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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1975
Page
2
The Saturday issue dated July 19 1975 reports C H Locood appointed vice president and editor of the Brown news staff. Mrs C H Locood is listed as a contributor. Local community notices accompany the announcement.
Silent Lackey N G Lackey of Alexander County earned the nickname Silent Senator for never speaking on the Senate floor during the 1974 session. Representing the 23rd District including Alexander Catawba Iredell and Yadkin, he drew critique that silence diminished citizens' legislative voice.
The United Nations needs structural changes to curb futile voting and empower negotiated solutions. A 25 member study group recommends grouping disputes by involved countries led by prominent figures, focusing on economic and political debates to improve cooperation between rich and poor nations. The plan argues U.S. leadership in development aid and new measures on raw materials and energy are essential to halt radicalization and move toward negotiation.
The Nixon era exposed wide use of wiretaps under national security claims. Courts are tightening protections as the Court of Appeals rules warrants are needed for domestic tapping even when linked to foreign threats. Experts urge rapid Supreme Court action to define constitutional privacy limits and curb abuses.
The federal government, after nine years of plans for a large Atlanta office building, faces rising costs and possible cancellation. A congressional hearing highlights a buyer's market with ample space in private buildings, suggesting the government should rent rather than build. The article says the simple answer is obvious to most.
The Norfolk Ledger Star notes a new law effective January 1 caps Senate speech pay at 1000 dollars per talk and 15000 dollars annually. It cites Baker and Hatfield as earning well beyond the limit last year, Humphrey near 40000, and suggests Humphrey will still outpace others in words per dollar.
President Ford and Republican leaders debated gun control as a solution to the rising crime rate. They discussed separating gun measures from main crime legislation, standards for sentencing, and the impact of Saturday night specials. Local enforcement and victim compensation were also raised.
The Federal Election Commission urges banning corporate free services at conventions as new law tightens limits on individual donations. In 1972 Democratic and Republican committees spent about 1.75 million each excluding donated services. New caps set 1000 dollars per cash to a candidate, 25000 dollars per year, and 5000 dollars per candidate per election. Many businessmen face uncertainty on gifts, loans, or assets while committees over 50 donors must file reports. Centers on transforming fundraising amid post Watergate reforms.
Washington readers see a scathing view of federal state and local employment services. The writer condemns the bureaucratic bottlenecks delaying job placement and criticizes staff for treating job seekers as numbers rather than people. A confrontational encounter with a dismissive official underscores the need for empathy and better screening to help longterm unemployed.
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