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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1976
Page
4
The Hicu Point Enterprise announces 1976 staff and leadership changes with Mrs D A Rawley as co publisher and C H Lockwood as vice president and editor.
A daily note quotes Matthew 6 24 about serving two masters and contrasts it with George Washington Carvers belief that nature is an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks if we tune in. The two lines offer faith and science inspired reflections for readers.
The Gastonia Gazette reports Senator Bobby Barker of Wake County was arrested for drunk driving, refused a Breathalyzer, and after delays his license remained valid. His case was reduced to reckless driving, with supporters arguing he received favorable treatment despite the six month license forfeiture rule.
The Raleigh Times notes a New York Times analysis finds Ronald Reagan public about 1975 federal taxes paid but silent on 1970 71 and 74 filings. It highlights 1975 tax of 65000 on 252000 income versus average payments and points to years with minimal or no tax disclosures amid larger earnings.
The North Carolina Bicentennial Commission canceled plans for a July Fourth parade down Raleigh Hillsborough Street citing lack of participants. Officials joked about informing the commission it had the wrong date.
Carowinds enters its third year near Charlotte and Rock Hill with a $40 million, 73 acre park drawing up to 1031,000 daily crowds. Ownership by Family Leisure Centers Taft Broadcasting plans $10 million more over five years as I-77 expansion opens new markets in the Midwest and Northeast. The park operates under two state tax regimes with Carolina and Tar Heel syrup and amusement taxes affecting pricing and revenue.
The North and South Carolina park lowers ticket tax rate to four percent by 1977 while drawing 1100 seasonal workers with a $3.5 million payroll. Vendors within 50 miles buy $4 million in goods, utilities total $314,484 in eight months, and Thunder Road costs $1.6 million to build with in-house design. An expanded amphitheater to 12,000 seats is planned for next season with separate admission concerts to attract broader crowds.
Washington reports that ERDA head Dr. Robert Seamans and TRW VP John Foster form a quiet alliance shaping U.S. energy research contracts. TRW has received about 24 million dollars in noncompetitive ERDA contracts, with questions about propriety and influence in project selection and funding.
A North Carolina tax research foundation reports the state received about 1 billion dollars in federal grants while taxpayers paid only 9 percent back in federal taxes. The analysis warns that deficits abroad and at home show a pattern of spending more than income, urging concern over continued federal overreach.
In Congress the battle over non degradation standards tests whether new industry can expand while keeping air pollution in check. Opponents fear slowed growth and costly fuels but proponents argue clean air supports health and economy. In North Carolina tobacco country dirty air harms crops and inflicts economic losses.
University of Pennsylvania researchers George Gerbner and Larry Gross find heavy TV viewers see the real world as more dangerous and fearsome than light viewers. In surveys over four years they note heavy viewers overestimate crime risk and misread social roles, suggesting TV acts as a mass social control rather than a danger trigger.
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