Thoughts for Today Do not judge by appearances but judge with right judgement
A brief devotional line quoting John 74 urging fair judgment and inner discernment.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1976
Page
6
A brief devotional line quoting John 74 urging fair judgment and inner discernment.
North Carolina teachers and state employees push for a 16 percent pay raise during a special off year session. Despite rallies in Raleigh and GOP candidates visible at Dorton Arena, lawmakers offered only a 4 percent raise plus a $300 flat amount, triggering concern over governance and fiscal policy as candidates jockey for office.
The North Carolina Zoological Park advances to permanent facilities with an $40 million cost and a long build timeline. Director William Hoff cites a 1990 completion target as planners pursue funds from foundations, state sources, and public donors while visitors rise and regional benefits grow.
The fourth UN Conference on Trade and Development in Nairobi May 5 26 examines rich poor wealth gaps and calls for broad redistribution. Debates center on commodity programs a $3 billion fund price stabilization and separate trade deals while the US proposes a future production backed international resources bank. Debtors debt relief technology transfer and brain drain also loom large as delegates seek to ease tensions between nations.
The article extols H. Smith Richardson of Richardson Merrell Inc for expanding a global drug business and funding North Carolina education reforms. It notes his role as honorary chairman, his influence on curriculum modernization, and a gifts program that boosted teacher pay and school quality. It also touches on President Ford's Republican Congress appeal and a Guilford England visit with cultural reflections.
Jack Ford claims his father will back marijuana decriminalization once states drop penalties. NORML official cites private March Chicago meeting, while Ford favors prison terms for hard drug traffickers and opposes immediate decriminalization. The White House says the President has an open mind but remains opposed.
The article notes high costs of enforcing marijuana laws with 91 400 per prosecution and 600 million to taxpayers for arrests nationwide. It reports limited decriminalization progress, public opinion shifts, and mentions Jack Ford favoring local handling. It also details Solar energy funding cuts by ERDA and opposition from utilities, with President’s budget cuts and a nuclear push contrast.
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