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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1976
Page
2
A reflective passage cites 1 Corinthians about laying a foundation and careful building. It praises strong minds, brave hearts, true faith, and unbuyable honor in leaders. The quotation by Josiah G. Holand extols integrity over office power and political manipulation.
North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten plans to argue the state's death penalty case before the U S Supreme Court. He notes personal Baptist opposition but will present NC law and precedent as he defends capital punishment, with hearings set for March 30.
A letter argues the CIA bears past misdeeds yet remains vital, defending Director George Bush as he is slated to speak at Guilford Courthouse Bicentennial events. It dismisses the Civil Liberties Union critique as damaging and questions the appropriateness of any official representative at the 200th anniversary program.
The U N Conference on the Law of the Sea meets in New York March 15 to May 17 over fishing rights as Britain and Iceland clash over a 200 mile offshore waters. Britain reduces catch in Icelandic waters. Iceland seeks full control. The United States backs a 200 mile economic zone and is prepared to act unilaterally. A 20 mile U S fishing zone may be enacted by July 1 1977.
A reporter infiltrates Florida farms to document peonage like conditions among migrant workers. Read of backbreaking labor, feverish camp life, deducted wages, debt cycles, poor meals, wine, inadequate housing, lack of healthcare, and fear of retaliation. The piece ends with a worker offering support and a chilling reflection on the contradiction of US wealth and exploitation.
In this column the writer questions how Gulf Oil and Lockheed hid large corporate contributions from auditors and the IRS. He surveys the tax system, laments opaque practices, and argues taxes are civilization’s price while large firms evade detection.
A writer rails against lax tax enforcement and auditor naivete, arguing that indisputable sums like twelve million dollars could hide in corporate overhead. He questions managers and calls for accountability, jail for corrupt auditors, and action on charitable grants and gift taxes.
In a satirical tableau, a Gulf Oil collector demands repayment from a U.S. senator for 16 years of under the table contributions. The skit features Gulf executives threatening recall and portraying a nationwide web of Gulf stations as leverage, while exploring the notion of corporate accountability in political funding.
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