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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
4
A retired date line shows Randall B. Terry as treasurer Holt McPherson as editor and Joseph H. P. Rawley as general manager listed for Tuesday August 24 1971 indicating staff roles in the publication.
A Somerset Maugham line lamenting that life’s tragedy lies not in death but in the loss of love, attributed to the British writer of fiction and drama.
Russians seem undiscouraged by American aid as India Pakistan France Chile and Cuba shift policies despite funding. The piece argues that buying friends is unreliable and urges caution amid new world power alignments.
The Haight-Asbury Research Project followed 250 people over four years and across three regions. It finds bright youths drawn to a new world and drugs for meaning but few lasting relationships. Most work below potential, reject establishment values, and remain politically inactive.
Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi’s president and the first black head of state to visit apartheid South Africa, returns sentimentally to the Transvaal where he once labored in gold mines during his youth. He was received with full honors on his official trip.
Indiana State University marks the Dreiser centennial with lectures and plays honoring Theodore Dreiser born in Terre Haute on August 27, 1871. The event acknowledges Hoosier reception varied from hostility to subsequent acclaim abroad.
President Nixon increasingly clashes with AFL-CIO leader George Meany as he seeks union cooperation to fight inflation. Meany, a veteran labor figure, resists White House plans while Hodgson struggles to manage the rift. The fight risks stoking supply side tensions and shaping labor policy.
Jack Anderson details how Nixon courted AFL CIO chief George Meany then alienated him by pushing Haynsworth for the Supreme Court. Meany resisted, mobilized labor to oppose the nomination, and cooled further after Kissinger’s Peking trip, threatening Nixon’s economic plans. A lighthearted footnote portraits Meany playing an organ in casual wear.
A 20 page Opinion Research Corporation study for the Bureau of Advertising concludes newspapers remain the top source for news and advertising. TV lags for depth and trust, while newspapers lead in complex news and advertising credibility. The report contrasts with Roper findings and notes editorials criticizing publicity gaps in newspapers. It cites Bernard F. Gimbel on ads as a learning tool and includes reader concerns about drive‑in theaters shortening films.
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