22 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1971
Page
1
A letter to Action Line from Fairmont Park residents complains of junk cars and weeds in the woods, horse barns and goat pens on lots, and stagnant ponds. Chief Building Inspector Freeman Hill says property owners have been contacted and will cooperate with follow-up by his office.
An Enterprise reader notes Blair Park Golf Course greens fees increased this week with the women’s rate set at half the men’s. The letter argues a legal challenge could overturn the schedule under equal rights principles and sidewalk-law ideas.
A reader asks why the Clover Brand Dairy building beside Merita Bakery remains standing for over ten years and if it will be demolished after street work. Another asks about opening a nursery with many children nearby and how to handle crowding. the department notes they will investigate suspected inadequate supervision but require reporter identity and rationale.
The Family Service Bureau at 113 Gatewood Avenue offers general marital and family counseling as a United Fund agency. Call 883-1709 for an appointment, with fees scaled to ability to pay.
An anon guest questions health laws against keeping dogs in a home and odor in front entry. Health inspectors require a specific address and do not take anonymous tips. contact directly or rereport with exact house number.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield criticized the October South Vietnamese presidential vote as a farce after the Supreme Court reinstated Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky on the ballot. Ky's candidacy renewal follows pressure from President Thieu and U.S. mediation, with Congress expected to revisit Vietnam aid when it reconvenes in September.
President Nixon named a six member advisory panel to coordinate U S government relief for East Pakistan refugees, work with the United Nations, and ensure timely aid. He also issued a tariff rate quota cutting stainless steel ware imports and spoke with Treasury Secretary Connally and OMB Director Shultz as he relaxed at the Western White House. The panel includes George Elsey James Perkins Joseph E Johnson and other prominent citizens coordinating AID relief efforts in Pakistan and India.
The Democratic National Committee and labor leaders condemn Nixon economic package as a display of Republican contempt for working Americans. They praise wage price freezes and a return to gold price steadiness as steps, but say only specific programs will prove true solutions and warn against devaluing the dollar without broad international trust.
North Carolina Attorney General Robert Morgan, guest at a Jackson County Western Carolina University breakfast, signaled he plans to enter the 1972 Democratic gubernatorial race. He stated he intends to be in the campaign and that it might very well be that he will be in it.
Amateur gem seekers work hand dug holes in Hiddenite, North Carolina, hoping to find emeralds amid quartz veins. Tom Adams reported 200 stones found at an 18 foot pit on land owned by his wife, with one large emerald among the haul. Adams estimates value may run into hundreds of thousands, while experts caution many stones are flawed.
The article describes rising hopes for Nixon's economic policies amid a shaky 90 day wage price freeze. Labor unrest grows as Congress debates tax plans while the Justice Department files a suit to reverse Texas teacher pay raises during the freeze. The Cost of Living Council condemns Texas actions and proposes withholding federal contracts from violators.
The piece argues over whether the 90-day price and wage freeze will end March 12 1972 extend to April 30 1972 or require a price control bureau. Secretary Connally signals willingness to act to keep stability while economists weigh Nixon measures as likely sufficient. The text notes lawmakers and foreign ministries show cautious approval.
AP report details a two hour siege at San Quentin Prison in which seven people died including Soledad prisoner George Jackson and several guards. Three guards and three other inmates were killed with others wounded as the escape attempt unfolded in the prison yard. Jackson faced trial for the 1970 beating death of a Soledad guard and his brother Jonathan, age 17, died in the Mary Count courthouse shootings along with a judge. Angela Davis was later charged in that incident.
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