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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1977
Page
2
A Michigan judge’s bid to reveal voters’ secrecy led to Susan Van Hattum’s contempt finding and a call to impeach the judge. The piece argues voting secrecy is a fundamental, unwritten right, urging defense by organizations and courts.
Rep John Conyers of Michigan spoke at a North Carolina conference on Blacks and the Criminal Justice System. He criticized the state's decentralized prison network as a police state like system, praising community programs and noting misread strengths amid his broader push for the Humphrey Hawkins bill.
Frustrated by high production costs and low crop prices, U S farmers threaten to strike on December 14 if the government does not act to bolster farm prices. Leaders say nonperishable sales will halt, supplies and equipment purchases stop, and spring planting may be skipped.
Farm leaders claim crop prices must reach parity to halt price swings. The 1977 Farm Bill aims to ease volatility with price supports acreage set asides and reserves, but many farmers say supports are too low to cover costs. Don Billips of Kansas argues the industry is breaking under current policies. Bergland supports intervention but not the proposed solutions. The administration favors set asides and reserves as the restraining mechanism.
A conservative column questions civics teaching and voter engagement. It cites a bipartisan study by the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate on recent elections in New Jersey and Virginia, plus mayoral races in Atlanta and Cleveland, asking what happened to the cherished right to vote.
Kilpatrick notes sharply rising Virginia turnout but overall declines in New Jersey Atlanta Louisville Cleveland and New York City. He cites 1978 apathy survey showing 68.5 million nonvoters and distrust in government. He argues votes only matter when people feel they can change outcomes.
FBI and local police trace a new mob violence pattern with silenced .22 pistols killing at close range. Names like Sam Giancana and Tamara Rand appear among victims. investigators link the Purple Gang to New York and possible Sicilian elements. The probe spans New York, Chicago, San Diego, Hollywood, and Florida crime networks.
In a dramatic Capitol scene the Son of Huey holds the energy bill hostage demanding a gas price rise to 2.03 and oil company incentives with rebates for old oil. The White House negotiates, offering incentives and a private plane for Christmas in exchange for release.
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