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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1975
Page
2
The High Point Enterprise lists Randall Terry as president and co publisher with D A Rawley as co publisher. David A Rawley Jr is vice president, Mrs C H Lockwood vice president, Joseph P Rawley general manager, and Joe Brown editor. Saturday August 9, 97.
Two boys in Long Grove find a stolen pouch worth 1100 dollars and return it to an ice cream parlor owner who cannot pay a large reward but offers a free ice cream cone daily for life. The tale recalls a Charlotte anecdote of a landowner who, after exposing hotel encroachment, took a free room for life rather than money.
Dr. Leo Jenkins, ECU chancellor, asserts a four year medical school will serve North Carolinians to the greatest extent. He argues for enrolling only North Carolina students to boost local practice and retention, though questions arise about qualified applicants and regional distribution of graduates.
Washington Daily News notes a petition by distinguished North Carolinians urging commuting death row sentences and effectively abolishing the death penalty through back channel pressure. The paper argues NC has not yet taken front door action, awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Fowler case. Each case should be decided individually, not by blanket action.
A Greensboro Record excerpt analyzes China’s reported 24 percent crude oil, 14 percent refined oil products, and 10 percent cereals gains for the first half of the year. The piece questions the transparency of base production figures behind these percentages and speculates on political motives while noting Kissinger’s possible influence.
A neighborhood meeting shows a defensive police tone while citizens push to curb crime amid rising national figures. The FBI plans training programs to foster self help and low cost citizen efforts, aiming to boost reporting, door locking and community vigilance across communities and workplaces alike.
Washington reports a questionable $870,000 contract awarded to Squat, linked to Alfred Hollingsworth, amid internal memos showing bypassed bidding and objections from technicians. Details allege favoritism by Postmaster General Klassen and Deputy Bailor, with disputed price increases and eventual unused molds as taxpayers’ loss.
The four page explanatory statement outlines county revenues and expenditures for 1975 76. It notes the 43 cent countywide tax rate retained despite rising costs funded by state and federal funds, sales tax and property valuation growth. Special district taxes rose for Greensboro and Guilford Rural District.
Washington notes a supposed Israeli atomic bomb scare linked to a Beersheba textile plant. A CIA‑alerted diplomat visits a lead‑lined fitting room, where tailors allegedly measure in camel hides while a plant head jokes about an impending explosion and wholesale pricing, underscoring Cold War era rumor and satire.
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