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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1974
Page
2
An Indianapolis article notes a Federal Spending Clock at a chamber luncheon showing rapid government spending. It cites Nixon raising the debt limit to 475.7 billion and argues for a broader push to cut spending at the source in Washington.
The London Times notes SALT II talks face setbacks as nuclear technology jumps ahead in the Soviet Union and the United States. Kissinger warns of slow progress toward a permanent agreement in 1974 while stressing the need to curb the arms race despite divisions in Washington.
From the Greensboro Record a反 contrast notes Senator Edward J. Gurney has become a self styled expert on the Watergate committee's chairman Sam Ervin. The piece suggests Gurney spoke to Texas Republicans and avoided Florida related topics while strategizing about Ervin's position and possible retirement implications.
A Detroit Free Press piece reflects on how catalogue shopping expands from shoes and workwear to household needs and small luxuries. The piece contrasts dreams of romance with practical items like galoshes, barnyard rivets, and a pound of candy, ending with the ache of waiting for a distant order via party line.
The piece satirically notes a looming bread shortage and mocks the panic over 50-cent loaves while contrasting it with the persistent hoarding of toilet paper. It jokes about storage issues, improvised methods, and the odd comforts people cling to as shortages persist.
A Washington roundtable recounts Nixon era probes by the plumbers, FBI, and security forces seeking leaks. It traces key figures Haldeman Caulfield Mardian and Liddy, the ITT inquiry, and multiple stories from 1971 to 1978 including Cambodia Haiphong Cuba San Clemente and Vesco links, noting White House obstruction and national security claims.
Florida forms a 77 member private task force led by Kim Walter to study Governor Askew's $3.86 billion budget. Jack Eckerd and W. J. Bowen serve as vice chairmen as the group, funded privately, seeks no outside censorship and aims to implement findings. The piece compares to past Holfhouser era reforms and argues for streamlined government and disciplined leadership.
A Wilmington auto shop owner suggests a crime lottery to fund rewards for robberies as a way to boost public faith in government. The piece argues for citizen planning bodies in law enforcement funded by LEAA, to reduce agency bickering, monitor spending, and empower ordinary people. Mr Rector, president of the National Council of Crime and Delinquency, supports citizen participation.
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