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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1973
Page
1
Naval Court of Inquiry heard Capt. Nixon recount the Watergate leak incident. He says seven crewmen caused a shower-room nozzle break and that no one else was involved. He failed to inspect and dismissed rumors, later claiming iceberg impact as the real cause and that it became every man for himself.
A dramatic review notes the High Point College Tower Players falter in See How They Run. The 1945 farce’s tangled plot, mistaken identities and a Russian spy fail to come alive on stage.
Gov. Jim Holshouser hailed North Carolina's 1973 legislative session as outstanding and urged party workers to keep working for good government, noting the GOP's growth to a real two party system. Mrs. Norm Armitage urged openness about Watergate and warned against judging the nation by hype, citing trust in the judicial process and not equating it with Teapot Dome or Chappaquiddick.
The High Point Enterprise notes its Saturday April 28, 1973 edition date and previews weekend sections and highlights likely local news, sports, and community notices for readers browsing the Saturday paper.
Myrtle Beach hears Norman Jaspan warn that dishonesty in business far exceeds street crime in dollars and participants. He cites conflicts of interest, kickbacks, and manipulations draining industry profits at the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn finance division meeting in Myrtle Beach. He estimates over 40 years white collar crime grows with mergers, decentralization, and new tech, urging top management to root causes, control losses, and motivate employees. Gene White of Stanley Furniture Co. leads the division.
The Piedmont Triad Regional Health Planning Council seeks independence from the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments while preserving a professional funding relationship. At the Alamance County Health Department meeting, revised by laws were tabled for discussion with joint councils on May 3 and May 16. If rejected, the Health Planning Council may operate independently and overhaul its bylaws.
James F. Scearce, a former High Pointer now living in McLean Virginia, is named to a labor matters consultant post at the U S Environmental Protection Agency by EPA Administrator William D Ruckelshaus. He recently completed 342 years as Special assistant to former Assistant Secretary of Labor W J Usery Jr and has worked with labor and industry on many issues. He is UNC Chapel Hill graduate with aerospace and construction industry experience including management of industrial relations and NASA John F Kennedy Space Center deputy chief of the labor industry relations office. In the new role he will explain EPA programs to labor and learn labor challenges in environmental work.
Firemen aided by automatic sprinklers extinguished a morning blaze at Mobil Chemicals, 1647 English Rd, with first alarm at 12 09 a m and second at 12 25 a m. The lacquer room fire caused minor damage to pigment bags and water damage.
Building permits totaling 2,255,619 include Wesleyan Arms 56‑unit apartment complex on N Centennial Street valued at 670,000, Springfield Baptist Church addition on Baker Road at 266,000, and multiple commercial and manufacturing projects. Freeman Hill issued 16 business permits totaling 784,760, plus nine new houses worth 296,750 and various repairs, roofing, and fencing across the city.
Mary Baldwin College announced five year trustee appointments for Mrs. Robert T. Amos Jr. of High Point North Carolina and George C. Garris of Norfolk. Mrs. Amos is a former Mary Baldwin student and alumnae leader, while Garris leads the Old Dominion Stevedoring Corporation.
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