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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1971
Page
4
D A Rawley serves as President with Randall B Terry as Treasurer and Holt McPherson as Editor. The trio appears as the leadership lineup in the publication’s masthead.
Norman Cousins of Saturday Review staged a golf spoof centered on A F Day as April Fool’s Day. The hoax claimed HR 6142 would abolish golf, provoking golfer outrage before readers learned Day was a fictitious congressman and the prank was meant to be lighthearted. Collaboration with The Wall Street Journal sparked broader amusement.
Mecklenburg Senator Jack Baugh prepares a bill to cap real property value increases for county tax purposes at 25 percent if usage does not change. Critics call the measure flawed and unfairly benefits real estate speculators by reducing taxes for a portion of property owners. The bill would let officials seek higher values only through an appeal, but opponents say it distorts true value for tax assessment.
The Daily Star endorses a General Assembly watchdog with its own investigative arm. Safeguards are urged to prevent politicization and ensure diverse legislative leadership, enabling audits of budget expenditure and efficiency without a one man show.
The London Observer notes rapid changes in Sino American relations driven by Nixon’s Peking visit forecast and Rogers SEATO speech. It highlights China’s growing role in Asia, US disengagement from Vietnam, Japan’s rising influence, and regional power tensions including Russia, India, Pakistan, and potential nuclear dynamics.
Sen Russell Kirby says Governor Scott must push General Assembly to act on restructuring education. He warns delays cost North Carolina taxpayers as lawmakers in Raleigh delay action. He calls for ending duplication and bickering and focusing on decisive reform now.
A poem praising a mother for understanding guidance, care, and faith. The narrator thanks her for wisdom, bedtime routines, generosity, and the love that shapes a child’s life, with affectionate lines about a good father and family strength.
A reader recalls a gas outage near Charlotte helped by Murrow's Trucking drivers Tom my Idol and William Richardson. The column also outlines NC shoplifting detention law changes to be discussed at the NC Merchants Association convention and notes on July 31 implementation, urging merchant caution and public awareness.
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