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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1970
Page
4
A Louis Harris survey shows college students remain non-radical and intend to work within the system. About two million students may participate in November elections to elect peace candidates, with 57 percent supporting campus permission for two weeks of electioneering.
The piece recalls Cicero’s six ancient mistakes as still relevant to today’s school and national life. It lists the delusion of gain through crushing others, futile worries, declaring things impossible, quarreling over trivial differences, neglecting study, and forcing others to share beliefs.
The piece reviews Nixon era reliance on laissez faire roots, tracing physiocratic ideas from 18th century France to U.S. policy. It contrasts calls for limited government with demands for more relief from economic distress, noting inflation as the decisive test of Nixon’s approach. It cites Durant on free enterprise shaping US capitalism and warns of possible technocrat need if inflation persists.
A Defense Department study estimates 100,000 bullets per Viet Cong casualty, with 2.5 billion small arms rounds fired annually and bullets costing 5 to 10 cents. The report relies on body counts and assumes one wound per kill, a point of contention among critics.
The piece features quotes on aggressive monetary policy by McCracken and the President, noting a shift from 3 to 15 percent growth targets. It also criticizes military spending through a $42,000 annual librarian uniform subsidy and recounts a Richmond political scramble involving Senator Tower, Byrd, and Virginia Governor Holton, ending with Byrd running as an independent.
Henry A. Foscue reports on a 5 million construction program at High Point Memorial Hospital. The North Wing will house business offices in October while the West unit is roughed in and linked to a new lobby. The three upper floors adding 108 beds should be ready in January with more work due in early 1972. Over 2 million spent through June, with additional funding and pending pledges crucial to meet payments.
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