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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1977
Page
4
The excerpt contrasts the blameless and upright with transgressors, noting posterity for peaceful living and destruction for wickedness. It cites Psalm 37 37 38 and Bertrand Russell on humanity deciding its ascent or disaster.
Herbert Hyde claimed major dailies backed his political bid for lieutenant governor while Carl Stewart noted a Raleigh paper exposed legislators with CB radios and all radios vanished soon after. The piece questions how well newspapers reach voters and warns about readers who are criminals.
Former Wake Forest president Harold Tribble criticized Marie Grant for the Biblical Recorder’s coverage of the Larry Flynt Hustler episode and the Billy Graham fund story. He warned editors cannot claim to represent all Baptists and urged Grant to continue pursuing independent reporting for the state’s religious readers.
The article notes President Carter will hold future briefings in the morning to avoid interrupting soap operas like As The World Turns and other daytime programs. It cites public protests over afternoon conferences and jokes about potential impact on political support.
Economists debate 1977 through 1978 outLOOKs with Hagedorn and Hunt offering opposing views on inventories. Forecasters rely on econometric models and computers, yet past patterns fail, as 1973 75 shows. The Conference Board warns that crystal balls mislead and can be dangerous.
Industrial builder Norman Lamet urged High Point growth during a Rotary meeting, praising the city’s diverse plants and future opportunities. Samet cited tax contributions and Ward Street development, noting Johnson Wax and U S Industries as pivotal anchors. The piece also covers new plant acquisitions by Warren and Jeff Rives and the memorial service for beloved educator Dr. E Vera Idol, with college scholarship plans in her honor.
Washington reports from 77 embassies warn that rapid population growth threatens national security. Unrest, food shortages, and debt rise in developing nations as slash-and-burn farming and overgrazing degrade agriculture. By 2000 Mexico City could be the world’s largest urban area and millions may cross borders fleeing overcrowding.
The National Energy Board approves a cross border gas pipeline from Alaska to the American Midwest and West Coast via Canada. The Alcan route, favored for its road and pipeline corridor, could ease shortages for Great Lakes customers and win support from key backers in Washington and Iowa. President Carter may back the plan by September 1.
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