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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1976
Page
4
The article notes polls by professional firms like Harris and Gallup aim for credibility but show divergent results in the Carter Ford race. It argues that more polls increase confusion rather than clarity, leaving voters to decide without bandwagon effects.
The Nov 2 ballot asks voters to choose a justice for the state Supreme Court with Justice J Frank Huskins seeking re election against Republican Samuel Howard. Howard is a former lawyer and retired federal court clerk in eastern NC. Huskins is regarded as the court's top writer of opinions and is favored to be returned. The piece argues the choice should transcend party lines.
The article argues that Congress and the President granting Washington a sixth star is needless and rewriting history. It notes Washington already held three lieutenant general stars as commander in chief and questions the political timing in an election year.
Analysis of the 1976 presidential race focusing on the pocketbook issue, economy trends including unemployment, trade deficits, and wholesale prices, and the Dow Jones performance. It notes undecided voters, the unusual incumbent situation, and cites quotes from Alexander Harrison and Philadelphia officials on political reactions.
A Miami correspondent finds subdued enthusiasm for Carter across the Southeast two weeks before the election. Florida projections hint at a Carter edge in Miami Tampa and Jacksonville while Ford disputed. in South Carolina and Georgia Carter also favored though with limited ardor. Virginia and North Carolina show mixed results as observers weigh Carter ties to Zumwalt and Byrd opposition.
A reader urges the city horticulturist to continue the High Point community garden program, proposing options such as higher plot fees, fewer plots, or volunteer administrators. The letter warns against relocating the Johnson Lakecrest site, offers personal volunteer help, and urges publishing the letter to inform citizens.
Judith H. Fulbright writes disappointed about possible interruption of the community garden program for next year. The letter emphasizes city sensitivity to citizen needs, support for plots and a farmer's market, and the benefits of cost savings and self sufficiency for participants lacking space or suitable growing conditions.
A reader argues that Jack Kilpatrick's mid September column misreads the urgency of energy policy. The speaker credits President Ford's 1976 energy plan for realism, calls for more coal use, deregulation, and private investment in synthetic fuels, and urges Congress to fully enact the administration's program to cut oil imports and protect a national interest.
A heated discussion on tightening High Point liquor laws cites a persistent problem, with Jamestown profiting from sales. A proposed ordinance would impound vehicles of arrested drivers, auction them after conviction, and bar sales to those on a convicted drinkers list, funded by proceeds and enforced by dismissal for clerks who sell to listed individuals.
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