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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1972
Page
1
Readers raise safety concerns at the City Lake dam area near a railing deficient sluice edge. Parks chief John Fulmer plans plantings to deter traffic and improve safety. Also explained is the meaning of prayer for judgment continued as a deferred sentence for first offenders.
Hazel Tatro of the Weather Service notes average highs and lows for the first half of April. Boise ranges near 60 to the low 30s, Idaho Falls from the low 50s to the low 20s, and Pocatello from the mid 50s to the upper 20s.
A reader asks if Jerry Anders coaches a boxing team in High Point. the reply confirms yes and suggests contacting the Salvation Army Boys' Club for enrollment or information.
North Vietnamese forces expand seven day campaign by striking north of Saigon and attacking Quang Tri Province. MIG19 jets cross the DMZ for the first time, while tanks assault central highlands and Hue approaches. Quan Loi base evacuated as fighting intensifies near Cambodian border.
Former North Carolina Governor and Duke University president Terry Sanford formally launched his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He urged voters to reject a government that he said is not working and indicated he would contest two or three remaining primaries this spring. Sanford faces George Wallace in North Carolina on May 6 and stressed a different background and viewpoint as he seeks the nomination.
Sen George McGovern won Wisconsin's Democratic primary with 30 percent, defeating Wallace Humphrey and Muskie as Lindsay withdrew. Wallace rose in rural areas, while Muskie plunged to fourth, signaling a tight national race and cross-party voting patterns.
In Wisconsin McGovern and Wallace led a strong anti establishment surge with both carrying blue collar regions in Kenosha Racine and Green Bay and McGovern topping Madison and college towns. Humphrey scored in Milwaukee black districts and the 7th District near the Minnesota line as crossovers fueled the results.
Senator George McGovern triumphed in Wisconsin delivering a major boost to his presidential bid. AP reports his sweep strengthens his claim as a leading contender while acknowledging a long road remains with more primaries ahead. Gary Hart notes the plan aims to dominate a wing of the Democratic party and challenge the opposite wing in later contests.
Former New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell died at 63 after a long illness in Miami. He had been hospitalized since March after a Bahamas retreat incident and faced decades of controversy over earnings, ethics, and his political career.
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