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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1971
Page
7
Rain and tropical depression near the coast trigger flash flood watches in North Carolina while Virginia and South Carolina see mixed clouds and showers. The report notes a near Wilmington tornado with no damage, and forecasts gradual clearing with warm temperatures through Thursday.
In Southport North Carolina District Court Judge Giles Clark dismissed bomb threat charges against Eu gene Gore head of the Southport Human Relations Council. Evidence tied the call to Gore’s phone but did not prove he made it. Children at Port Johnson Academy were evacuated but no bomb was found.
The IMF has not yet acted on Nixon’s suspension of dollar convertibility to gold. An 18 nation board met twice but did not decide, signaling disagreements or need for guidance from member governments. IMF notes the U.S. could buy or sell gold or currencies to stabilize the dollar while the Treasury pushes for stronger export competitiveness. Asian diplomats seek a more flexible currency system with possible 5 percent fluctuation. Japan, the Philippines and Thailand hold dollar reserves and oppose changing the dollar’s par value.
In Pamlico Sound the fishing boat Bonnie B recovered tail and flight control fragments from a missing Marine jet trainer. The aircraft disappeared August 10 during a routine training mission and two crew members, Major William Wilson and Major James Morgan, remain unlocated. An Marine accident investigation team confirmed the wreckage.
Chinese parents and the city of San Francisco asked Justice Douglas to delay a federal desegregation order by Judge Weigel. They contest racial balancing and neighborhood schooling, arguing de facto segregation concentrates Black, White, and Chinese students in certain schools.
North Carolina state universities will issue sharp tuition hikes for nonresident students despite a wage and price freeze. The General Assembly ordered a $420 rise this fall and again next year, making out-of-state costs $1,350 this year and $1,800 next year with similar increases at other state universities.
A brief aphorism notes that giving concerns time allows anxieties to ease as problems gradually resolve themselves. The saying suggests patience and calm can reduce immediate stress without action. It emphasizes reflection over hasty reactions.
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