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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
3
A retrospective look at the 1960s notes presidential changes Kennedy Johnson Nixon and Eisenhower, lunar milestones, film icons, and political violence. It ponders births and lives shaping the coming Seventies and asks who will define the moral future.
The piece discusses tax exemptions for charitable, religious, and educational institutions and the legal limits on city power to tax them. It notes a Pittsburgh court ruling denying city taxation of such institutions, mentions colleges seeking tax relief, and cites High Point College as a major taxpayer. The article argues any new taxation would require legislative or constitutional changes.
United States Supreme Court pushes Southern school boards toward full integration by February 1, 1970, limiting delays since Brown v. Board of Education. The article notes extended delays, district responses, and President Nixon’s stance to enforce the ruling while carrying out the law amid evolving federal pressure and boundary changes.
A Washington column argues Attorney General Mitchell dropped Tom Dodd's income tax case and possibly cut a deal to protect him. It contrasts Dodd's aid to private clients and alleged bribes with Brewster Spiegel prosecutions, noting Dodd's pivotal Senate Judiciary role and political influence.
The article surveys ancient and modern New Year observances from Egypt where annual head banging occurred to Greek and Roman rites like Anthesteria and Saturnalia. It notes Julius Caesar's calendar reform naming January 1, and reports on modern offices in Japan hosting bonenkai and New Year meals, alongside a note on heart health and sleep.
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