Reforming NC traffic records to separate minor infractions
North Carolina should distinguish between crime and noncrime in motor vehicle issues. Veteran Guilford County Superior Court Clerk Joseph P. Shore touts reform to classify minor traffic lapses as noncriminal to reduce court burdens and taxpayer costs while preserving public safety and fairness. He seeks a study commission to define motor vehicle infractions separate from criminal offenses.
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Guilford County
Joseph P. Shore
North Carolina
Shore
General Assembly
Ann Landers in Red China A humorous farewell column
Miss Landers reports from China during an AMA delegation trip. She notes no sexual problems and hospitality, contrasts with U S norms, and recalls a tiny parting gift of a blue sock and a dime-store comb. The piece ends with a question about American behavior.
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Ann Landers
Miss Landers
Red China
American Medical Assny
China
AMA
Chicago
Chairman Mao
Energetic Palaver on the lingering energy crisis and policy debates
The piece surveys public response to post crisis energy concerns, noting elevated costs and consumption while skeptics question the depth of the crisis. It highlights Hubbert’s long view on fossil fuels and previews the World Energy Conference in Detroit, with industry leaders and governments set to discuss resource recovery and efficiency amid limited environmental input.
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M. King Hubbert
U.S. Geological Survey
America
Hubbert
Jolir Aly
S. David Freeman
Ford Foundation
Energy Policy Project
Wilson Clark
Environmental Policy Center
High Point Site Redevelopment Urged for Market Use
Enterprise Editor Emeritus E. Leroy Briggs calls for state to reclaim land once deeded for a farmer's market near North Main and Virginia Avenue. He suggests transferring the site to the city as a new market to boost crops, trade, and downtown activity, noting the old freight station remains in use and a new one exists nearby. The piece also covers Constitution Week observances in North Carolina, a High Point High School Class of 1959 reunion, and Jaycees’ reflection on this year’s fair and upcoming events.
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E. Leroy Briggs
Hel Point
North Carolina
North Main
Virginia Avenue
Southern Railway
Briggs
High Point
High
Grover H. Jones
Express Company
Arthur Johnson
D.A.R
Myers Powell
Spence
Jane Tally Bull
Richard Kemp
Kemp
Tommy Burton
George Hayworth
Patty Young McLarty
Elvis Presley
Center Theater
Elvis
Jaycees
Dave Moore
Schlitz Brown Bottle Room
Winston-Salem
Kernersville Jaycees
Letters to the Editor Evolution vs Creation Cont'd
A Tennessee reader confronts an editorial on Genesis Law arguing science rests on provable facts not theory. The letter asserts life from preexisting life, design implying a designer, and cites textbook bias, fossil hoaxes, dinosaur tracks with human prints, and a call to remove "false science" books from North Carolina schools. It urges adoption of Biology a search for order in complexity.
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Tennessee
Cantrell
N.C
Tenn
Java
Glen Rock
Texas
Arenes
Nixon pardon sparks debate over justice and history
A letter from G H Lambeth of Thomasville argues that President Ford’s pardon of Nixon was justified. He credits Nixon with opposing communism and aiding POWs, cites Watergate as media-driven politics, and urges continued inquiry into the DNC break-in while praising Ford’s action as restoring faith for fair-minded Americans.
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Patterson
Nixon
Ford
America
Alger Hiss
Washington Post
New York Times
Democratic
McCord
DNC
Vietnam
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson
Supreme Court
G. H. Lambeth
Hilltop Rd
Thomasville
Food Price Mark Ups and Consumer Frustration
A reader questions weekly automatic price increases at local grocers. They report multiple price stickers on the same item and inadequate discounts, arguing managers lack legal right to raise prices weekly and suggesting stores benefit from constant markup. They wonder if chain management endorses this policy.
Looking For A Friend From World War II
HIRAM TEAGARDEN requests help locating Roman Wilborn known as Rolla Coaster who served with him in Company B 121st Infantry 8th Division overseas during World War II. Teagarden provides an old High Point address but believes it is not current and hopes correspondence or a visit.
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Rolla Coaster
Roman 8
Wilborn
High Point
Hiram 8
Teagarden Rt. 1
Box
Mt. Morris
P.S
Co. B
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Joe Brown
U.S
Detroit
United States
Clark
Holt McPherson Enterprise
High Point High School
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