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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1972
Page
4
A devotional message presents Hebrews 11:33 34 praising faith that conquers kingdoms and stops lions. It quotes Charles Wesley praising mighty faith seeing promises and trusting God to do the impossible.
An article contrasts local 7 digit emergency numbers with the proposed universal 911. It cites police 885-5031, fire 885-2171, ambulance 885-4141 in High Point and surrounding areas, notes regional dialing differences, and argues for a single nationwide three digit dispatch system. It questions cost and efficiency of separate switchboards and calls for action by officials.
The article recalls Mrs. Mary Scott, wife of governor W Kerr Scott, who influenced state affairs for twenty five years. It cites her urging Frank Graham for the U N C presidency in 1949 and later supporting friend Terry Sanford in North Carolina’s May 6 presidential primary. Her death just before her 75th birthday is noted with tribute.
City planners push to curb car use by lowering transit fares and free or cheaper travel. Washington aims to shift 25 percent to mass transit by 1975 with downtown parking controls. San Francisco explores toll cuts and car pools to ease congestion amid federal air standards and urban growth.
The 1969 National Security Study Memorandum 1 warned that South Vietnam could not counter Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces without American airpower, artillery, logistics, and some ground troops. It projected pacification would not yield full success for years and noted Saigon’s fragility amid Desertion and political instability. The report prompted Kissinger inquiries and mixed agency assessments.
In Detroit Wallace draws 4,000 at his rival rally while 4,000 plus 2,000 were jammed outside his encore. He climbs in Michigan polls as a leading May 16 contender, challenging McGovern Muskie and Humphrey who offer no firm stance on busing or tax reform.
Governor Nelson Rockefeller labels Mayor John V. Lindsay the worst since Tammany era corruption. He cites Mafia contacts, open contracts totaling over 70 million dollars, embezzlement risks in welfare and housing, and a stalled push for removal, urging citizen action to force a hearing.
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