Tax return privacy push gains support after Watergate
The article discusses Senate member Lowell Weicker and Rep Jerry Litton pushing to close tax return loopholes to prevent executive branch access to individual filings. It notes public demand for privacy, Treasury interest in a comparable bill, and a narrow exception for quick checks during high level appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Sen
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Sen. Ervin
Senate
Rep
Jerry Litton
Missouri
Weicker
Litton
White House
America
Congress
IRS
Treasury Department
Gridiron Gobble-Up and Media Overexposure Fears
Pollster Louis Harris found 1,249 sports watchers split on whether televised football, especially with the World Football League, risks overexposure. 35 percent saw danger, 46 percent saw none, 19 percent had no opinion, leaving nonfollowers unpolled. The piece notes early season TV clashes, citing CBS Sixty Minutes losses as football pre-empts. Harris is urged to recheck opinions by mid December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Harris
Harris
CBS
Slow It Down On Road To Protect Children On Bicycles
A reflective civic plea urges drivers to slow down in school hours as kids on bikes, jaywalkers, buses with Do Not Pass signs, and crossing guards create risky conditions. Patience and extra caution are urged to prevent tragedy and set a safer example for all motorists and students.
Projecting the News on Tennis Growth and Diversity
The piece notes tennis shifts from a white sport to broader participation, citing Virginia Slims progress and a black American star John Lucas as a top player. It highlights new fashion, pastel outfits, and bare midriffs while recalling Gussie Moran's lace panties moment. It forecasts World Team Tennis as a promoter-driven expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Slims
John ‘Lucas
University of Maryland
Gussie Moran
Tennis mania and the new World Team Tennis era
The article surveys World Team Tennis with 16 teams in the United States and Canada, noting disappointing attendance but optimism for the next five years. It highlights fan engagement tactics, such as megaphones for Hawaii Leis fans and a lobster mascot for the Boston Lobsters, and contrasts WTT’s lively atmosphere with traditional Wimbledon style. It also mentions varied player attitudes toward the rah rah environment, Billie Jean King’s pursuit of boisterous crowds, modest equipment costs, and the market for quirky accessories like String Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
WIT
WTT
Hawaii
Joe Jares
Sports Illustrated
Pittsburg
Boston Lobsters
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Billie Jean King
Bobby Riggs
Houston Astrodome
Greek plan to shut all NATO bases in Greece
Greek government secretly moves to close every NATO base within a year leaving NATO vulnerable. High level diplomatic sources say Athens policy aims to strip NATO leverage in Europe unless U S stance on Cyprus shifts. Kissinger and Ford discuss Cyprus while Greeks resist and plan possible partition of the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greece
NATO
Athens
U.S
Defense
James Schlesinger
Cyprus
Russia
Henry Kissinger
Ford
White House
Kissinger
Turkey
Soviet Union
D-Pa
Bulent Ecevit
United States
Israel
Middle East
Retirement plans for Luther Medlin after seven years at GTI
Native High Pointer Luther R. Medlin, longtime educator and GTI president for seven years, plans retirement after trustees find his successor. His wife Mrs. Medlin, a former Claxton Elementary principal, also retires this year. They bought a home at 3511 Spice Bush Trail and will remain active in the community and High Point College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther R. Medlin
High Point College
Guilford Technical Institute
Gastonia
Greensboro
Central Junior High
Walter Hines Page High School
GTI
Civitan International
High Point College Aluroni Association
Guilford County Mental Hygiene Society
Luther Medlin
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Thomas Paine
WFL
Newsweek
Itc
Tennis Mania
Los Angeles Times
Peter Ramsbotham
London
Makarios
Britain
Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
State Department
Chappaquipdick
Medlins
Richard A
Dick” Short
Association of American Homes For
Presbyterian Home
Chamber of Building
Frank H. Wood Jr
George T. Wood & Sons
Eric Scott
St. Joseph
Community Planning Council of
Greater High Point
United Community Services
Harold Cheek
Scott
High Point
Paul Clapp
United Methodists
Graves Chapel
Camp Mount Shepherd
Delos Hedgecock
Paul Trollinger
Asheboro
Randolph
Mundo Vista
Camp Carraway
Carraway Mountain
Michigan
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