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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1972
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise, dated Friday February 18 1972, features staff bylines with D A Rawley president Randall B Terry treasurer and Joe Brown editor. The page details editorial leadership and newspaper attributions for that edition.
A dated letter quotes Matthew 17 20 promising faith can move mountains and nothing will be impossible. The fragment reflects religious belief echoed in correspondence from the period.
A local opinion notes dwindling candidate lists for county and state offices in Guilford. The writer warns that Democratic and Republican leadership must mobilize before Monday noon to avoid an era of non participation, stressing the danger to governance if good people abstain from running or voting.
The Ku Klux Klan, opposing communism and racial mixing, sent $1 200 to the North Carolina ACLU after a Klansman was fired for Klon affiliation. The ACLU defended him, a federal court ordered reinstatement, and the Klan’s gift became the chapter's largest donation. Civil rights advocacy remains for all Americans.
Looters in Guatemala and across the Americas strip tombs and temples of stelas jars and potshards for an international art market. UNESCO UNESCO conventions limited response and Congress debates have not stopped the thefts threatening cultures and future access to the past.
A RAND secret study for the Pentagon shows the United States ready to use nuclear weapons in 1958 to defend Quemoy and Matsu. It argues Washington should cut back Chiang Kai-shek forces and pursue an offshore island settlement while keeping Taiwan defense.
Jack Anderson reports a CIA survey on Taiwan forecasting a likely amphibious assault, with GRC forces outnumbering CPR by two to one in each sector and five to one overall after reserves deploy. The report notes U.S. aid keeps the GRC navy capable through FY73 and cites covert funds Chiang Kai-shek could use for mainland reconquest.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird briefed President Nixon in the White House on Red China's nuclear program. He described the Landow Complex near Lanchow and a second underground site at Paotow with robots and French equipment, plus a missile test site at Lop Nor. He warned of an emerging intercontinental missile capability and said the United States is under the gun.
Washington contemplates the potential economic impact of China trade as Nixon prepares for a trip to Peking. Analysts caution that while long-term gains could rise with industrialization and urban demand, immediate growth is unlikely due to barriers and political opposition.
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