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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1972
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists its executive team including D A Rawley president and C H Lockwood vice president along with Randall B Terry treasurer David A Rawley Jr vice president Joe Brown editor and Joseph P Rawley general manager.
The article argues Hugh Morton pulled out of the gubernatorial race due to campaign funding needs and weak perceived vitality. It notes $500,000 is required, $50,000 already spent, and outstanding debts. It asserts Bowles and Taylor gains, with preprimary polls suggesting Morton could have been decisive but was seen as lacking energy.
The piece critiques decriminalization arguments comparing marijuana to sea oats and Prohibition. It cautions that ending criminal penalties may not erase youth appeal and questions broad legalization as a solution. It argues against legalizing all narcotics regardless of perceived harms.
Gene Littles, star for the Carolina Cougars, played 44 minutes and scored 34 points to lift his team over the Pittsburg Condors 126-113 at Fort Bragg. The veteran guard, tied to High Point College history, remains the standout in a troubled franchise marked by management and roster challenges.
A 1972 reflection argues that rising expectations across society fuel impatience and political activism while realism lags. Scholars like Herbert J. Gans and T. George Harris note gaps in personal and national hope from the sixties onward, with 18 year voting, women’s rights, and environmental aims shaping new pressures.
Six month probe by GWU law students codename Dead Giveaway uncovers nationwide schemes selling “free” or cheap burial plots to veterans. Testimonies cite exhumations and inflated costs up to $2,000, with firms like Pinelawn Memorial and Crestwood Cemetery tied to high pressure tactics.
A survey finds limited complaints against many cemeteries but evidence of do it yourself kits sold to smaller firms to profit from “free” veteran offers. It also notes lucrative veteran benefits and a critical hospital air conditioning incident. Tower fundraising efforts are revealed with Wright and Armstrong involved in a Texas county bid. The Interior Department seeks patent rights for de salinization with a three year exemption debate.
The CIA informs President Nixon in Peking that as U S troop withdrawals proceed Hanoi and Red China advance through Cambodia Thailand and Burma. Cambodia faces strategic fortifications with Phnom Penh isolated and Angkor Wat under control while Thai forces confront cross border incursions and Burma resists, complicating Nixon talks and Vietnamization aims.
A reader condemns cruelty to children and urges public action. She calls for frequent reporting of suspected abuse, a county hotline akin to the Contact program, and protections for parents unable to cope, including adoption or foster care, while praising those who choose those options.
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