30 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1970
Page
1
A reader asks Action Line to address on street parking on Fourth Street at Washington Drive. The intersection sits in a commercial area with scarce parking and traffic engineers will consult local business owners to seek a solution.
Old Action Line outlines six core reporter qualifications including curiosity and integrity. It urges reading newspapers, working on a school paper, and consulting Sigma Delta Chi for more information at 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago.
Resident notes a missing fire alarm box and confirms two extant boxes at Greer and Ogden and at E Washington and Hobson. The fire department urges calling 885-2176 to verify and report any missing units.
Football Fan asks about the September 12th game tickets. The answer: six dollars for admission.
Residents complain of double sided parking on Forrest Street near Richardson causing curb trash and single file traffic. Traffic Engineering will review the rest of Forrest to decide if more restrictions are needed and address apartment parking concerns.
In East Los Angeles a Mexican American antiwar rally drew about 7 000 people and sparked fighting. Police used tear gas as rioters burned stores damaged cars and injured officers. A driver was electrocuted when his car hit a power pole while fleeing deputies. 64 arrests were reported and more than 500 officers were at the scene.
Governor Lester Maddox, returning from a crash landing, aided Macon police in trapping two suspects fleeing a motel area. He and a highway patrolman pursued on Riverside Drive, overtaking the pair before they were placed in a police car. two others escaped over a wall.
Cambodian government forces aided by 50 teenage commandos repelled an eight hour attack five miles south of Phnom Penh. About 300 attackers, including guerrillas, clashed with 300 defenders. two government troops were killed and two wounded.
The Happy To Say Goodbye ship left Phnom Penh as one of the last refugee vessels. The program has repatriated about 200,000 Vietnamese, marking a major phase in regional evacuation.
An American twin engine Convair 240 carrying 1 467 pounds of hashish, valued at 670000 dollars, was seized on Crete after a chase by Lebanese and Greek jet fighters. Five Americans aboard were arrested at Iraklion airport. Two British planes were named by Beirut officials, though the RAF denied involvement.
Palestinian guerrillas battled Jordanian forces within yards of King Hussein's palace in Amman on Saturday the second day of street fighting. Hussein urged unity and demanded Israeli withdrawal and Palestinian rights as casualties mounted near City Hall and the post office.
In New Haven Connecticut Judge Harold M Mulvey denied a defense motion for a mistrial while Lonnie McLucas stands trial for kidnapping and conspiracy in a Black Panther case. The jurors four days into deliberations asked for another reading of the kidnapping verdict and related intent and accessory instructions.
A dozen long haired youths led an open lobbying session with Senate staff on the National Air Quality Standards act of 1970 urging a 90 percent exhaust reduction by 1975. Industry executives watched as the group pressed for scrutiny while two to four industry reps observed.
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