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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1976
Page
2
A compact reflection notes that joy comes from eating and drinking amid labor, accepting the lot of life as a divine grant. It cites Ecclesiastes 5 18 and echoes Edwin A Robinson on living with laughter despite fleeting phantoms, urging steady faith.
The essay argues about Article II's judicial compensation clause and the 44 federal judges suing for higher pay. It notes current salaries of $42,000 with a $2 raise and suggests inflation does not justify tying pay to living costs. It contends the suit is frivolous and unconvincing.
The North Carolina Supreme Court refused to consider a petition to allow 17-year-olds to vote in the presidential primary if they will be 18 by the general election. A Raleigh youth who turns 18 in June was denied registration, and the Civil Liberties Union urged an injunction. Judge Bailey and the court assigned responsibility to the General Assembly to resolve the discrepancy between age rules for primaries and general elections.
Longstanding bribery practices in developing nations are spotlighted as Lockheed admits paying millions to high Italian Japanese and Dutch officials to win contracts. Japan reportedly drops a $1.3 billion order, while other U.S. air firms are said to face $1 to $2 billion in Japan sales. Other companies like Exxon Northrop Gulf and United Brands confess funneling cash to foreign officials and hiding it from shareholders.
A synthesis of opinions on corporate slush funds and foreign bribery, noting gaps in enforcement and ethical norms. Miltons Gwirtzman and Moynihan discuss how bribes affect management quality, earnings integrity, and international relations, while officials debate law and enforcement feasibility.
MPLA leaders in Luanda tell Mark Moran that Soviet and Cuban troops would leave Angola after other foreign forces depart and pledge no foreign bases. They say informal ties with the United States could work, while warning Washington about South Africa and neighboring states.
The piece argues the Soviet build up of tanks, aircraft, and ICBMs signals a purpose beyond defense. It notes seven airborne divisions and 14 tank divisions in Eastern Europe, plus 63 more in the USSR’s European section, comparing U.S. forces and highlighting risks to NATO and potential actions in the Balkans.
Washington columnist Art Buchwald imagines Richard Nixon composing poems for Mao Tse tung before his China trip. The spoof verse references Confucius, Peking duck, the Great Wall, and political figures, ending with a dramatic line about a future giant man rising from ashes.
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