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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1976
Page
4
A pair of reflective quotes explores mortality and meaning. The first cites Psalm 39 4 about recognizing life’s brevity while the second from John Henry Newman counsels fearing a life that never starts rather than its end.
North Carolina private colleges push for higher public subsidies as UNC Board of Governors seeks 500 grants for next biennium. Private leaders want 600, aiming for about half of public college funding, raising total outlay toward 23 million. Debate centers on policy, accountability, and duplication between public and private campuses.
The piece notes President-elect Jimmy Carter pledging to align Inauguration Day with the public mood on spending. It recalls Nixon's 1973 $4 million inauguration and estimates about $6 million for a similar event in 1977 after inflation, doubting real-dollar cuts.
The piece recalls postwar prosecutions at Nuremberg and ongoing efforts to denaturalize figures like Bishop Valerian Trifa. It notes long paths to justice for suspected Nazi criminals such as Martin Bormann and Adolf Eichmann, with later cases in Paraguay, Argentina, and West Germany, and cites extensions to murder statutes.
A skeptical look at how foreign gifts and junkets to U S politicians have influenced policy. The piece cites past investigations into South Korea and details alleged influence by the shah of Iran, Spain's Trujillo, Portugal's Salazar and others, suggesting decades of costly loyalties.
President-elect Earl N. Phillips Jr. led a conference at Tanglewood Park with Chamber of Commerce directors and commentators to discuss tapping leadership resources for the year ahead. He urged civic leaders to invest their time and moral effort in guiding the community through current challenges.
The piece praises emerging leadership in High Point with figures like E. Lee Cain, Robert H. Shaw Jr., and Jim Melvin as the city eyes growth. Brown notes strong cultural gains, urban renewal strides, and the need for more representation and civic engagement amid ongoing challenges and a broader Triad outlook.
Democratic Congressman Richardson Preyer spent an afternoon addressing business leaders to ease fears about Carter era spending. A sharp response to a question on cutting Washington bureaucracy drew laughter when he quipped that government reform is no sport for the short-winded.
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