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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1970
Page
4
Observers say Richard Nixon remains internationally favored as president though facing press gaps and tense congressional battles. Agnew emerges as a strong campaigner within a cautious, methodical White House team while voters hold hope for steady leadership toward peace and stability.
The Senate Judiciary Committee closes three days of hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment with House approval by 352 to 15. Martha Griffiths led the discharge petition that revived the effort, while Sen Sam Ervin offers a substitute. Supporters push for full language protecting equality under law, though debates over compulsory military service and existing protections continue. The outcome hinges on Senate and state ratifications and the Supreme Court's stance on constitutional protections.
TV industry plans a fall slate featuring ghetto lawyers blue collar workers and interns amid backlash to Agnew attacks and a cigarette ad ban. CBS and NBC rethink specials while education themed kids programming grows as ratings drive revenue forecast to slow after a record 3.3 billion in ad sales last year.
A suppressed Labor Department study estimates 55 daily US job fatalities and 27 200 injuries while a higher toll may exist. The report, prepared for government by Gordon Altman and Brooks at 58 000 dollars, could push Congress toward a strong federal safety bill opposed by business groups. The White House weighs a compromise between Williams Daniel and Steiger proposals.
A California based comparison shows employers report no injuries while firms actually incur injuries. Nationally this suggests 2.5 million disabling injuries reported could rise to over 25 million serious injuries. The report defines disabling as missing work one full day.
High Point College weighs moving the new Student Center to a site west of Horace Haworth Hall of Science close to dorms and parking. Trustees will decide at the fall meeting October 14. Other notes cover Lee Kinard’s TB awareness drive, Dr. Ralph Taylor’s retirement plans, airline travel impacts from hijackings, and Wellington Hall expanding with new stores in Columbus and a New York showroom.
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