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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1977
Page
4
High Point becomes home to the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival at the High Point Theatre and Exhibition Center. The move signals a citywide arts growth with public involvement emphasized by the High Point Arts Council and local citizens.
A Greensboro mayor urges regional cooperation to shape a livable Piedmont Triad. He cites water issues and regional planning, notes Guilford's have nots vs neighbors have, and calls for a shared approach among High Point Greensboro Winston-Salem to counter local pride.
The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a pause on the Tellico Dam in Tennessee to protect the snail darter, a rare fish, under the Endangered Species Act. The ruling could jeopardize other dam projects as federal planners appeal, with similar fights over the riffle shell and lousewort cited as examples.
A conservative travel piece describes two weeks away from Washington as a cure for Potomac Fever. The author recalls Savannah, Hilton Head, Beaufort, New Orleans Mardi Gras, and a Mississippi paddle steamer cruise, contrasting southern charm with Washington politics.
Secret Hughes papers reveal a 1970 escape from the United States to Nassau then Nicaragua with multiple penthouse moves and a Florida stop for a subpoena. The billionaire’s empire included hotels casinos mines airlines and 30 000 acres of desert. His finances showed large savings yet missed cash and dormant funds with unsettled wills and club memberships.
A reader laments dogs terrorizing a Brentwood Street yard and calls for stronger city laws. The letter praises a shot police dog killing, urges medals for officers, and questions police authority and city leadership over animal control and public safety.
The Enterprise letter praises Rep. Jim Morgan for opposing abolition of Civil Service for city employees. It argues the new personnel ordinance should protect all workers and criticizes City Council for how they handled the issue. It commends the citizens group for polling employees and urges continued advocacy.
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