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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1970
Page
4
Britain’s 125000 power station workers ended a go slow after a marathon talks with the government and Electricity Council. The strike provoked public anger as it hit ordinary Britons during a cold week, and leaders claimed it was an act of good faith while critics warned workers bore the blame for their own actions.
The article reviews celebrity backed fast food ventures like Broadway Joe's Minnie Pearl and Namath, noting weak performance and high failure risk. It contrasts with Col. Sanders KFC and McDonald's strict quality control and training, highlighting industry trends toward franchising consolidation and franchisee protections being debated in Congress.
Washington reports an advance draft from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs links marijuana use to heroin addiction and various harms including birth deformities brain dislocations psychoses violence and poor school performance. The document clashes with National Institute of Mental Health cautions and prompts debate over policy aims and potential harsher penalties.
Jack Anderson reports on military supply shortages from Ft. Bragg and Ft. Dix, alleged conflicts of interest involving Congressman John Jarman tied to Ford GM Texaco Standard Oil Gulf, and other bits. Also covers family planning approval, POW wives pressure, and scattered social observations on media and ecology.
Major gifts from Mrs. Nathan M. Ayers and Mrs. Myrtle Hayworth Barthmaier total 1500000 to Maryfield Nursing Home. campaign aims to double bed capacity at the east gate and advance the three year funding plan via the Martha and Spencer Love Foundation and the Hayworth Foundation. The advisory board meeting also noted the death of banker Charles F. Matton and named Dr. Blackwell P. Robinson to lead Guilford Bicentennial history work for 1771 1971.
David Rockefeller of Chase Manhattan Bank cites the 7 percent prime rate cut as a move to align lending with falling short term rates. The easing, supported by Nixon and Burns, aims to stimulate trade and curb inflation with easier money for preferred customers.
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