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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1974
Page
2
The paper welcomes non staff input via letters or longer manuscripts on general topics, within libel and taste limits. It reserves right to edit condense or decline abuse of privilege, mimeographed mass submissions are rejected, and invites individuals to specify their piece for consideration if their issue isn’t covered.
A newspaper note laments the shift from heavy Linotype machines to compact computers. An operator pinned a cryptic line to a device about memory, joking that the machine sometimes takes memory but gives 8 for 0.
The piece argues the ECU Medical School fight dominates state politics as the 1973-74 General Assembly nears adjournment. Readers are urged to move beyond the dispute and prioritize taxes, insurance, land use, and funding programs, pressing leaders to finish the session and shift focus.
The piece traces a decade of dollar devaluations from 1971 and 1973, the dollar’s slide, and the 1974 outlook. It notes shifts in policy, currency markets, and oil’s surge as a new benchmark, with economists predicting how a stronger or weaker dollar would affect American prices, trade, and global financial dynamics. It closes reflecting on interlinked global economies and politics including Watergate and the 1974 elections.
The 1973 peak in furniture industry sales may give way to a bigger dollar year in 1974 though unit sales could drop. John Whaley of Furniture Management magazine cites energy costs, material shortages, and borrowing as influences but sees particleboard and fiberboard as bright future materials. Crime Prevention Week prompts community action on law and order, while Presbyterian Home administrator Richard A. Short reports rising costs but sustained operations and plans to expand infirmary to accommodate residents. Clyde Turner is honored posthumously as Emerywood Church founder. Dr. L. H. Hollingsworth reflects on his enduring impact.
Budget cuts shrink Kennedy Space Center fire protection to a skeleton crew of eight on duty after 3 pm risking 990000 gallons of liquid oxygen 800000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and other propellants. Boeing plans layoffs and says center remains protected. NASA calls cuts necessary and local crews within minutes.
Readers urge impeachment of President Nixon citing the State of the Union address and call for action. Letters criticize Nixon, praise some remarks, accuse oil and auto executives, and urge voters to pressure Congress with protest and tax resistance.
A reader condemns the film The Exorcist calling it blasphemous and dangerous citing a 12 year old actress and explicit scenes. The letter urges Christians and all parents to oppose its arrival to protect children and morale, warning of future worse productions.
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