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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1972
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise shows the Independent Newspaper masthead naming Mrs C H Lockwood and David A Rawley Jr as officers with Randall B Terry as treasurer and Joe Brown as editor. President and general manager titles are noted for D A Rawley and Joseph P Rawley.
A historical parallel links 1876 and 1972 as busing to achieve racial balance dominates the election year. The piece recalls Hayes’s compromised victory and the end of reconstruction and federal protection for black voters, warning of renewed white backlash and potential segregation if current policies persist.
The obituary recalls Dr Frank Porter Graham a liberal champion of equal rights who led the University of North Carolina for 19 years and served 17 years in the United Nations as a mediator. He died in Chapel Hill at 85 reflecting a life of public devotion and compassion.
In London a debate over how government funds science pits Lord Rothschild’s framework against ministers. The Rothschild Report calls for clearer categories of pure and practical research and questions current council funding, while critics warn of guiding science away from basic inquiry. Leaders argue for balance and immediate benefits, echoing Nixon’s pragmatic stance on U. S. R&D.
The Utilities Committee led by Chairman Fred Swartzberg and Councilmen Joe Patterson and Frank H. Wood back a 5.6 million bond to fund electrical improvements. They argue maintenance and future needs demand funds as consumption hits an estimated 4.5 million kilowatt hours by 1976. Residents question profits use from the system near 2 million dollars.
A year of action saw 1.5 million directed to electrical property and equipment while voters previously balked at bonds. The city weighs self-financing against further debt and considers revenue bonds if bonds fail. Leaders push for clear long-range plans before new borrowing.
Charles McCarry accuses Ralph Nader of pressuring publisher Saturday Review Press over Citizen Nader. Nader denies intimidation, cites 120 errors found. disputes Harvard Law test score, class rank, and involvement with Jack Yablonski’s 1968 insurgent campaign. Nader even questions the legality of McCarry’s law transcript.
The author portrays McCarry as sympathetic to Nader but emphasizes greater empathy for James Roche, calling him gray haired and an honest man puzzled by his era. The piece also surveys East Asian diplomacy, noting Fukuda’s suggestion of a high level visit to brief on Nixon–Chou talks and ASEAN’s cautious China policy.
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