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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1970
Page
3
Severe weather moved through parts of North Carolina on Sunday with thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and strong winds reported in multiple counties. Officials urged residents to stay indoors and secure outdoor objects as crews assessed damage and power outages.
North Carolina sees partly cloudy skies and cooler air east of the mountains with highs in the low to mid 80s and mountains in the upper 70s. South Carolina faces cloudy skies with a chance of rain or thundershowers, mainly east, with highs in the 70s to upper 80s along the coast. Georgia experiences scattered showers and thundershowers, cooler overall, with highs in the low 80s to 90 and Tuesday fair to partly cloudy. Virginia reports fair conditions tonight, then increasing clouds south, with a new front bringing potential showers Tuesday and Wednesday. High Point area forecasts similar mild conditions with a 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Tuesday precipitation chances.
Fidel Castro in a Havana broadcast blasts reports that the United States planned faked attacks to justify invading Cuba. He links the Bay of Pigs to such talks, reiterates ties with the Soviet Union, and claims US critics aim to undermine the Cuban revolution. He also notes Cuban economic plans focusing on sugar and nickel, and defends revolutionary aims against dissidents.
Seven districts in four counties begin classes under unitary desegregation plans as South Carolina starts a phased desegregation effort. Officials express optimism, noting community readiness and ongoing court and HEW approvals as 93 districts set fall openings across the state.
The Nixon administration confronts a test as up to 90 Southern districts begin desegregation under court orders or voluntary agreements. About 566 districts are slated to desegregate this fall, with 159 not under orders or formal deals.
Irion Aldridge, director of North Carolina Department of Local Affairs, told Durham Rotary Club the 1971 General Assembly may be asked to create a state grant-in-aid program to help local governments. He cited matching funds shortfalls and proposed uses include emergency water main work, right-of-way purchases for a bypass, and retraining unemployed workers.
Dr. Reginald Hawkins of Charlotte calls for a citizen's arrest of Governor Bob Scott for alleged violations of the 1970 Voting Rights Act. He warns the act carries penalties and supports abolishing literacy tests and allowing 18 year olds to vote. Hawkins also urges black jurors to withhold in trials until racial justice prevails.
Doctors report a most effective medication that relieves itching and pain for hours and helps shrink inflamed hemorrhoidal tissues. The doctor-tested Preparation H is nonprescription and available as ointment or suppositories.
Timetable notes arrival in Greensboro High Point and Winston Salem with connections via Atlanta. Includes 3:25 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. arrivals, 5:50 p.m. snack and 9:45 p.m. dinner times.
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