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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
2
Randolph County residents under High Point zoning for years may be happier free of codes yet a State AG ruling questions public interest. Zoning protects property values and orderly growth, not a bureaucratic burden. High Point’s fringe expansion and mobile home rules spark debate about who benefits.
The Gastonia Gazette notes Ford figures claim over 80.6 million people are supported by tax dollars while non government workers total 71.6 million. The piece invites readers to react with skepticism about the claims and economics.
The 1975 budget cut slashed funds from 950000 to 186000 yet the Advancement School fights to live. It moved from City Hospital to Graylyn with Wake Forest University rent terms, enabling continued education and research. Staff reductions remain, but the school hosts its first teachers conference in the new facility and seeks restoration in full next year.
A Tribune headline over an AP story argues the no change system for bus drivers and station workers reduces robberies but reveals broader social decay. It laments fear and insecurity, contends freedom suffers when change is resisted, and calls for restoring a humane climate where change can occur.
A confidential House Energy and Power subcommittee report to Chairman Dingell warns Ford's oil price decontrol end of month would trigger economic shock, push consumer prices higher, cut GNP, reduce auto sales, housing starts, and raise unemployment by 400,000 to 800,000 as early as 1976, with $16 billion annual burden. The study notes prices could rise from $5.25 to $13 a barrel.
Morganton hero of Watergate Sam Ervin writes to lawmakers opposing 1975 Consumer Protection Acts. He denounces a proposed federal agency as overreaching and warns Congress to resist creating yet another regulator. He cites labor broadcasters and farm exemptions as proof the bills favor special interests over consumers. He urges representatives to defeat H.R. 7575 and S.200. The letter is echoed by critics who view the measures as dangerous, unnecessary expansion of federal power.
A letter from the High Point Civitan Club commends the High Point Fire Department as the best in North Carolina. It credits leadership and program innovations, notes training in medical assistance, and congratulates those completing the medic program, applauding the Fire Chief for initiating it.
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