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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1971
Page
10
Forecast shows sunny Easter Sunday in North Carolina with afternoon highs in the 70s in most areas and upper 60s in the northeast and Outer Banks. Good weather expected for Easter activities and parades.
North Carolina shows sunny skies with highs in the low to mid 70s inland and upper 60s to around 70s along the coast, with cooler nights in the 40s to 50s and no rain expected. South Carolina expects mostly sunny, warm today with highs in the mid to upper 70s, cooler tonight, Easter Sunday highs in the low 70s, and no rain. The North Carolina Forest Service warns high fire danger as drier air moves in, with clear tonight in High Point area and 40s tonight statewide. extended outlook through Wednesday calls for mild days, cool nights, highs around 76, overnight upper 40s in the mountains and around 40s elsewhere, with a chance of showers Wednesday.
Washington AP reports discussion of programs to place unemployed youth and engineers in jobs. The Labor Department notes limited success of the engineers bank started five months ago in Sacramento with 5000 applications for 300 openings. A pilot program will require states to develop affirmative action plans with goals and timetables if needed.
North Carolina Forest Service warns dangerous fire conditions in the state with humidity and wind near December levels when 526 fires burned over 28 000 acres. Citizens urged to use caution during outdoor activities to prevent wildfires.
Chicago report notes the board calls for a new state agency to plan coordinate and fund higher education institutions. It urges approval of an integrated budget and authority to align academic programs with statewide goals. The piece also references commentary on Dr Myron Schultz and a literary aside about cocaine linked to Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde.
Washington denied a request by the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice to camp in Rock Creek Park during April 24 to May 9. Rennie Davis urged Interior to bend rules to avoid Chicago riots, saying protesters would camp elsewhere. Capitol protest plans and peace demonstrations across federal buildings followed as President Nixon greeted demonstrators outside St. Johns Church.
Guilford County commissioners debated a combined bond and sales tax program to raise funds for educational facilities and jail needs. They warned that without bonds or a sales tax, property tax rates would rise 20 to 35 cents per $100 and construction funds could fall short. Officials urged public support and scheduled a public hearing for April 19 to push the measures to a June election.
A U S District Court judge will decide next week whether to issue a permanent injunction prohibiting two civil groups from interfering with New Hanover County schools. A temporary restraining order was extended until April 21, despite protests from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and others. The case concerns disruption of Wilmington's Azalea Festival set for next Thursday through Sunday, with protest leaders/meters linked to plans to withhold festival profits for a food cooperative for the poor.
Three South Carolina youths and a New Jersey hitchhiker were killed when their sports car rear ended a log truck near Hamstead North Carolina. Victims were James C Cokerill III 17 of Yonges Island Thomas W Bankston 19 and Theodore Ward 17 of Ravenel all South Carolina and Douglas Damrau 19 of Elizabeth New Jersey. The truck driver Donald Davis 21 of Jacksonville was not injured. The car had left a motel restaurant en route to visit Ward's relatives in New Bern.
The WSCA of the Old United Methodist Church sponsors a chicken pie supper on Saturday April 17 from 5 to 8 pm. Proceeds will go to the building fund.
Governor Bob Scott posts a total of 10000 in rewards for information leading to convictions from four killings in Orange County and Wilmington. Patricia Mann Misa Mann and Jessie McBane are named victims linked to February discoveries and Durham NC Watts Hospital nursing student Misa Mann and NC State University student Jessie McBane are cited. Additional rewards of 2500 each cover the deaths of Harvey Cumber killed February 7 in Wilmington racial violence and Clifton Wright 18, killed March 13 by a Wilmington shotgun blast.
SPRING LAKE NC AP unofficial word says charges against Army sergeant Griffin changed from premeditated murder to armed assault in the killing of two South Vietnamese militiamen at a Northern Vietnam base. His wife and father dispute details while Griffin and Motley face the case. Griffin’s dismissal of the charge is reported but not confirmed by official sources.
Christians prepare for Easter as Jews observe the second day of Passover with Seders and readings of the Exodus story. Thousands attend sunrise services while college students volunteer in Nevada Missouri and participate in local cleanups. Venues include Fort Lauderdale beaches and Colorado River camps, with Easter egg hunts for disabled children in Canon City and a Resurrection sculpture launch at Bryn Mawr College.
Noted firearms designer David Marshall Williams donated part of his weapons collection and a high workshop to the North Carolina Museum, citing his rapid fire rifle development. The record notes his past imprisonment and wartime service, with references to Army use and a Korea-era citation.
The Baptist Association opened a new Baptist Center at 402 Steele St with an expanded program of community work led by Rev. Floyd H. Rhyne. The Steele Street site was purchased in January and aims to serve all residents with no charge for services. A tutoring program for schoolchildren runs daily from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. starting in September.
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