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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1970
Page
4
North Carolina holds 5 125 130 residents, 12th in the nation, avoiding a loss of Congress seats. Redistricting will be complex as 11 districts must be drawn, with Democrats in charge to follow one person one vote, likely reshaping the Fifth and Sixth Districts.
Community leaders urge urgent unity on Archdale and High Point water and sewer policy. Archdale Council rejects High Point proposal as unfeasible and calls for prompt corrective action to satisfy health requirements in the growing nearby area.
The piece analyzes Nixon shifting from hands off to jawboning and a potential expansionary policy mix. It notes a 23 member Productivity Commission, inflation alerts, and possible tax cuts alongside higher spending and looser money. It warns of inflation risk and opposition from Wilbur Mills and international bankers.
A column based on talks with U S officials and diplomatic sources reports that Irish relief funds raised in the United States were diverted to arms for the Northern Irish conflict. Two main groups, the National Association for Irish Justice and the Irish Northern Aid Committee, raised funds in New York and elsewhere. Miss Bernadette Devlin collected large sums in New York, some of which allegedly funded gun purchases instead of aiding homeless victims.
The text reports that funds intended for Northern Ireland aid were diverted to weapons and that charity groups including church charities and the Ancient Order of Hibernians succeeded in directing some help to needy families. It also recounts a Romanian-born American at Bitburg Army PX who nearly lost $182 in a disputed purchase and was demoted, with subsequent transfers and a lack of support from the Defense Department.
A $133000 verdict favored J Welch Harriss and Mrs Elizabeth H Covington for central Washington Street parking site rights clearing the way for a $900000 revenue bond plan. The deal involves Harriss and sister ownership and replacements with several frontage acquisitions and expected site consolidation for a large plaza block garage. Downstream notes include related property trades and city backing for the plaza project with developers and local firms planning new parking expansions and improvements throughout the downtown area.
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