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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1974
Page
2
Opinion from Robert Morgan argues North Carolina should not police New York cigarette tax enforcement. He contends NC buyers pay low state tax, and smuggling does not warrant heavy NC resources. Calls for realistic taxation by states and asserts federal levy and sales taxes already apply.
The North Carolina Civil Liberties Union demands removal of a "Motorists Prayer" from state road maps. The dispute questions official endorsement of worship and whether such prayers violate religious freedom while drivers continue praying for safe travel regardless of the map.
The Wall Street Journal notes that public prophecies often miss, cites Amitai Etzioni’s idea for a national experts registry to track forecasts and past statements, and critiques the notion, warning journalists have erred as well in predicting family and national states.
The Charlotte News riffs on a modern Southern summer where neighbors’ activity disrupts the quiet. One neighbor chainsaws trees, another pours a driveway with a cement mixer, a third repairs the roof with hammer blows, and a fourth wrestles with a garden tiller, all contrasting with old time laziness.
Gainesville Times notes a trend toward non political candidates in upcoming Georgia races. It cites Dale Bumpers as an example of successful non politicians who appealed to voters tired of Watergate era politics. The piece contrasts past rotation in office with today’s career politicians and suggests a shift in voter mood.
Biographers in the United States Canada England and France work on biographic sketches of 2000 to 3000 early Tar Heel subjects for North Carolina Biography at UNC Library. James Henry Millis is highlighted as a key High Point builder, innovator and benefactor shaping industry and civic life.
An editorial critiques the 1936 Curtiss-Wright decision as overly granting the President authority in foreign affairs. It notes multiple instances where presidents acted without congressional notification, citing Truman in Korea, Eisenhower in Lebanon, Kennedy over Cuba, and Johnson at Tonkin, and poses whether Nixon at Cambodia should be added.
The piece argues that Curtiss-Wright era authority gives presidents broad power while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led by Sen. Fulbright, has overreached. It cites Kennedy versus Khrushchev, Mondale’s Turkey sanctions, and Cyprus as examples of a fragmented U.S. stance. It warns that unchecked Senate intrusion erodes executive unity and risks dangerous diplomacy.
Readers debate municipal finances as the City Council weighs how a windfall tax revenue could be used. Critics question allocations and timelines while supporters urge prudent, timely spending to fund services.
A letter criticizes City Hall for a windfall from an error and urges directing funds to police department investigations. The writer attacks mayoral tax break suggestions and questions budget decisions, noting contracted evaluations and high hourly costs, calling for scrutiny of Mr Wright's expenses.
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