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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1970
Page
13
In a Washington Post interview, President Nixon backs a 2 3 percent rise for first class letters and 12 percent for second class mail, 15 percent for parcel post, with junk mail up 5 percent. Citizens to Protect Junk Mail praises the move as protecting junk mail while noting costs.
Forecast calls for clear and mild conditions today in High Point and vicinity. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 40s. A 10 percent chance of rain today and tonight, 20 percent tomorrow. Tuesday mild with upper 70s, variable clouds. Wednesday should be fair and mild.
L Ray McMahan announces a $65 000 contract to Allen M Campbell Construction Co of Tyler to excavate and pin foundations for One Plaza Center on the Elwood Hotel site. Groundbreaking within 10 days. building to rise eight to twelve stories with S W Cafeteria and First Citizens Bank as tenants. Parking will be closed with barriers during excavation.
Guilford County Democratic Party executive committee hosts a fund raising dinner at Top of the Mart Restaurant in the Furniture Exposition Building. Eugene Simmons state party chairman will speak to fund the upcoming Guilford campaign. County chairman Jake Froelich says the dinner kicks off a hard hitting campaign to elect Democratic candidates. Invitations extended to many state office holders, including the Council of State. All 22 Guilford Democratic candidates expected. Dinner priced at 10 dollars per person with couple rate available.
City Manager Harold Cheek met with a five member committee of 54 sanitation workers to hear wage and benefits complaints. Workers seek $500 monthly across the board, overtime pay, civil service status and a seniority system. No strike is planned though union contact has occurred via Gene Gore.
Two residents of W Green Drive exchanged warrants after a dispute Saturday. W T Lee, 44, allegedly fired at Tommy Winchester, 32, who then shot Lee’s car tires. Winchester issued a warrant for Lee on assault with intent to kill. bonds set at 800 and 300 dollars for Lee and Winchester respectively. Other incidents include tape player thefts at Towne Theatre lot and multiple burglaries with small cash losses.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Commander Col Edwin C Guy defends high speed chases saying there is no reasonable alternative to stop lawbreakers. He argues drivers risk others lives to avoid arrest and condemns critics who blame officers for pursuit tragedies.
Hundreds of High Point elementary students will attend a free matinee at Central High School gym at 2 p.m. Tuesday as the North Carolina Symphony performs under the local Symphony Society arts program. Adeline McCall notes the program supports future audiences. more than 65 communities will be visited and a quarter million adults and children will hear the orchestra this season. The concert includes Beethoven, Handel, Copland, Prokofieff, and Wagner works with student participation in two moments. Nicholas Smith, 16, will headline Wednesday night with two concerts in High Point following his 1969 Young Artist auditions selection.
Commission and local groups will contribute to a two year regional health study costing 250000. Guilford County pledges 8254 over two years with 2000 already promised by local groups amid support from business hospitals and civic organizations. The study aims to address cross county health problems and regional needs.
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