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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1972
Page
4
The 1973 federal budget totals 246.3 billion with a 38.8 billion deficit in 1972 and an estimated 25.5 billion for 1973. Critics flag underestimation of deficits, note rising defense, education, welfare costs, and warn that persistent deficits threaten inflation and unemployment.
In New York City Dandy Frank McGuire laments South Carolina’s independence from the ACC and long travel schedules. He cites endless trips from San Francisco to Las Vegas and Chicago, noting scouting challenges and the drive for big-city publicity among players seeking pro careers. He questions whether education suffers in the pursuit of athletics.
A sermon on Genesis 25 31 compares Esau trading his birthright for meal, noting hunger and appetites drive choices. It likens modern alcohol craving to Esau's bargain, warning of a society full of Esaus on every street and a pervasive “mess of pottage” hindering sober progress.
The piece surveys how greed and carnal appetite corrupt virtue across history. It cites Esau and Judas Iscariot, contrasting biblical warnings with modern appetite for wealth and status, ending on the line about Judas selling Christ for thirty pieces of silver.
Henry J. Taylor argues that Swiss Bank Secrecy Act protects privacy amid Hughes related fraud fears. He contrasts Swiss openness with U.S. threats to tax evaders and notes Swiss banks cooperate with counterintelligence and that secrecy is voluntary. He warns Americans against numbered accounts and urges responsible disclosure.
A series of U S funded projects in South Vietnam are exposed as derelict waste with unusable fish ponds markets hospitals and schools that remain unused due to design flaws mismanagement and lack of local maintenance plans. The documents describe ponds built in town squares water systems with one faucet per six families and markets far from population centers.
The Washington fundraiser for Robert J Brown attracts High Pointers and guests at the Washington Hilton while city issues prompt a rethink on street parking. Local civic tidbits include Lions fundraising, club honors, and a pulpit committee anecdote at Rock Hill First Baptist Church.
Howard Pancoast noted the miniature City Lake train exceeded 500000 rides through 1971 and remains popular. Half the total revenue came in six years, recouping the 15000 cost funded by 50 Rotarians. Cancer Crusade in North Carolina led by Bones McKinney plans a major Sportsorama and a national six year study follows. A political quip and an election scandal inquiry finish the item with a farmer defending his vote.
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