living costs.
The federal budget for 1970 envisions outlays of 192.6 billion, about 100 billion more than 1960. The Chamber of Commerce converts this to speed: 22 million dollars per hour, 367000 per minute, 6116 per second, a jet-age pace Mach 6. The piece questions what the money is ultimately spent on rather than the speed itself.
Editorial overview traces Peru's expropriation actions involving IPC and Standard Oil, U S aid suspension threats, and a web of deadlines, negotiations, and fishing rights talks. It notes U S fishing protection acts, Latin sovereignty claims, and growing Peruvian land reforms while stressing need for pragmatic compromise with American investors.
Drew Pearson outlines four causes for Wall Street unease including rising wages and prices squeezing the middle class, exports priced out of foreign markets, high interest rates slowing construction, and Europe’s postwar reparations dynamics. He warns the United States could repeat 1929 if inflation and debt rise unchecked and urges vigorous inflation control and policy action.
The Rock Springs and Bethlehem Camp Meetings near Climax, Balls Creek, and Pleasant Grove drew thousands from across the country to open air preaching, tents with dirt floors, and family life. The piece notes decades of camp tradition, modern conveniences creeping in, and a culture of faith and marriage formed around summer gatherings. It also mentions High Point furniture trade dynamics and a new boutique by the Grays, plus a Raleigh cancer checkups program expanding due to employer participation and the need for early health screening.
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