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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1969
Page
3
A compact meditation quotes James Montgomery on labor as both punishment and the secret to happiness. The line links toil with human virtue and suggests labor as a path to contentment.
The 1969 General Assembly opens with major tasks in money and taxes. New taxes are likely as North Carolina’s biennial budget tops three billion dollars. Leaders aim to balance needs with limited resources, trimming agency proposals to shape next biennium spending.
Lynne Sargeant, a Delta Airlines stewardess, faced a passenger armed with a shotgun as he attempted a hijacking on a Miami bound flight. She slammed the cabin door, forcing the gunman to retreat. McPeak of Orchard Lake, Mich., was arrested after landing. The incident underscored passenger safety and airline bravery in crisis.
Editorial Research projects a cold Washington January with no definite forecast for Nixon's inauguration weekend. Hotels report varied reservations, seats priced up to $25 for parade vantage points, and 3 to 4 day stays with restrictive refunds. The event includes 99 parade floats, 71,000 expected attendees, and protests by antiwar groups. The total inaugural cost is around $2.3 million, with a Gala on January 18 featuring Ed McMahon and notable performers. Washington dining and nightlife are mixed, with top hotels offering upscale rooms and nightlife leaning toward seedy venues.
Washington observers catalog Hickel’s conduct as governor and possible secretary designate. They label him I am the law and leap before you look for courting oil concessions and flouting the Jones Act. He kept Alaska’s top job after a cabinet appointment and faced questions over appointing a legislator’s ally. The controversy centers on institutional overreach and constitutional limits.
Notes on News argues Gov. Hickel defied laws and ethics in Alaska. It cites a tax clash, an attempt to oust a fisheries board member over severance tax reform, and later denial of a letter to Interior. The piece accuses him of bypassing bids and using a $7 million Swedish ferry against state rules.
A Russian commentator likens the Soviet Venus trip to a marksman hitting a moving bumble bee. A U.S. commentator jokes about saving money by replicating that shot from a moving car. The piece also notes Cousin Fuseloyle’s forgotten New Year’s resolution and a retiree-to-be who is scrambling files to leave a ready-made situation for his successor.
A poem by Kristina Metcalfe honors journalists who died reporting the Vietnam War, praising their courage and urging Americans to remember their sacrifice. The piece appears alongside a report on mortgage issues and city planning developments shaping North Carolina and a suburban police station incident.
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