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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1970
Page
6
The piece discusses inflation as a persistent issue shaping savings retirement plans and policy. It cites Sylvia Porter noting Nixon support for automatic Social Security boosts tied to the consumer price index and compares inflation to a globally entrenched reality with past rising living costs.
President Wendell Patton opens the new school year at Point College urging tolerance for rational discussion over confrontation politics. He says campuses must be educational not police states and warns violence is a crime while endorsing orderly processes to maintain campus order and responsibility.
A religious speaker warns that mental poisons like suspicion, anger, and prejudice are more harmful than chemical toxins. He cites Christ’s command to love one another, links hatred to physical illness, and endorses Christian love as the remedy, ending with a Bertrand Russell quotation.
The piece argues hijackings threaten order and urges strong international response. Governments worldwide denounce the crimes and the United Nations may aid in international coordination to curb air piracy and prevent safe havens for kidnappers.
In a blunt bid to topple Senate liberals, President Nixon plans to push strategy from behind the scenes. He aims to handle major foreign and domestic issues as he weighs a personal push in key Senate races, while avoiding overt campaigning.
Lawmakers clash over enforcement of the 1899 act as U S Attorneys slow to act against polluters. In 1969 only 69 cases were considered. 1970 shows acceleration with 150 reviews and prosecutions rising, while fines and jail terms remain rare.
Plans led by Holt McPherson and Ray McMahan envision replacing the old Elwood with an eight story modern office building, First Citizens Bank on the main floor, and an elevated $ & W cafeteria in a sunken plaza. The project could be ready by early 1972 if continuing progress avoids delays, signaling a major boost to downtown renewal alongside Pat Brown’s North Main improvement and a city park event.
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