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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1977
Page
4
A proverb urges that labor yields bread while chasing vanity leads to poverty. A Nehru quote argues manual work is empowering and beneficial for physical and mental health, challenging the view that labor is degrading.
The Supreme Court ruled the death penalty for first degree rape unconstitutional, confirming critics who warned such a punishment is disproportionate. The piece argues for harsher rape laws and better victim support while noting cultural factors and calls for restraint in applying capital punishment.
The piece contrasts energy tax credits for home insulation and solar heating with skepticism toward college tuition credits. It cites rising college costs, lagging middle class enrollment, and lawmakers like Rep. Barber Conable sharing personal cost pressures. Proposals aim for modest credits up to $250 then $500, amid broader energy aid emphasis.
The piece reviews how Americans marked the 201st birthday with events from Capitol speeches to fireworks and quirky contests. It notes risks from fireworks injuries and legal constraints, compares U S mood to Britain amid postwar tensions, and suggests the bicentennial fostered renewed national confidence despite economic and political strains.
In Harper's, Jim Hougan offers a benediction to Bo Callaway, detailing his rise, smear, and forced exit from politics. The piece portrays Callaway as a political victim unjustly labeled by a vicious smear campaign and highlights Washington's slow clamor for justice.
The piece defends Bo Callaway against claims of improper pressure from James Kilpatrick and Democratic senators led by Floyd Haskell. It portrays the 1976 subcommittee probe as a partisan trap with no substantive evidence. It notes Henry Jackson and Frank Church blocked corrective action, and cites Ben Bradlee's remark that the story was not pursued.
The Washington merry go round column is linked to real violence as Dragisa Kasikovich and his fiancée’s 9 year old daughter were killed in Chicago after the piece ran in Liberty. FBI notes allege UDB involvement in Serbian church matters and plots against exiles, with eight anti Communist figures murdered since 1955.
The F-18 engine and plane fight in Congress centers on GE engines built in Lynn Massachusetts and McDonnell-Douglas for the Navy amid pressure from Tip O’Neill Teddy Kennedy and Ed Brooke. The Navy reportedly still wants the F-14 from Grumman. The price tag reaches 419 million dollars for development with officials defending the decision.
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