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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1971
Page
4
Lenne James notes hostile criticism toward newspapers from elected officials, warning that veiled threats could hinder access to public meetings and impose unfair taxes. He urges journalists to accept constructive critique while resisting intimidation and maintaining public access duties.
A reader highlights near bus accidents in a Guilford County area amid a district realignment and argues for better bus driver training. The letter endorses a Guilford Technical Institute bond for 3 million dollars to fund new buildings and expand access, stressing GTI provides affordable education and job skills for residents.
The piece warns that another postal rate hike could accompany inflationary spending. It cites a past $5 billion stamp during German inflation and argues deficit financing will drive up U S. taxes and prices. Foreign aid is cited as an example of over spending.
A reader urges support for the June 8 county bond election highlighting priority provisions and the need to fund local projects through GT bonds. The letter emphasizes community benefit and civic responsibility while inviting voters to consider the long term impact.
A proposed Medicaid budget cut by the Joint Appropriations Sub Committee threatens to reduce medically indigent care by about 50 percent. Nursing homes fear closures as patients would shift to hospitals or boarding homes, worsening bed shortages and harming vulnerable seniors and disabled residents.
The editorial accuses President Nixon of a tactical ploy by considering Albert Watson a segregationist South Carolina figure and Thurmond ally for a seat on the U S Court of Military Appeals. It notes White House withdrawal after Senate opposition and critiques Nixon for selecting a controversial nominee.
The piece laments vanished aromas of local bakeries candy stores and grocers once rich with vanilla extract coffee and leather goods scents. It recalls Lefty Grove era tobacco and saddlery odors that faded as shops modernized, leaving a quieter downtown and fewer distinctive fragrances.
UPI reports a gathering of major city leaders warn that rising taxes, shrinking tax bases, and growing welfare costs threaten large urban centers. They fear bond defaults and bankruptcies as middle class and business leave seeking relief, with Congress and the public slow to respond.
The piece describes a vibrant June in the New York Times sense, predicting roses violets lilacs day lilies and daisies blooming before month end. It foresees birds like robins bluebirds wrens thrashers and orioles filling the air with song and color across the season.
The passage notes unusually low butterfly numbers in June likely due to pesticides while dragonflies remain abundant. It mentions June insects like bumbling June bugs at window screens and typical June sights such as moonlight roses new hay and garden produce. It concludes with June signaling the start of summer.
U S Judge Barrington D Parker ruled that hot dogs advertised as all meat must contain no non meat ingredients and clarified that all beef and all pork labels must meet the same standard The decision challenges aging standards and mirrors consumer reform trends in advertising and labeling.
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