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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1971
Page
4
A House Appropriations panel approves 289.9 million dollars in federal funds for SST supersonic civilian aircraft development. Debate shifts to a closely divided Senate with environmental and economic concerns. prior federal outlays reach 1.3 billion with 403 million in private financing.
Army records show 343 known dissenters and 106 suspected ones, totaling 449 subversives scattered at 47 U.S. installations worldwide. Fort Bragg houses the most with 43 names. Texas bases Fort Hood Fort Bliss and Fort San Houston noted for high radical counts.
In a clash over taste and policy, Rep. Don Clausen and Rep. James Hastings push for American wines in White House service, urging a two to one ratio of American to foreign wines unless diplomacy dictates otherwise. A White House insider questions Nixon’s wine judgment while Mills remains a pivotal power broker.
Floyd Mehan of Mr Apparel announces rapid growth from 38 workers in 1959 to 2100 with further expansion under U S Industries. Plans include 600 local employees after new Trout Dale plant and a 3 million yard cloth warehouse. Also notes Mr Jeans and Mr Casuals growth, and a Guilford County crape myrtle plant sale supporting beautification.
Irish communities worldwide mark St Patrick’s Day amid concern for Ireland’s unrest and sectarian tensions. In the United States, Chicago claims top revelry, while the White House hosts a two day Irish event tied to Pat Nixon’s birthday and a visit by Ireland’s Prime Minister John Lynch. The piece notes Nixon’s remarks on ancestry and the enduring, evolving American Irish identity within the broader American dream.
The article traces a nationwide pushback against rising school costs since Sputnik. NYC faces a $40 million deficit with 6,500 layoffs and 10,000 to 11,000 substitute teachers halted. Statewide referendums fail, costs rise faster than property values, and districts cut programs and services across multiple states.
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