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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1970
Page
3
North Carolina showers eased after three days of heavy rain. By Tuesday some areas saw sun and spotty rainfall. High Point forecast calls for mild weather through Thursday with a 20 percent chance of rain and weekend showers possible statewide.
RALEIGH AP reports flue cured tobacco markets on the South Carolina and Border North Carolina Belt posted mostly steady to lower prices on Tuesday with declines of 1 to 3 per hundred pounds. Unripe leaf grades and nondescript leaves suffered the greatest drops as overall quality was lower and low leaf primings increased.
The Agriculture Department says the 1970 harvest will be down only slightly from the 1969 record due to acre age cuts and tight controls. Wheat and rice acreage limits trim food grain prospects, noncitrus fruit and major vegetables for processing fall about 12 and 5 percent respectively, while corn stands at 4.69 billion bushels and soybeans at 1.114 billion.
The forecast covers North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia with mild conditions and scattered showers. Highs range from mid 70s to low 80s across the region and nightly lows in the 60s to low 70s. Chance of rain increases Friday through Sunday especially in the southeast portion of North Carolina.
The prosecution rested its case in the Lonnie McLucas kidnapping and conspiracy trial after star witness George Sams Jr finished testimony. Sams and Warren Kimbro testified they followed orders to kill Rackley at a Middlefield riverside, with McLucas accused of driving and aiding the abduction and torture. Seven other Panthers, including national chairman Bobby Seale, face capital charges in the case.
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