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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1975
Page
5
A daily reflection noting Luke 23 35 where rulers mock Christ and the cross endures beyond rulers and opportunists. The quote from Ralph W Seckman asserts the cross remains the real thing beyond dynasties, urging steadfast belief.
Guilford County District Attorney Raymond Alexander plans to draft a bill to close loopholes in the state obscenity law. He cites consent judgments against two Greensboro theaters and argues current rules fail to prevent substitutions of obscene material. He notes local moves to grant D A offices power to declare material obscene as a public nuisance, a trend met with mixed reaction.
The piece surveys how columnists forecast 1976 politics, noting Rockefeller's potential pairing with Ford and Kennedy as Democratic nominee remains plausible to some writers. It reflects on the risky, self-promoting nature of think pieces and the uncertain road ahead for candidates.
A 1965 Northeast blackout left 30 million in the dark for 16 hours after a relay at Ontario Hydro No. 2 failed to reset. The crisis raised doubts about power pooling and grid reliability. By 1974 consumer rates rose, demand slowed, and utilities faced funding challenges. yet the episode prompted unusual calm and even generosity during the outage. Nine months later hospitals noted more births, a quirky sign of adversity’s odd aftermath.
The column compiles covert FBI dossiers on prominent Black figures including Martin Luther King Jr, Ralph Abernathy, Jesse Jackson, Roy Wilkens, and Coretta Scott King, detailing trips, finances, medical info, and personal conversations while noting partial reforms under Clarence Kelley. It also questions the Kennedy assassination narrative and cites Harold Weisberg’s Post Mortem. A separate item criticizes Union Carbide over the Kentucky bird killings and a planned 22 million more.
Columnist John P. Roche analyzes Portuguese politics as factions in the military resist civilian democracy. He notes left wing officers chant Power to the People while aiming to install their own rulers and compares potential fate of Portugal’s Constituent Assembly to Russia’s free body. The piece warns guns may shape political outcomes.
As Portugal's left wing military factions arm civilians and refugees from Angola accuse the MPLA, fear of a broader civil war grows. Observers compare the scene to Lebanon's chaos while democrats push for Spinola to restore order under democratic rules, amid a volatile mid air stalemate.
Washington column discusses defense contractors entertaining Pentagon officials at hunting lodges. Milbank defends morale aims, while critics warn of military-industrial entanglement. The piece notes alleged use of call girls and a shift to a massage parlor campaign.
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