17 May 1977
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1977
Page
1
President Carter outlined six major goals at the United Auto Workers convention including balancing the budget by 1981 and launching national health insurance. He pledged to use all necessary steps to revive the economy if recovery falters and urged support for energy efficient autos amid rising imports.
Community Q A covers dogwood borers crown canker and root rot with guidance on sprays and tapes from Guilford County Extension. Also includes stone cleaning methods for pink marble and granite tombstones and notes a local epilepsy foundation meeting at the Chamber of Commerce with Dr. Cecil Slone speaking.
A Harris Greyser Diamond study finds over a third of Americans want investigations into food, hospitals, doctors, oil and automakers. More than half say general product quality has declined in ten years, with inflation as top worry.
A subcommittee of the General Assembly recommends raising North Carolina in state community college tuition from 132 to 204 dollars per year, a 72 dollar increase. The plan, which could save the state over 9 million dollars across two school years, faces student access concerns. Senator T Cass Ballinger defends aligning with neighboring states Virginia and South Carolina.
The 1977 Tax Reduction and Simplification Act cuts taxes for about 46 million people through a higher standard deduction and simplified tax tables. It raises the deduction for singles and heads of households to 2200 and 3200 for joint filers, expands credits for the elderly and blind, and limits the marriage penalty. This reform also retimes sick pay relief, adjusts overseas income rules, and includes provisions on gambling winnings and special relief for aged individuals with targeted credits and deductions.
At North Carolina Memorial Hospital a Day Op program lets essentially healthy patients go home hours after surgery. The initiative, in place since 1972, aims to cut costs and reduce stress while delivering faster recovery. it handles about 25 operations weekly and accounts for 15 to 20 percent of all Memorial Hospital surgeries.
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