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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1970
Page
4
Lt Gen Herman Nickerson Jr. laments that returning service members from Vietnam faced cooler receptions than earlier wars. He argues Americans must honor all who sacrificed in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, noting veterans saved democracy and the great days should continue.
In Los Angeles the 1970 reelection push reshapes Ronald Reagan from hardline activist to a more centrist, TV friendly governor. Expenditures tax talk and environment gain emphasis while payroll withholding and civil service stance shift as he courts younger voters and moderates policy amid Democratic challenger Jess Unruh scrutiny.
Rep. Henry Reuss and the House Conservation Subcommittee blast the Army Engineers for decades of lax enforcement of the 1899 Refuse Act. They accuse the Corps of favoring pork-barrel projects and polluters, urging an about-face in approving landfills and dredging in navigable waters to stop waterway pollution.
A Jack Anderson column reports on federal oversight failures in wastewater control and the 1899 act’s limited reach. It also reveals IRS licenses ex convicts to sell guns under rehabilitation exemptions, naming Olin Corp. and several other cases, and notes a Kalugin correction from a Soviet espionage episode.
The article notes Republicans aiming to win at least ten of thirty House seats, with South and border states showing a shift. It details a historical trend of Republican gains in 17 Southern states, the current 38 Republicans to 106 Democrats with one vacancy, and forecasts how a turnover could shift House control.
Federal construction lift could accelerate High Point's 2 million post office plan with bids under review. Local postmaster Walter L York aims to break ground soon as officials weigh bidder willingness. Also notes band trips, unauthorized phone directory covers, Guilford travel figures, and Elon College campus criticisms.
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