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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1972
Page
1
Kansas City AP report states former President Truman, 88, is in very serious condition as his kidneys fail to respond to treatments. Dr. Wallace Graham notes deteriorating kidney output and somewhat erratic heart function while he rests semi conscious at Research Hospital.
Apollo 17 crews led by Cernan Schmitt and Evans begin a 68 hour voyage home from lunar orbit. They report orange moon soil in Taurus Littrow, note orange patches near Sulpicius Gallus crater, and plan a final film retrieval, spacewalk, and public briefing before splashdown in the South Pacific.
Federal court testimony describes an eight year conspiracy using dead soldiers’ bodies to smuggle heroin into the United States. Agents allege kilogram shipments from Thailand at $1,700 each were sewn into corpses and sold for up to $20,000 per kilo. The Baltimore Washington area figures and an abortive Andrews Air Force Base raid are noted. Thomas E. Sutherland, 31, is arrested as the lone defendant.
A coke oven gas explosion at a Weirton Steel coke plant under construction killed 19 workers and injured more than 20. The blast occurred as a coffee break ended. gas source is under investigation with federal and state probes begun.
Arnold Miller, a 49-year-old retired coal miner, is declared winner of the UMWA presidency in a court ordered election. He defeated incumbent Tony Boyle by 70,373 to 56,334 with certification due before Jan. 15. Miller vows reforms including pay raises, staff dismissals, and headquarters move to the coal fields while Boyle contemplates a challenge amid a broader corruption and fraud backdrop.
Kings Mountain NC voter Edward H. Smith, one of North Carolina's 13 electors, urges counting electors by vote rather than presence or voice and proposes proportional or district-based allocation linked to popular ballots. He plans to present mock diplomas in Raleigh while noting constitutional hurdles and possible amendments.
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