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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1972
Page
4
The City Council backs Sunday restrictions as shoppers migrate to nearby cities. The Enterprise urges change amid enforc ement flaws and public frustration. Jim Pearce's stance fades, while past health governance issues shade present policy debates. The paper calls for civic action to be heard.
The column lauds Winston-Salem Police Chief Justus Tucker for a community oriented crime fighting model. It compares with High Point and notes strengths in youth training and public contact while urging openness and improved court liaison and consideration of federal legal support.
An article states the FBI actively surveils black leaders for political rhetoric while white extremists receive less scrutiny. It cites MLK, Coretta King, Abernathy, Jesse Jackson, Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin, and Floyd McKissick Jr. as targets with dossiers. It notes McKissick’s shift to Soul City and his anti Nixon remarks.
The FBI documents reveal checks to Floyd McKissick tied to the Rabinowitz Foundation and mirrored sums to Coretta Scott King from a film’s receipts. Other files detail scrutiny of Roy Innis, Roy Abernathy, Muhammad Ali, Belafonte, Baldwin, Dick Gregory, Ossie Davis, Eartha Kitt, and Black leaders amid ongoing investigations. Jordan complains he has not been interviewed by agents.
A Daily Mail series notes high awareness of class markers across money, education, speech, and residence. Mobility games and BBC speech patterns illustrate barriers between working and middle classes, with few expecting social ascent and many content to stay in their current world.
Washington coverage notes Connally's influence on policy and potential as Nixon running mate. The Texas visit raises talk of pairing with Nixon to win Texas, though no decision is announced. Agnew remains a strong factor, and the President may delay a choice until strategic, not political, timing.
In Washington, Ernest Cuneo argues the Kremlin inflates crises to extract favorable terms at summits. The piece contrasts Soviet pressure with Western diplomacy, cites past conflicts and presidents, and concludes Nixon faced no choice amid Red Army advances and allied casualties.
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