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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1973
Page
2
Lee Cain and many volunteers led High Point's United Fund drive to surpass the $587,200 goal despite economic woes. Givers, including thousands of contributors, completed the initial push as campaign work continued, praised for a magnificent team effort and steady leadership from Cain and UF Executive Director Cecil Hayes.
The piece argues federal highway funding should reflect need and traffic, noting North Carolina receives 52 cents back per dollar paid while Alaska gets over seven dollars. It mentions H R 10549 proposing a minimum 80 cent return and urges public input to seek a fairer distribution.
A North Carolina subcommittee proposal would scrap annual auto ad valorem taxes and levy a one time excise at license plate issuance. It aims to net the same revenue while catching unlisted cars and reducing tax-collection costs, though public acceptance is uncertain.
The United States Postal Service seeks a 38 percent rise in second class rates after a 140 percent boost last year, risking small circulation journals like The Nation and Human Events. Publishers push for exemptions for mags under 250 000 in circulation and explore cost cuts to survive.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports President Nixon urged Americans to curb fuel use while his own staff and officials travel in a large fleet of jetliners helicopters and limousines. The piece notes jet fuel cuts limits on speeds and high consumption at Camp David and White House, with VIP travel and test flights continuing.
A 1970s style Thanksgiving message urges Americans to seek courage and divine Providence amid inflation and global tension. The piece reflects on the Mayflower journey, the Samoset encounter, and parallels with today’s unsettled world, then shifts to local notes on the 1974 phone book delivery and Jaycee book distribution. It also highlights Perley A. Thomas Car Works evolving into Thomas Built Buses, emphasizing growth, expansion, and international plant development tied to High Point.
National Byline reports William F Buckley Jr renowned author of God and Man at Yale has issued a public critique of Catholic hierarchy. He singles out El Pasos Bishop Metzger Rochester Bishop Hogan St Paul Bishop Byrne and others for engaging in social justice and secular issues warning such posture could erode clerical influence. The piece notes Buckleys pompous delivery and ends with a brief family anecdote about the Buckley lineage tracing to an orangeman emigrant from County Cork.
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