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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1976
Page
3
A juxtaposition of scriptural warning from I John 2 15 about not loving the world and the Father with a prosaic line by James Leigh Hunt on two worlds. The excerpt contrasts moral restraint with imagination and daily work, reflecting on duty versus inner feeling.
A Supreme Court decision upholds parts of the Federal Election Campaign Act while striking others, drawing praise from those involved yet provoking concern. The ruling allows unlimited spending by candidates who refuse public funds and permits indirect promotion by donors, creating loopholes that critics say could enable large, unregulated influence over elections.
Judge William Wood urges public whipping as a crime deterrent after a 24 year old man pleads guilty to slashing a 17 year old with a knife in Winston Salem. Sydney Harris counters with historical examples from the British navy and argues swift certain punishment without harshness best preserves justice.
In July 1975 Life Science Products in Hopewell Virginia shut due to workers suffering tremors memory loss and chest pains from kepone exposure. National headlines underscored occupational health hazards and cancer risks in factories. Research links vinyl chloride asbestos and arsenic to cancers with long latency and calls for earlier detection. Dr. Lloyd notes most knowledge comes from dead-body counts while hopeful findings emerge from Mormon lifestyle studies on cancer incidence.
Washington Merry Go Round argues the U S tax code is a burden anderosion of freedom due to its complexity. It cites widespread errors wage evasion and billionaires paying little tax, urging elimination of personal tax preferences and a across the board rate cut to fix the system.
A viewpoint argues abolishing most deductions would allow sweeping rate cuts from 10% to 55% with the poor paying no income tax and the wealthy taxed above 50,000. It proposes replacing exemptions with direct subsidies and expects strong opposition from special interests, noting Rockefeller Mellons Hunts declined comment.
An opinion piece contrasts global views of American presidential primaries with other democracies. It notes politicians worldwide perform in comic, ritual fashion, praising democracy despite its theatricalities and the necessity for leaders to perform in campaigns.
A letter to the editor denounces proposed hikes by the Parks and Recreation Commission, arguing a 100 to 150 percent rise in fees will price out working families. The writer cites children’s swim fees jumping from 25 cents to 12 dollars and boat rental from 1.95 to 4 per half day, urging citizens to urge council to lower the proposed charges.
Sara Lee urges bidding husband Huddleston Threabody CT for campaign funds to run for New York Senate. The couple debates money versus public service as diamonds and a fur debate give way to Sara Lee's candidacy plans amid high society backdrop.
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