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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1974
Page
2
The Hicu Point Enterprise, an independent newspaper, lists D A Rawley as co publisher, Mrs C H Lockwood as vice president, and Joe Brown as editor in its masthead. The note documents ongoing editorial leadership and organizational roles.
Congress fears televised session with President Ford as witness on Nixon pardon. Questions about pardon scope raise constitutional issues and potential stonewalling fears. Democratic lawmakers urge careful questioning while party allies caution against partisan theatrics.
The re established North Carolina Organized Crime Prevention Council meets amid dispute between State Bureau of Investigation Director Charles Dunn and FBI Charlotte special agent in charge Edward Krupinsky over whether Mafia presence exists in the state. Dunn cites 11 Mafia families active in cigarette smuggling gambling narcotics and land schemes while Krupinsky cautions that any two-person conspiracy could be labeled organized crime. The rift highlights how to define and prevent organized crime as the council seeks to establish its role and authority.
A public hearing on amending New York State divorce law was scheduled in New Rochelle. The piece surveys rising divorce rates, liberalized grounds, and debates on whether laws are too lax or too strict, with opinions from critics and proponents, and references to notable figures and cases.
William F. Womble becomes chair and Charles B. Hayworth Jr. moves to vice chair with Womble, Hayworth, and W. Roger Soles named treasurer. The article recalls the college’s 50 year history, its Christian mission, and its rise after early financial crises. It also notes a California firm seeking Thomas C. Davis heirs, rising coal prices, ABC regulations on brown bagging, fuel oil tank costs, and a quip on aging and facial expressions.
The Kennedy children received 24-7 Secret Service protection for a week after a bogus kidnapping threat from a Boston tip prompted a large security response. The affair extended to Christopher Lawford, son of Peter Lawford, while authorities spent days investigating. Taxpayers face about 126000 in costs. Two major stories follow: Watergate tactics used to target a civil servant aiding ghetto blacks, with Edward Failor at Commerce Department helm and Census official John Casserly pressured over missing Americans in the 1980 census.
Letter urges citizens to support Fire Prevention Week October 6 to 12. Fire Chief P G Shelton offers guidance, homes will be inspected, exits drills encouraged, and schools will host safety instruction. Churches and pastors urged to upgrade safety and assist building inspectors in safety measures.
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