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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1972
Page
1
Readers are urged to write or call Action Line at The Enterprise for help with questions. The note emphasizes that while every request is considered, high volume limits acknowledgment and individual responses.
The Raleigh State Fair runs October 13 to 24 this year. A joint NASA Langley Morehead Planetarium and N C Board of Science and Technology space exhibit will display a moon rover shuttlecraft command module landing craft and a space suit. An Apollo 16 astronaut may open the display and planetarium staff explore space illusion in the geodesic dome.
A reader asks about narrow Broad Street Virginia Place access due to parked cars and seeks Action Line help. Traffic engineers will investigate possible parking prohibition while another reader asks about being summoned for jury duty with little notice. the response cites a General Statute on supplemental jurors and emphasizes strict excuses only for compelling hardship or public welfare concerns.
Harold Hutchinson of the Employment Security Commission provides mid July figures for Guilford County. Employed total 177,640 and unemployed 4,910, yielding a 2.7 percent unemployment rate, well below the national average of about 5.8 percent.
A Guilford County Humane Society investigator can locate a good dog. Contact Mrs. Rhonda Best at 885 4922 or write Box 285 High Point. Also check the newspaper ads for dogs.
Reader complains of pigeons under house eaves near bedrooms causing strong odor. Advice suggests using a product named Roast No More from Bedford Sales Co. and a second method used at a San Diego hospital involves placing plastic snakes to deter roosting.
The immediate future work on Leonard Street is limited to widening to four lanes from Centennial Street to the widened portion west of Thissell Street. There is no mention of sidewalks being laid or of Leonard Street becoming a dual highway from Centennial to Thissell.
Miami Beach AP reports protest leaders thinning after mass arrests as Vietnam Veterans Against the War plan a final march before leaving for Gainesville where six members face arraignment. Zippies cite police presence and aim to pressure Nixon while police say over 290 demonstrators were jailed in clashes near Convention Hall.
Richard Nixon, backed by cheering Republicans, seeks a third bid with Spiro Agnew likely to be his running mate. The convention featured unity while protests outside led to mass arrests as Buckley and others were escorted in. Nixon plans a major outreach to young voters with acceptance speeches and a coordinated schedule.
The article describes President Nixon addressing a youth rally as delegates at a Republican convention approve a 1976 nominating plan. Brigid Shanley and Hugh Scott back legal challenges to apportionment. Debate and protests unfold outside Convention Hall amid party unity inside.
FBI agents shot and killed a bank robber and captured his accomplice at Kennedy airport as they prepared to board a private jet. Seven hostages were unharmed after a 14 hour standoff. The dead man was Salvatore Natruelle. the surviving gunman was John Wojtowicz.
Nixon campaigns for youth support after renomination at Miami Beach. He dismisses the idea the youth vote is locked to either side and rallies young supporters at a post nomination event following the convention. Polls suggest McGovern leads among first time voters aged eighteen to twenty one.
A staged convention finale and coordinated fanfare shaped Nixon’s re nomination telecast. The script and timing were managed by Russ Freeburg as aides synchronized speeches and aisle clearances for a seamless televised showcase.
Report notes behind the scenes actions at the GOP convention as Network anchors supply minute by minute cues. Ford and John Wayne are shown guiding remarks while a balloon drop plans draw questions. Delegate Mayer is excluded and NM Rep Lujan votes for Nixon as Mayer is ousted. Frank Martin drives final convention glitter as the night progresses.
Senator George McGovern told the American Legion in Chicago that despite a pledge to cut defense spending he would keep enough firepower to deter and defeat threats. He cited a proposed $32 billion reduction from an $80+ billion budget and argued for an invincible defense while curbing wasteful spending. McGovern planned a meeting with Mayor Daley to gain Illinois support as he spoke of wartime service and broader national security.
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