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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1970
Page
4
The Louis Harris poll shows whites with little contact to blacks fear violence more. The piece argues two Americas exist white and black and urges school desegregation as a path to understanding and ending second class citizenship. It notes low cross race interaction in shopping work and social life and calls for action to bridge gaps.
Analysts examine polls on 18 to 20 year olds who could influence elections. Early findings show the new voters may favor Nixon like parents, remain skeptical of the war, and lean independent while voting less often than their elders. Experts warn they remain unpredictable until 1972.
In a portrait of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, the essay contrasts Emerson's fading reputation with Thoreau's rising stature. It notes Thoreau's Civil Disobedience stance against slavery, his jail stay in 1846, and his Walden Pond experiment advocating simple, purposeful living and individual independence.
Washington observes the Nixons push a royal pageantry style for state events. Trumpets and garish uniforms contrast with Kennedy era theater, while aides in medals stalk the halls and guests hear loud music. insiders say the pomp feels like a duty more than pleasure.
The article notes President Nixon prefers formal dinners and after-dinner speeches, avoids informal guest mingling, and begins receptions in line with diplomats. It contrasts Camelot with Middle America and comments on a Senate bumper law and locust predictions for 1987.
Finance Chairman Paul W. Clapp announces no city tax rate increase for 1970-71 as water and sewer rates rise to reflect true costs. City Manager Harold Cheek led council discussions with Cheek and Clapp, while a new garbage hauling charge via Dempster Dumpsters helps balance the budget.
Former High Painter Lee F Browne who attended William Penn High School and lived in Pasadena until 1939 has been named to Cal Tech’s new director post overseeing interactions with national secondary schools. He helped create a junior high science project and will evaluate recruiting programs and test new ones.
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