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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1974
Page
2
Randall B Terry serves as president and co publisher while David A Rawley Jr holds vice president and other roles. Joseph P Rawley is general manager with D A Rawley as co publisher and Mrs C H Lockwood as vice president. Joe Brown is editor of the High Point Enterprise.
A column argues downtown vitality hinges on people and local institutions. High Point, sixth largest in NC, is underrepresented by state leases, with only two offices compared to Charlotte and others, urging civic action to secure more state presence and economic boost. The Chamber of Commerce backs a campaign to secure better state funding and offices.
Washington report on 1972 campaign abuses spurs US reform with a landmark measure for full public funding of presidential elections, strict contribution limits, and an independent elections commission. It contrasts European models in Britain France Finland Sweden Norway West Germany and Italy, noting differences in size funding and lobbying, and cites the 1975 test of public financing through voluntary tax check off to restore voter confidence.
In Chapel Hill reminiscences, William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Belor highlight rabbit tobacco, noting its uses in dried arrangements and old field cures. Thirty to fifty year olds recall smoking dry leaves for cigarettes and pipes, with strong scent and bitter hot taste. The plant, also called catfoot and poverty weed, grows in old fields and pastures alongside ragweed and beggar's lice. Some suggest trying rabbit tobacco to cut nicotine.
A survey of 50 prominent children's hospitals links many Knievel style stunts to serious injuries in children. Representative Murphy calls for hearings on TV violence, citing cases in Utica, Minneapolis, Boise, Bruceton, New York City, Salt Lake City and Brooklyn, plus a deadly Phenix City incident. He targets ABC for failing to warn viewers as the FCC drafts milder guidelines.
The author argues Labour risks a split over Europe after an election that saw Labour win a slim parliamentary majority with under 40 percent of the vote. Polls misled, Liberal and nationalist gains noted, and the EEC question could rupture Labour. A referendum is suggested but unlikely to resolve divisions.
The piece argues that President Ford is a steady but cautious leader amid inflation and low mood, noting Roosevelt’s era showed limited long-term economy relief. It criticizes the Whip Inflation Now plan as lacking rallying power, highlights policy contradictions, and ends by urging support for Ford while asking if any better option exists.
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