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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1972
Page
5
The forecast from Friendship Airport predicts a slow warming trend with partly cloudy skies today and Sunday. Saturday highs will reach the low 80s, with Sunday in the mid to upper 80s, and scattered showers possible in the mountains and along the coast Saturday night.
In Miami, State Atty. Richard Gerstein ruled 71 year old Mattie Davis acted in self defense after Edward L. Dukes 30 died from a gunshot. He ordered a formal inquest to determine if charges should be filed while noting eyewitness interviews and the deadly incident at Davis's apartment house.
A compiled set of crossword style hints covering topics from chemistry to geography with terms like Zoroastrian of India sacred books nautical term and Roman earth line arranged as a clue sequence. The list includes varying lengths and number references for puzzle solvers.
Washington AP report notes Interior Department paid a $121 daily consultant to rate Morton's photogenic appeal. A censored section from Harry Treleaven's public image study claimed Morton is the most photogenic official and should appear in newsworthy events for better TV and print coverage.
In Reykjavik, Boris Spassky trails Bobby Fischer 5 to 8 in the 13th game of a 24 game match. Fischer won to extend his lead. the two players meet again for game 14 as the title hinges on future results. Spassky faced an early white, then blundered on move 69 allowing Fischer to force resignation five moves later.
George Romney says he will resign as secretary of housing and urban development after final duties are completed. He discussed leaving with President Nixon and said he may pursue private sector public service work. The Boston Globe cites a formal memo pressuring faster Agnes relief in Luzerne County Pennsylvania.
State trial judges denounce a proposed broad overhaul of canons, especially a rule to disclose all outside income. The National Conference of State Trial Judges voted 60 to 31 against the provision citing privacy and re election concerns. The ABA awaits final approval and nationwide adoption.
Stanford University geologist predicts measuring crust stress could give two to three hours warning by 1985. Dean Richard H Johns cautions research must pair warnings with planned responses to move people to safety and halt freeway traffic during a quake.
Three former Westinghouse Credit Corp. employees in Charlotte were charged with embezzling nearly 48000 dollars. Jack D. Overcash William Doughton Holder and Ronald Sloop were named. Overcash was arrested in Florida for diverting over 46000 dollars by fictitious loans and the trio shared profits from a repossessed home entertainment center.
President Jomo Kenyatta survived an assassination attempt near Egerton Agricultural College 150 miles north of Nairobi while visiting the college. Security forces foiled the attack. no official comment was issued. Kenyatta, 82, led Kenya to independence in 1963 and served as prime minister and later president.
At 8 PM the Miss Black Teenage America Pageant airs and at 10 PM Let’s Make A Deal premieres following the 2 show block. The listing notes a 3 program segment structure for the evening.
Archie clashes with family as he learns he is not all knowing in a set of TV listings. War and Peace Part 1 presents a Russian history drama amid Napoleonic turmoil from 1805 to 1812. Don Knotts and Arthur Godfrey spoof a horse opera in Comedy Theatre. The Catcher follows a former detective who finds college coeds. Mission Impossible features Phelps with amnesia after a hit. The IMF faces a challenging, possibly insurmountable, case.
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