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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1972
Page
2
In a staff photo by Mark Austin, Rankin Brown stands in the foreground as occupants test the updated Allen Jay Student Lounge cameras and seating arrangements from left to right.
A dramatic transcript reveals Mark IV, the onboard computer, halted Apollo 17 at T minus 30 seconds to protest upcoming layoffs of Cape Kennedy computers. Engineers countered with a relay bypass, Nixon urged job promises, and the rocket finally lifted off amid arrests and legal threats.
Don Keils, longtime director of the High Point Housing Development Corp, resigns citing the impossibility of providing low income housing due to lack of funds and private cooperation. Model Cities allocated 150000 to match private grants, but HDC raised only 25000 in loans and grants. Keils hopes city officials and local leaders can mobilize to develop affordable housing.
High Point aims to plant trees from Westwood to Russell streets by the end of February. A citizen committee, formed by Jim Pearce at Mayor Benciini’s request, will place 40 foot interval trees in 6,500 pound containers as Phase One of a continued streetscape program.
At Allen Jay High School a student lounge opens after years of planning by the student council and Parent Teacher Association. Students raised funds and built much of the space with help from a furniture class while area firms donated upholstery. The lounge uses former cafeteria space and will be maintained by various clubs.
Raleigh Republican Jack Hawke seeks to delay certification of Democrat Ike Andrews as congressman from the fourth district. A federal hearing Monday will decide if a new vote is warranted in Durham County after Hawke filed an appeal alleging irregularities in Wake and Durham counties. Hawke argues Andrews benefited from a larger Durham margin and machine disparities in black precincts.
The Town of Jamestown announced four contracts totaling 953 786 for a 159 acre Bundy Road park project near High Point City Lake. Groundbreaking expected around Jan 1 with phase one covering site work athletic fields playgrounds and picnic areas. An 18 hole golf course will come in a second phase funded partly by a 325 000 federal grant.
In district court Judge Kenneth Carrington accepted 13 guilty defendants contributions totaling 1090 to the Christmas Cheer Fund. Several donors gave 100 each and others smaller amounts. The day’s donations plus prior totals bring the fund to 8828.02.
In Greensboro U S District Court William Byrd Lackey Jr 22 of Jamestown had his trial postponed to allow three witnesses to testify including two deputy marshals and a former state prisoner who aided the FBI. Co defendant William Lynn McCarter 22 of High Point seeks separate trial. no date set.
Frank Crane, longtime North Carolina labor official, rose from a Davidson County teaching post to become labor commissioner after a coin flip to replace Forrest Shuford. His 38 years in the department spanned industrial growth, the first state minimum wage, and safety advances as he prepares to retire January 5.
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