Virginia Taxpayers Revolt Shapes Virginia Election
In a Virginia primary runoff the liberal Henry Howell challenges Battle for governor amid a strong tax revolt theme. Howell promises to repeal sales taxes on food and medicines while courting civil rights reform, appealing to rural and suburban voters opposed to high taxes amid national unease over inflation. Battle links to Byrd and Kennedy legacies, presenting a more establishment stance in a politically unsettled year.
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Virginia
Henry 5. Howell
Battle
Pollard
Byrds
Kennedys
John 8. Battle
Harry F. Byrd
Pacific
Kennedy
Howell
America
White House Worship Continues Ecumenical Services
The piece notes President Nixon inviting clergy from Catholic Jewish and Protestant groups to conduct White House worship, framing it as ecumenism without altering church state separation. It contrasts Reinhold Niebuhr's critique of a “conforming religion” with praise for the President’s public religious engagement and protections by the Secret Service.
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Nixon
White House
Billy Graham
Reinhold Neibuhr
Christianity and Crisis
Neibuhr
Washington
Secret Service
Editorial Insight on the CPI and Price Trends
The CPI tracks price shifts across 400 goods in 56 cities, weighing items by importance and updating with seasonal adjustments. Critics note gaps like quality changes and coverage limits, while officials plan a two year revision and face a shortage of economists to refine the measure.
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Anchorage
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Labor Department
Thomas Juster
National Bureau of Economic Research
Labor
Arthur Okun
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Ford and Volpe clash over auto safety warnings
Henry Ford II sent a blistering letter to Secretary Volpe objecting to remarks on auto safety. Volpe replied with praise for the auto industry, while Turner and Finch faced questions over a lack of safety standards and stalled crash tests amid rising road casualties.
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Washington
Henry Ford II
Transportation
John Volpe
Volpe
New York
Ford
Henry
Francis Turner
Turner
North Carolina power battle and Baldhead Island notes
A looming dispute over who should generate North Carolina power pits Duke Carolina and Virginia Power against EPC cities and coops proposing a publicly run plant costing about a billion dollars. Meanwhile Baldhead Island faces development pressure from Frank Sherrill and supporters raising funds to preserve its wilderness. The piece also covers coed dorms at High Point College and favorable views on coed housing from university figures, plus updates on baggage handling, a Jaycees sale, a local fair, and an art show in Winston Salem.
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North Carolina
Tar Heel
Duke
Carolina
Virginia
EPC
Sherrill
High Point
Robert W. Conner
Baldhead Island
High Point College
Antonia Chayes
Jackson College
Joseph Katz
Stanford
Institute For Study of Human Problems
Ladies Home Journal
Eastern Air Lines
Paul
Pilcher
Old Dominion Freight Lines
N.C. Motor Carriers Safety Council
Asheville
Paul Glover
Jaycees
Elks
City Lake
Uwharries
Carolina Motor Club
Harrison Rucker
Art Gallery Originals
Thruway
Winston Salem
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Byrd Organization
Fred G. Pollard
Australia
CPI
High Point Enterprise
High Point T Enterprise, Inc
North Main Sttreet High Point
N.C
D. A Rawley
Mrs. C. Lockwood
David A. Rawley, JR
Joseph FP. Rawley
Randall B. Terry
IR Hourne
Associated Press
MATS
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Ward-Grifith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Point Enyrpeisc
Drew Pearson
Finch
Bob Finch
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Vietnam
George Murphy
California
Murphy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Bob Kennedy
Sen
George Smathers
Smathers
Mary Jo
Ted Kennedy
Camp Pendleton
President Nixon
Oceanside
California White House
Thailand
William Fulbright
Fulbright
United States
State Department
U.S
Holt McPherson
Guernon
Cape Fear
Frank C. Sherrill
Charlotte
Robert Backwell
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Liz Taylor
Queen Elizabeth II
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