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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1977
Page
4
A meditation on aging and endurance citing Psalm 71 9 and Henri Frederic Amiel. The quotes emphasize seeking support in old age and the challenge of growing old as a key wisdom lesson in living.
High Point hosts the new North Carolina Shakespeare Festival at High Point Theater with a core company of 10 actors from a pool of 700 applicants. Productions include The Taming of the Shrew Henry V and The Miser with plans for an ongoing classical theater in NC.
The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival opens in High Point with The Taming of the Shrew at the new municipal theater. The venture, built by NCTE and supported by the city and Foundations, will run three plays over four weeks with an Elizabethan exhibit and participation from regional arts groups.
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner James Graham endorses a study on legalized horse race betting to boost the industry and state revenue. The piece warns that gambling funds organized crime and questions whether legalization reduces illegal gambling or shifts criminal activity. The FBI may help assess any impact on organized crime due to legal betting.
Laurinburg Exchange notes Rep. David Diamont, a Surry County teacher, helped kill a House Education Committee bill that would allow teacher collective bargaining. The piece questions NCAE influence and whether its lobbyists reflect most teachers' true feelings.
Elizabeth Brown Austin recounts a delayed London to Leningrad voyage rerouted to the Trans Siberian Local. She details shared compartments, a Russian army officer guest, sparse English, austere dining, vast forests, rivers and lakes, and a cautious view of Soviet life en route to Irkutsk and beyond.
A confidential Senate Aging Committee report alleges kickbacks are a routine practice in Medicaid funded nursing homes. Vendors doctors and others paid off to secure business. some receive gifts and even paid salaries or free perks. The probe questions the scope and seeks stricter enforcement and potential felony charges.
A political figure prepares for oral surgery described as tongue forked. The passage implies sensitive negotiations with unnamed firms and Arab counterparts, with each side keeping certain product and participant details confidential.
A letter of appreciation to the High Point Police Department and local merchants led by Capt. Larry Pendry and Sgt. Gant for organizing a June 28 Senior Citizens Day. The message praises the event’s food, entertainment, and fellowship and urges continued support of participating businesses.
A driver thanks the good people of High Point for help when her car stalled at Westchester Drive and Chestnut Street. She recalls a wrecker rider who did not charge, others who offered to push, held the hood, lent a phone, and waited with her.
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