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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1976
Page
5
A reflective item presents two quotes about God inhabiting believers as a temple and spirit within, and about finding God both inside and outside. The message emphasizes spiritual interior awareness and external presence.
Dr William Highsmith, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, tells a Hollywood County forum that reading effectiveness ties to unemployment and crime. He cites 16 to 21 year olds as the largest unemployed group, many functionally illiterate, urging schools and lawmakers to prioritize reading and fund improved instruction. Lt Gov Jim Hunt says he would seek a special appropriation to bolster reading education if elected governor.
A Charlotte architect agrees to be the first in a series of Good Ol' Boys endorsing Rebel Yell bourbon, while a Salisbury Post column questions the shift in meaning of the term. The piece contrasts Good Ol' Boy traits with Redneck stereotypes, noting the man’s focus on architecture rather than planning and his flashy dress and gun-control zeal.
A three judge federal court ruled the mid 1800s outlaw statute unconstitutional. It allowed a sheriff to declare anyone suspected of a felony an outlaw and invite killing if he resisted. The ruling condemns vigilante justice and urges North Carolina to consign outlawry to history. The state AG may appeal, but the editorial opposes any appeal.
The Hickory Daily Record reports criticism of East Carolina Medical School linking a Carnegie Council study to claims that U S physician shortages are ending and that funds would be better spent attracting doctors to rural areas. It notes the facility remains largely nonoperational and that taxpayers have paid millions with projections of at least 100 million more needed.
A columnist outlines an urban renewal proposal for High Point to transform S Main Street into a tourist district with a furniture museum a modern hotel and a large exhibition hall. Conventions and trade shows would draw visitors boosting the market and local shops while addressing financing and planning obstacles.
The Nixon tapes show attempts to involve Gerald Ford in halting the Patman probe and reveal deletions of remarks about Ford from transcripts. Ford denies coercion, while Dean accuses him of involvement. The piece notes Nixon's edits, Ford's sworn denial, and Tim mons and Cook denying talks with Ford. It also covers unrelated White House notes on maritime unions and minority contractor bills.
A reader denounces preachers supporting legal liquor stores in High Point. He condemns alcohol’s social harms, warns of hell for the majority, and insists he will follow God’s way even if he stands alone.
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