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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1970
Page
4
Parents and officials in High Point show concrete resolve as the school board, with Federal Court approval, plans full integration in one step. Communities nationwide debate timing while Pe has inquiries and a calm, constructive plan to keep schools viable amid court interpretations.
The piece notes Palestinian refugees in Jordan Syria and Lebanon numbering about 2.5 million as a central obstacle to Middle East peace. It describes fevadeen guerrillas as influential and driven by a goal to destroy Israel and replace it with a Palestinian state. A Palestinian government in exile may form at a meeting in Amman, though unity among groups is doubtful.
A study with Ralph Nader is planned for September on the rise of nursing homes in the United States. The article surveys concerns over care quality, financing, and regulation as the sector expands from 12,000 to 24,000 facilities serving nearly a million people, amid debates over profits and public funding.
The IRS pressed a tax action against 94 year old widow of Senator Wallace White of Maine for not filing returns since 1965 on 491 dollars a month from her late husband’s pension. Authorities threatened seizure of her home if taxes were unpaid. The White family reports IRS agents also visited relatives in Scottsdale and Lewiston. In a related matter, agents seized the property of Fred Black, linked to the Bobby Baker scandals, whose wife Nina is Mrs White’s granddaughter. Black faces ongoing tax court cases from 1956 onward.
A column details Frank Black moving his family to Florida amid IRS seizures of his assets to cover unpaid 1963 to 1968 taxes. Separate notes discuss Sen. William Proxmire’s fundraising efforts facing industry hostility and Republican rival John Erickson’s substantial campaign chest.
Pat Brown completes the acquisition of nearly the entire 200 block of North Main through Hayden Place for a major redevelopment likely housing a statewide corporate base. Historic structures tied to Alexander’s department store and P. H. Johnson’s grocery are included, with brokers Ed and Charles Mendenhall coordinating the deal.
A satirical commentary notes Senator Soaper avoiding questions while a colleague admits comfort before science labels actions harmful. International observers forecast Japan rising as a superpower despite heavy air pollution. A new vending device offers loans of 25 or 50 dollars, contrasting with older panhandling machines.
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