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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1974
Page
2
A Raleigh correspondent warns gardeners to prepare for pests this spring. Beans should be planted with bean beetles in mind, corn doubled for squirrels and borers, and greens for rabbits and slugs. A collar around plants and paper cups aid non chemical control of cutworms. Ogden Nash quip ends the piece.
The St Louis Post Dispatch critiques subsidies for the two largest US airlines arguing that government aid has long funded inefficiency and monopoly. It notes about 70 million in annual subsidies for eight regional carriers to support uneconomical city services while questioning benefits of funding long haul routes like New York to Paris. It suggests Congress seek substantial benefits before approving multimillion dollar requests.
The Charlotte Observer notes Gettysburg faces loss from a proposed Pennsylvania vocational school and calls for preservation efforts. A lawsuit by the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association delays construction while urging land purchases and development restrictions to protect the historic site and allow sober reflection on Civil War movements.
In St. Petersburg the city buses carried 700,000 passengers last month, the highest tally in seven years. The report links progress to more bus use and suggests new yardsticks like a bus stop at every corner.
The Pentagon will supply discharge papers without SPN number codes, aiming to end opaque classifications that harmed veterans’ employment prospects. Meanwhile Raleigh Board of Education voted to destroy results of a controversial student personality testing for grades 4-8 and 11, raising questions about privacy and the value of home life data in school assessments.
A White House backed plan delayed postal rate hikes by freezing hiring at the Postal Service to aid Nixon campaign goals. Ted Klassen faced Senate scrutiny in 1973 over a depressingly slowed mail system. The piece links White House aides, Ehrlichman, Malek, and Cahill to the strategy, noting the Post Office reorganization aimed to sever politics from service while documenting ongoing Watergate era pressures and refusals to testify.
Afternoon commencement will be held alfresco in front of Roberts Hall if weather cooperates, with Alumni Gymnasium available for rain. The event marks a shift from Memorial Auditorium and Albion Millis Stadium, reflecting growing attendance and a preferred open setting. Vera ndel will receive Doctor of Literature for decades of teaching. Soil Stewardship Week noted. Songs for a Spring Evening featured Rotary Ladies Night with a packed Wesley Memorial Fellowship Hall audience and a Dixie encore.
NY editorial argues mandatory sentencing harms justice by removing discretion from judges. It cites cases from Michigan and Illinois, notes Supreme Court challenges, and warns of unjust outcomes like innocent juries and rigid penalties. The piece frames capital punishment as harmful and calls for measured, flexible justice.
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