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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1972
Page
2
A Los Angeles Times humor piece portrays a couple in therapy where Dr. Henrico Belladonna notes fear is not the main issue in marital sex life. The husband admits watching football dominates evenings, undermining intimacy, with Cosell and TV schedules cited as prime distractions.
North Carolina police chiefs report growing numbers of black recruits but difficulty finding qualified men. Winston-Salem Chief Justus Tucker cites tougher blame and neighborhood scrutiny for black officers. Across cities Durham Charlotte Raleigh Wilmington and Asheville similar hiring challenges persist amid salary competition and high expectations.
Guilford County Commissioners will meet for the December session to elect a chairman and vice chairman after installing Robert Shaw and Richard Maxwell for new four year terms. Mark Stewart will take the oath of office, and Joseph Shore will administer.
Henderson resident Tommy Raeford Mann a Kwik-Pik merchandise manager died Friday after apparently walking into a private plane propeller on the ramp at Greensboro High Point Winston Salem regional airport. He died at Cone Memorial Hospital after transport by Guilford County EMTs.
Police chief Laurie Pritchett announced two actions, including possible dismissal for officers living over one mile outside High Point. Officers must relocate inside by January 31, 1973, with possible extension for those in the process of buying homes. A survey found several live beyond the limit, up to eight miles. The second move is to deactivate the fifth platoon temporarily.
Willie James Leggett, 30, was shot once above the right eye with a .32 caliber pistol during a dispute at Mae Belle Walker’s Windley Street home. Leggett died hours later at High Point Memorial Hospital. Walker, 31, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. charges may be upgraded after Leggett’s death.
Democratic Senator McNeill Smith of Guilford County aims to restore the 1903 right allowing any person to sue to halt environmental pollution. He proposes standing laws with safeguards, including bonds and injunction limits, to curb frivolous suits while empowering citizens to force timely action.
In Davidson County District Court, 19 year old Michael Lee Joyce of High Point pleaded nolo contendere to possession of marijuana and received six months in jail suspended for two years plus a $300 fine. Also convicted were Lewis Kenneth Dennis for drunken driving with a six month suspended term and $159 fine. Walter Edward Nifong faced drunken driving charges but the case was not pressed.
Robert E. Whitaker of Danville Virginia dies when a mobile crane owned by R F Bartlett of Fort Mill South Carolina pulls back into the southbound lanes near the 29 70 Truck Stop on I-85. Bartlett is charged with reckless driving.
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