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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1971
Page
5
Enterprise profile of Emma Padgett charter principal at Shadybrook Elementary in High Point. She emphasizes enthusiasm in students and modern, place for teacher training. recalls early challenges at Northwood guiding readiness and on opening Shadybrook despite construction delays.
Mrs. Padgett, a High Point native and educator, admires Dr. Pruette's support for innovation in schools. A former guidance director, she has led Beta Omicron and NC groups, held posts with YWCA and AAUW, and plans to become president of the state federation.
An editor's notebook argues that Western misperceptions about Soviet behavior hide a deeper consistency. It critiques the belief that concessions quell fear, compares U S policy with Hitler's tactics, and contends that communist aims push for global conflict regardless of surface contradictions.
The piece argues John Lindsay, the New York mayor and former Republican turned Democrat, could outperform Kennedy and McGovern in TV-driven polls. It notes Lindsay's glamour, image, and personal life, suggests he may appeal to late 20th century voters, and contemplates a 1972 Democratic path balancing left and center candidates.
The piece notes that only two unions exceed one million members, with the Teamsters at 1.6 million and the UAW at 1.4 million, while 18 million workers are in unions. It discusses union power in key industries, Meany and the AFL CIO stance on Nixon’s wage and price controls, and the need to extend controls to profits and dividends. It highlights labor’s gains, the ongoing labor management tension, and the demand for equal application of controls to avoid a larger pie split.
A syndicated column notes navigating High Point amid roadwork on E Washington Drive N Elm and S Hamilton. The piece muses on early fall hints and a winter berry signal, cites St Mary’s Episcopal Church newsletter, and reports 1971 auto output figures from the Automobile Manufacturers Association with year to date totals and comparisons.
In Thomasville the city recreation department led by Clint Ingram expands youth sports from a four team midget football program for ages five through eight to summer baseball leagues for ages 9 to 15 and adult softball, highlighting volunteer coaches and free equipment as central to community cohesion and local pride.
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