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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1974
Page
2
The High Point Enterprise reports editor Joe Brown steps down after decades steering the independent daily. The paper thanks Brown for leadership shaping local coverage and notes a transition plan underway.
The UNC Board of Governors is expected to approve a plan for a four year ECU medical school amid rising costs. Legislators already authorized 15 million for a two year program and may seek 95.2 million more for a training hospital and facilities plus 3.8 million operating costs for 1975 76 and 1976 77. Estimates project 100 million by 1981 82, with tax funding unavoidable. Studies warn the state may not need another medical school and question whether graduates stay in eastern North Carolina. The call goes to ensure a full accounting as bills come due.
Washington editor notes a proposed pay hike for congressmen from 42500 to over 55000 within two years. Critics call it an outrage and blueprints to fleece taxpayers, arguing it mocks the war on inflation. The piece questions the timing with new lawmakers approaching January swearing in.
Henry E. Peterson rose to head the Department of Justice Criminal Division after 27 years but ended his career amid Watergate scrutiny. He reported progress to President Nixon, enabling aides to shape cover stories, a choice he defends while acknowledging trust as Watergate’s cautionary lesson.
The piece compares 1970s inflation and political mood to 1930s, noting GOP losses after the 1975 election and debates over economic controls. It cites Schlesinger and Stein, argues about wage price controls, and weighs wartime versus peacetime inflation trends and the impact of policy choices on inflation.
In Washington on November 1, leaders of major anti-Castro groups formed Cubania Belligerante, an umbrella alliance including former Cuban presidents and officers. They pledged to seek peaceful change but warned of possible urban guerrilla action in Cuba if diplomacy fails. The group aims to pressure U.S. recognition of Castro's regime and cautions that CIA-backed militants may back their cause.
In Raleigh a meeting with the North Carolina Medical Care Commission highlighted efforts to expand statewide hospital and medical facilities funded by federal and state sources. The commission licenses hospitals, administers student loans for medical fields, and coordinates with the Duke Foundation to boost statewide medical service, while noting remaining gaps in underserved areas.
Citizens question Chief Pritchett’s removal amid hearings alleging mismanagement and misuse of city resources. The piece shifts to North Carolina hospital expansion in Greensboro, detailing Wesley Long and Moses Cone Hospital plans, funding sources, and the impact of federal funds delays on construction timelines.
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