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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1971
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise issues its Sunday edition for July 18, 1971. Features, local news briefs, and community notes fill the independent newspaper outline.
The Nixon trip to Peking is framed as a journey for peace amid ironies and risks. It marks de facto recognition of the communist government, raises allied credibility questions, and tests Washington's posture between Nationalists and Russia while pursuing a cautious diplomatic path.
The article explains the origin of dog days from Sirius in Canis Major and Dies Caniculares. It notes that rabies peaks in spring and fall, not hot months, and warns Americans to cope with heat by embracing shade and rest as Hesiod advised. It links heat to concerns over power and air conditioning in modern life.
Dr Walter J Miller longtime Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church pastor in the Western North Carolina Conference died at Waynesville hospital following a stroke a week earlier. He retired to Lake Junaluska after an infected nerve condition slowed him and remained active in church and family affairs. The Miller family also helped launch the Tracey Miller Memorial Scholarship at the University of Virginia honoring a granddaughter and supporting rare disease research.
A Sunday sermon argues against overreliance on others by citing Moses and Lincoln and warning that widespread requests for aid from city, state, and federal governments erode individual initiative. It cautions that a welfare state weakens character and personal responsibility.
The author supports Nixon's visit to Beijing as a peace step while insisting Formosa remain free and independent. They argue Chiang Kai-shek’s mainland hope is gone, warn against relinquishing Formosa’s autonomy, and urge keeping Formosa in the United Nations amid détente.
Federal Highway Safety Administrator Doug Toms revealed GM tests to 200 000 to 500 000 1972 models with air bags as part of a field test. He noted plans to push passive restraints by 1974 and warned Detroit may profit from safety features while pressuring pricing and competition.
In a staff briefing Toms discusses a seat belt publicity drive built on love while joking about helmet safety. Washington Whirl reports Marine Cpl James Parker’s medical discharge after ulcers, colon issues, and multiple court actions culminating in a discharge after political appeals.
Walter J. McNerney of Blue Cross forecasts near universal prepaid health coverage by the early 1980s, covering hospital care visits nursing home care and drugs. He urges higher tax premium deductions and warns about waste and high costs while stressing immunization and prenatal care inadequacy.
A humorous observer urges boat owners to study navigation rules rather than speculate on clever stern names. The column notes a plan to pull troops from Vietnam by July 4, 1972 with flags flying. Shotgun Schultz comments on gender equality and letting his wife read the women’s section first.
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