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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1973
Page
1
A Harris survey shows 62 to 28 support for terminally ill patients choosing to die, while 53 to 37 oppose euthanasia. Public views on hospital care find most distrust in neglect and malpractice, with concerns about under staffing and rough treatment.
In a peaceful Easter in a largely black neighborhood a gunman with a .20 gauge shotgun killed six and wounded ten at eight locations. A service station attendant Raleigh Henderson was shot dead after being asked if anyone wanted some of his life. Bonner, a 25 year old service station attendant, was shot during a chase and wounded in the leg. The gunman's motive and sequence were under investigation.
The North Carolina Democratic Party polls its 300 member state executive committee on backing a four year medical school at East Carolina University. The survey asks whether to urge official party action in the General Assembly or leave the decision to UNC Board of Governors. UNC board chair William Dees says legislative action could politicize the issue and apart from party control.
Thomasville Furniture Industries announced promotions of two supervisors. Mrs. Ruby Smith moves from secretary to sales service supervisor for national accounts. she lives on Maplewood Avenue and has been with the company since 1948. H. C. Culbreth is named cabinet room supervisor in Plant L, after 18 years with the firm and previously serving as assistant foreman. he is a native of Thomasville and resides on Edgewood Avenue.
Greensboro Irvin S Bull Jr and Dr Allison Maggiolo will headline the April 24 gathering of the NC Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers at the Oaks Motel. Their talk, Toxicity Accidents and Profits, covers OSHA federal requirements from health and hazard perspectives and safety measures engineers should pursue.
New Post Wayles R Harrison resigns as vice president merchandising at a Thomasville company to become vice president marketing at Hickory Manufacturing Co. He is former president of the Thomasville Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club and chairman of the Thomasville Redevelopment Commission. He will start May 15 and move to the Hickory area in late summer.
Princeton AP Gallup poll shows 41 percent think President Nixon knew in advance of the Watergate bugging attempt. About 83 percent have heard of the Watergate case, with 40 percent believing prior knowledge and 32 percent saying no advance knowledge.
Firemen contained a desert brush fire sparked by a 104 car Southern Pacific freight derailment about 50 miles east of El Paso. The train carried flammable fluids including diesel fuel and alcohol, with no injuries or damage to nearby homes reported. The flames came within 200 yards of Interstate 10 before containment.
James R. Hoffa former Teamsters president who served 13 years vows prison reform work after release. A $100-a-plate banquet at the Shoreham Hotel draws over 1,000 invited guests including congressmen and aides. Nixon declined invitation. Proceeds fund a nationwide prisoner assistance program run by the National Association for Justice.
Arraignments resume in Rapid City for those tied to a makeshift cross outside the Wounded Knee AIM bunker. Federal officers watched an apparent AIM protest on Easter Sunday as Indian insurgents beat an object on the cross for hours before dragging it back into the village.
In Hillsdale New Jersey a 7 year old Brownie scout Joan D Allesandro was found dead in Harriman State Park Stone Point New York after being reported missing. James McGowan 26 from nearby was arrested charged with her killing and is jailed on 50000 bail. The Medical Examiner cited evidence of sexual abuse and the body was found three days after she disappeared. Neighbors voiced shock and fear as the case unsettled the close knit town.
BERLIN AP Approaching his 79th birthday Rudolph Hess Hitler onetime confidant and deputy was linked to a hijack plot to free him from Spandau Prison Authorities say a 29 year old German activist told of plans to hijack a British European Airways jet from Stuttgart to Berlin and drive it to Moscow to force Soviet release Hess who will turn 79 on Thursday has been imprisoned since 1941 46 and in Spandau since 1966 He is in poor health and has spent most of his time in solitary confinement amid debate over his fate and past wartime crimes.
RALEIGH AP No fault auto insurance liquor by the drink and capital punishment dominate the North Carolina General Assembly agenda this week The Senate plans final approval on no fault insurance after a 31 to 5 second reading vote and a House subcommittee led by Rep Gerald Arnold D Harnett will study constitutional aspects The Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee will begin consideration Tuesday of a statewide referendum on liquor by the drink with a public hearing set for Wednesday
David C. Tucker, a Greenville South Carolina native and Furman UNC Charlotte alumnus, is named vice-president of Carolina Truck and Trailer Sales Inc. Tucker joins from over 15 years with the Motor Truck Division.
Practical advice urges washing, scrubbing, dusting and polishing before packing. Cleanliness helps reduce dirt carried to the new address and smooths the house move. Focus on surfaces, fixtures, and storage areas to start fresh.
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