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15 Aug 1971
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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1971
Page
1
City drainage dispute prompts erosion concerns at Street
Anon asks whether the city can compel a neighbor to correct drainage that washes across yards and into a creek. The reply notes natural slope limits action, suggests ground covers to reduce erosion, and warns buyers to inspect property during rain. A site inquiry by Public Works found no street water or garbage at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Dept. of Public Works
How to register to vote in High Point
An 18 year old resident can register at the county Elections Board office located in the basement of the City County Building on S Hamilton Street. Assistant Clerk Elva Small provides registration assistance in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Anon
Elva Small
County Elections Board
S. Hamilton St
Guards Fire At House During Prisoner Escape
A resident reports guards fired toward a home during a July 29 escape attempt by prisoners at a work site near Guilford County. Officials say only a camp near Asheboro in Randolph County houses armed guards and emphasize efforts to prevent escapes. The decision weighed firing toward a house versus allowing felons to escape and threaten residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.T.B
Guilford County
Stinking Creeks Prompt City Action on Sewage Issue
A reader complains about multiple creeks stinking during the day due to a blocked sewer fed into storm sewers behind Grant Street. The issue was investigated by the Utility Department and a stoppage cleared. The note mentions EPA contact and a conservation directory reference from the National Wildlife Federation. Bob Conner of the Conservation Council of NC provides a phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Street
B.C
Utility Department
Thomas Gore
Environmental Protection Agency
20Th Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
William D. Ruckelshaus
National Wildlife Federation
Bob Conner
Conservation Council of
N.C
Pamela Davis seeks transfer to play in band amid desegregation dispute
Pamela Davis, 15, says race of classmates did not prompt her transfer request from a court assigned black school. She explains she wants to join the band at the University of Alabama, noting she has played the clarinet for two years and has attended school with Black students since seventh grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Pamela Davis
Pamela
University of Alabama
George C. Wallace
Jefferson County
Robert E. Price
Westfield High
Minor High
Nixon
Wallace
Westfield
Senator Jordan Pushes Federal Busing Legislation
Senator B Everett Jordan urges swift federal action to outlaw forced busing and demands a clear policy statement from the President. He cites conflicting SHD, HEW directives and court orders as causing confusion for school officials. The piece also follows Pamela Price and her family’s desegregation transfer case involving Governor Wallace’s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Jordan
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Soldier Killed in Belfast Amid Sectarian Clashes
In Belfast near the Ardoyne area a British soldier was shot dead while helping to disperse a crowd, the third fatality in a week of Northern Ireland violence. Earlier, Londonderry saw rock throwing incidents and Belfast experienced a series of blasts injuring five people and damaging two shops and a customs post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ardoyne
Londonderry
Crumlin Road
Scott asks Nixon for desegregation bus plan meeting
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott urged President Nixon to convene a Washington meeting with state city and county school officials to discuss mass busing for desegregation. Scott said Nixon should clarify his stance and invite HEW and Justice officials to answer questions from parents and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Nixon
Scott
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
HEW
U.S. Department of Justice
Tropical Storm Beth Heads Off North Carolina Coast
Tropical Storm Beth formed off the NC coast with winds near 60 mph and moved northeastward away from the U.S. coast. Forecaster John Hope said it would stay below hurricane strength and affect small craft warnings from Cape Hatteras to Paramore Beach, Virginia for about 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Beth
North Carolina
U.S
National Hurricane Center
John Hope
North Carolina Capes
Atlantic
United States
Center
Hope
Hurricane Center
Cape Hatteras
Paramore Beach
Vietnamese Bases Shelled as DMZ Battles Intensify
North Vietnamese forces pressed South Vietnamese positions along the DMZ with 11 shelling incidents and two ground probes in the third day of intensified clashes. Casualties totaled four South Vietnamese killed and six wounded in ground and morning shellings, with intelligence indicating up to 10,000 enemy troops in the area. Farther south, government troops freed 31 civilians from an enemy base camp in Quang Ngai. U.S. forces reported minor American injuries and a helicopter downing with no fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Sarge
Dmz
Quang Ngai
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Ice Cream Vendor Shot in Jacksonville During Robbery
Oliver Harper a 59 year old ice cream vendor known to local children was ambushed by two youths in south Jacksonville. He was shot while resisting a robbery of his $22 in coins and later died in his truck. One 16 year old was charged with homicide. another suspect remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Oliver Harper
Harper
SEC Issues Rules to End Stock Information Blackouts
The SEC issued a complete set of guidelines prohibiting forecasts or earnings projections during stock registration delays. Firms may continue factual announcements to stockholders and the public including strike settlements plant openings and contract receipts while applications await approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
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Virginia
Michael Lynn
Alan Edmond
Edwyna Anne
Robert Reed
Thomasville
AP Ephotod
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