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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1976
Page
5
A compact reflection pairing Job 28 12 13 pondering wisdom and its elusive place and a line by English poet Thomas J Watnon regarding hindom as the power to part our time and knowledge to proper use.
The Watergate saga and Nixon pardon loom as a political issue through the 1970s, with Ford defending the pardon as necessary for national interests amid economic woes and a Vietnam war, while Reagan presses the matter ahead of elections. The piece argues the pardon ultimately served justice by ending the crisis and protecting the system from endless vengeance.
Ex Clio mayor E Hamer Smith denounces Clio S C speed radar as a money grab. He notes the town of 936 has a new police car and warns drivers from North Carolina will be targeted, advising an alternate route via secondary roads and urging common sense over harsh enforcement. He cites 3 a m traffic as an example and says the current mayor holds all the cards.
The article reviews the practice of balancing the ticket between presidential and vice presidential nominees. It cites Carter Mondale as ideologically diverse, notes historical examples like Kennedy Johnson and Dewey Warren, and discusses whether balancing influences voters. It adds remarks on the evolving prestige and payoff of the vice presidency.
The American Indian Policy Review Commission concludes the Bureau of Indian Affairs mishandles money and property rights, with suspected ties to organized crime and budget conflicts. It calls for a new independent Indian agency and notes harmful mismanagement across reservations in New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma, plus a fatal incident involving an Indian youth.
Scrabble Virginia. Mr and Mrs J Tolliver Spelvin return from New York City after attending the Democratic National Convention where Spelvin called it an unforgettable experience The couple spoke in an exclusive interview with the Vindicator Whig and described how Mrs Spelvin would have died of mortification if Spelvin had nominated or voted for Miss Lauren Bacall for president. The Virginia delegation chairman reportedly wrestled Spelvin to the floor to prevent the nomination attempt.
Mrs Spelvin recounts a chaotic Park Avenue gathering with William F Buckley Jr Miss Bacall and J T Spelvin as the scene turns at a roll call in Madison Square Garden amid Carter Udall and Mondale slate talk Spelvin plans 1980 delegate bid while Mrs Spelvin calls the night his last convention in the harsh light of party politics
Washington satire lists claims and jokes about Jimmy Carter and his circle to illustrate the power network and social reach around a presidential candidate. It uses witty anecdotes about Rosalynn Carter Fritz Mondale and others to poke at how status and connections shape perceptions.
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