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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1976
Page
3
Boston Herald American reports Congress nears final approval of a bill that would roll back Hatch Act restrictions, expanding public employee union power and risking a return to spoils politics. President Ford vows veto. Senate unlikely to override, signaling lessons of Watergate remain debated.
The Durham Sun reports the Postal Service is testing nationwide advertising to reverse a four year slide in personal and business letters. A official likens it to a telephone long distance campaign and projects a 5 percent rise could bring in about 150 million annually, though cost and stamp prices are debated.
The New Jersey Supreme Court voided a murder conviction of Carter and co defendant Aris after ruling that withholding of evidence prejudiced the case and violated due process. A new trial offers evaluation of recanting witnesses and potential race related claims as calls for equal justice grow.
The Greensboro Record critiques a school task force on sex stereotyping, contrasting calls for equal labor roles with a utopian vision of unisex workplaces. It argues for freedom of vocational choice over state mandates, warning that enforced equality risks coercion and undermines fulfillment.
North Carolina’s 1976 traffic fatalities reach 205 by the weekend’s end, 14 below last year. The slower 55 mph limit appears linked to fewer deaths, offering more driver reaction time and reduced crash impact. Some drivers resist slower highway speeds, yet more people survive.
A Pentagon funded VIP air fleet, officially the 89th Military Airlift Wing, operates 23 plush aircraft for government leaders and military officials. The jets, costing about 366 million each, boast desks bars and guest amenities, fly 24 hours, and cost taxpayers roughly 6 million yearly. Flight logs show VIPs including senators and representatives using the planes for unofficial trips, raising questions about security and use.
The piece quotes Michael Novak’s Washington Post essay reprinted by Congressman Michel. It depicts capitalism as a “scandalous success” and frames closet capitalists as a growing minority urging organized, public spirited support for free markets. It laments socialism and extols capitalism’s global reach and wealth creation with strong entities like United States, Taiwan, Japan, West Germany, Hong Kong referenced.
Ray Hubbard urges the Board of Education to save girls athletic programs arguing costs should not cut opportunities. Mrs Francis Wall and coaches Hester and Cozart defend the girls program noting positive values and long involvement from Northeaster High through High Point Central.
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