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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1973
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise presents its masthead listing D. A. Rawley and C. H. Lockwood as co publishers and vice president, with Joseph P. Rawley as general manager and Joe Brown as editor.
As of January 1 1973 the Inner London Education Authority bans cane use in primary schools while secondary schools keep caning. The change sparks debate among educators including Edward Chancler and Roy Smith with STOPP protesting and public opinion split over corporal punishment and costs of alternatives.
Washington figures clash over Agnes relief spending with claims of mismanagement and malfeasance. The piece cites $2 million for unneeded mobile home parks and other alleged frauds as FBI investigates. It also hails LBJ for landmark civil rights and education reforms and notes Patman opposes delaying disaster relief legislation.
The piece notes a push to recruit capable men and women for cabinet roles amid political reshuffling. It contrasts social classes with weather and consumer concerns while mocking commercialization of the Bicentennial and citing freedom to profit as a constitutional entitlement.
The article reviews 1972 police department troubles in High Point, notes improvements in air and water, reduced tensions, and fewer public displays of youth tensions. It urges better mutual understanding, civic responsibility, and neighborly conduct for 1973. It highlights ongoing evaluation of government and calls for forthright action.
In his last days in office Governor Bob Scott names three top aides to state posts with sizable salaries. Ben Roney moves to the North Carolina Utilities Commission for seven years at 25500 yearly, Wiley Earp Jr. joins the State Paroles Board at 21000, and C. T. West becomes assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Motor Vehicles earning 16600. Critics call the appointments a mix of friendship and political loyalty.
John P. Roche argues in retrospect that Australian support for U.S. Vietnam policy, linked to ANZUS, was a pragmatic alliance move meant to secure alignment with America. He notes shifts from Sukarno to Suharto and says later portrayals cast cooperation as foolish or immoral.
The 1972 election brought 25 million new voters the youth bloc and Vietnam veterans may shape 1976 1980 1984 outcomes. Veterans with combat distinction and higher schooling could rise to presidency in mid forty s. political clout grows in state and federal contests.
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