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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1975
Page
2
An editorial urges adults and youth to join a new free admission summer recreation program starting Monday at Mount Airy Senior High School. The Mount Airy Town Board allocates 1000 to the Surry Arts Council to sponsor, with 700 more from United Fund.
The Department of Transportation overhauls Dobson streets and parking by replacing diagonal angle parking with four lane traffic. Residents and courthouse visitors struggle to adapt as old habits persist. Mayor Sid Comer says more parking lots may be added to ease the transition, a major growth phase for Dobson.
Seven Surry County officials including four of five commissioners travel to Honolulu for the National Association of Counties conference. Estimated cost to taxpayers ranges from 4200 to 7000 dollars. Critics question the trip and urge limiting delegation to save funds amid economic hardship.
The article notes Governors candidates emerging from outside Raleigh including Lt. Gov Jim Hunt and Speaker James Green on the Democratic side while suggesting Republicans and nonlegislative contenders like Jim Graham of agriculture and Hargrove Bowles as possible governors. It quotes a publication on ink permanence for flood-area records and discusses flood-era insurance records retention.
A Washington opinion piece argues the U S must cut dependence on foreign oil through voluntary conservation and new energy sources. It cites import reliance around 90 percent, possible oil price hikes, and tariff moves as inflationary risks harming production and employment. The author urges Presidential leadership and Congressional cooperation to promote energy efficiency and develop solar geothermal nuclear and coal options.
Worcester readers report local disarmament orders for Tory supporters amid a public crisis. In Philadelphia Congress moves to halt payments and provisioning for British troops in America, restricting funds and supplies to the army or navy in MA Bay and blocking transport of British troops or war stores.
James Reston notes Ford’s rising popularity aided by his veto of a 5.3 billion emergency jobs bill. The House failed to override, highlighting disputes over deficit risks and pork barrel projects. Ford’s steady leadership and market signals boost his bid to shape 1976 politics.
In a detailed proposal Victor H. Denton outlines relocating the Moore Avenue station to North Main Street near Linville Road to optimize service. The plan includes grade-level living quarters and apparatus room, improved access to Riverside Drive and Lebanon Street areas, and landscaping of a newly opened lot. the project would eliminate a downtown siren and could repurpose the old fire station site if delays occur.
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