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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1976
Page
5
The Smithfield Herald notes the August 17 NC primary, moved from May by the 975 General Assembly, to cut campaign costs. The shift risks lower candidate filings, high ad spending to reach vacationing voters, and a sparse field for county and district offices in Johnston County.
Three recent developments show limited environmental victories. Interior Secretary Kieppe protects 26.5 miles of New River under the Wild and Scenic Rivers System to avert dam projects. Western power firms abandon plans for a massive coal plant on Utah’s Kaiparowits Plateau due to air and scenery harm to national parks. The Army Corps of Engineers blocks most of Marco Island dredge plans, calling wetlands destruction unacceptable.
The Winston-Salem Sentinel notes North Carolina cities face tax cuts and sprawl concerns. Guilford County cuts 30 percent for Greensboro and High Point central districts, eroding tax value by millions. Raleigh growth limits face developer pushback as Forsyth debates urban development and conservation tools. A call for decisive central city advocacy and coordinated planning to end the delay between plans and action.
In the Greensboro Record, a critic questions the NC Educators Association sanctions alert, arguing it signals unsatisfactory teaching conditions while noting NC teacher pay ranks among higher regional levels. The piece contends the alert is symbolic, not a meaningful gauge of state school deficiencies. The columnist ends with a rhetorical flare about a boy who cried well.
A reader letter by Cameron urges stronger city management in High Point to maximize tax dollars, explore liquor revenues for paving, and scrutinize the electric distribution system. The piece argues against weak leadership, calls for a new city manager, and stresses value for every tax dollar amid street neglect and costly projects as the town ponders policy changes.
The Esmeralda, Chile’s dictatorship torture ship, will join over 200 vessels from 35 nations in New York Harbor for Operation Sail. Critics cite OAS findings and testimonies of torture aboard the vessel while officials downplay politics, aiming for a people to people display.
A slice of wartime domestic life notes aides washing blinds cleaning stoves and weeds trimming gardens while wives host luncheons and demand cookies. It highlights Pentagon rules on enlisted aides salaries averaging over $10 000 annually with four aides per chief and total costs exceeding forty thousand dollars per chief.
A child speaker challenges adults who mock or discriminate against minors claiming citizenship and rights. The writer recalls trying to stage a youth driven play with Sandy’s guidance, noting adult indifference and pressure while affirming shared American identity and voice.
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