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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1974
Page
2
The High Point Enterprise publishes as an independent newspaper with D A Rawley as co publisher detailing standard editorial leadership and local news coverage.
The piece notes rising visibility of state and federal attorneys general. It cites Nixon era figures and the NC AG race as Rob Morgan eyes Senate bid. Gov Holshouser taps Judge James Carson for Morgan vacancy, with Carson likely GOP nominee for two remaining years. Democrats woo to win key party nomination.
Weekend Interstate 85 drive shows motor vehicle use and speed rising toward pre crisis levels. Traffic between High Point and Durham ran at pace speeds near 60 mph with sporadic slowdowns. DMV records indicate 60 mph average on major highways, though some drivers go higher. Fatalities have risen after a prior 20 percent drop, and speeding citations have not curbed behavior. Officials urge increased blue-light enforcement to deter speeding.
A historic critic notes that Thomas Jefferson proposed metric standards, but Congress only created a decimal money system. The piece argues US delays in metric adoption hurt trade, with $10 billion annual losses cited. Debate over who pays for conversion continues as most English speaking nations move forward.
President Nixon pursues a record of travel as White House aides boast of more countries visited and more miles logged than any prior president. Histories show Roosevelt and Wilson as earlier aviation era benchmarks, while critics warn constant mobility may erode focus on domestic issues.
Dining with Postmaster Lynn Blackwood reveals outer walls rising on the new central post office east of City Hall, with over 40 000 square feet of workroom on the lower level to serve 125 to 130 carriers. The present building will be sold as the city prepares to move in. The piece also notes beef and food price trends, Miss North Carolina Susan Lynn Griffin’s pageant progress, and a LEAA push to treat consumer fraud as felonies, while Exxon Car Care Center expands 24 hour gas service to meet demand.
The scene of Jeremiah Johnson buried at Old Trail Town drew TV crews with Robert Redford as pallbearer. Warner Bros promoted the reburial tied to its film, while lawmakers questioned legality and VA officials debated the move, citing cemetery rules and potential precedence.
Whispers in the Senate cloakroom say subpoenas of embarrassing tapes could prompt the President to release conversations with senators. Barry Goldwater warns he may be hurt by private talks and could be tempted to vote against the White House on that basis. Len Russell Long recalls high points but not low points and says public airing could cost the President stature. Most senators echo the Republican leader.
The Washington whirl notes House impeachment staff rely on external investigations to build the case while delaying direct interviews with Watergate figures. Tapes cited remain a major stress point as Nixon withholds them, and some members fear the president may undermine himself.
Ray Cromley surveys a world economy riven by interdependence inflation and policy limits. An unnamed adviser argues no one can solve global economic troubles and stresses public acceptance and coordinated action remain essential. He critiques piecemeal U S and international policy and calls for deeper analysis.
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