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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1974
Page
6
A Los Angeles Times humor piece from 1974 riffs on President Ford's inflation message by sending a shopper to a gun shop to bite a bullet. The comic dialogue covers calibers, legality, and prices, ending with a playful absurdity about inflating costs and biting for relief.
Two weeks before a hearing, Howell stands firm as Haworth presses with cancelled checks linked to payments from Pritchett for wiring. Police and city officials testify of cooperation and routine undercover work, while Brinson and Beck connect a lake house boat track to Pritchett. A list of praise from unseen supporters and key locals closes the account.
High Point market features Original Art and Wildlite showrooms with driftwood pieces and glass topped tables. Best Imports expands its Sixth Floor showroom as Springer from Seville promotes handmade accessories and export potential.
Testimony portrays improved leadership under Pritchett after Teague era. Cooke criticizes past handling of racial disturbances, noting overreaction and tear gas. He cites a chaotic chain of command, a 1960s theater incident, and a 1969 dissolution of a planning unit. He argues current discipline rests with subordinates, not Pritchett.
Clapp recalls amid furniture market chatter on a Wednesday afternoon in 1968 that three market customers claimed seeing a roulette wheel cards and dice at the Rac n Cue. He spoke of a door officer not in uniform and a rumor he would be blamed, with later testimony tying the affair to police department tensions and calls for investigation.
Cooke rebutted prior statements by Capt. Jackson Lt. Jenkins and others in the council hearing. He denied threats about looting after Dr. King’s assassination and accused Jackson of personal enmity with Pritchett. He said other witnesses contradicted Jenkins and Howell and hinted at ulterior motives behind resignations and promotions within the Greensboro Police Department.
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