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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1969
Page
3
Editorial argues the consumer remains king as major retailers open Sunday hours. It cites a national retailer debuting 150 of 821 stores on Sundays, driven by customer desire and shareholder pressure to stay open. The piece contends competition, not law, governs shopping patterns, while urging Sabbath rest and cautious merchandising amid inflation.
A reflective piece urges daily gratitude ahead of Thanksgiving, noting America’s unique holiday roots and the enduring blessing of freedom. It emphasizes not taking blessings for granted and honoring God for manifold blessings while recognizing hardship exists.
A district judge shields physicians from prosecution for abortions under certain conditions, prompting appeals and calls for federal review. About 40 states permit therapeutic abortions to protect the mother’s health or in cases of rape or incest. several states have liberalized laws. The District of Columbia faces a unique legal gap, while doctors remain reluctant amid mixed enforcement.
A Washington report notes a lawyer argues abortion law must involve two doctors for legality amid a sentencing for performing an abortion. Prof Klinger's data show liberal laws correlate with higher abortion rates, while ACLU plans to challenge anti abortion statutes in several states with private attorneys ready to join. The piece notes abortion condemnation waning as a social issue, with many communities housing local abortionists despite controversy.
A Greensboro businessman protests the Highway Commission closure of the Virginia Street Wendover Avenue intersection. The division engineer cites dangerous accidents and notes a promise to notify. the businessman questions governance while praising former official Tom Burton. Paul Welch, the new engineer, emphasizes practical approach over politics.
Terrible politics mix with glamour as ex Bunny Terzio works in Senator Tydings and later in Rep Buchanan's office while public civil rights votes shift behind closed doors. Bill Colmer's Rulings please segregationists as longtime critic James Delaney votes with Republicans.
The item catalogs surprising party switches and political realignments including Hawaii figures Spark Matsunaga and another southern Democrat, with B F Sisk leaving to join Nixon supporters. It notes social cues like a safety label for snow shovels and a science forecast about altering planetary positions, amid Luxembourg’s quiet UN stance.
A churchman urges mindful action as Thanksgiving nears. He describes a World War II era vision of vast hunger and poverty, where a large portion of humanity labors in mud huts with little schooling. The piece calls for affluence to lift the needy through understanding compassion and prayerful attention.
The column recalls a Thanksgiving parable about three wishes and concludes that true wealth lies in appreciation, not material gain. It highlights James H. Millis chairing the Statewide Student Aid Commission to advise the 1971 General Assembly on college access, and notes Pointed efforts by Lyle H. Kearns and other local leaders toward college funding, alumni drives, and community programs across High Point and beyond.
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