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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1971
Page
19
Frigid conditions blanketed North Carolina and parts of South Carolina with subzero lows in the mountains and flurries in Ashe. Forecasts showed highs in the 20s to 30s, winds and continuing cold, with a gradual warming trend toward weekend.
A Coast Guard helicopter en route to Elizabeth City North Carolina crashed near Portsmouth after diverting from Pope Air Force Base due to bad weather. All three crewmen Lt. Cmdr Murphy Lt. Cmdr Webb and Ed mond R Shater were reported in good condition at Portsmouth Naval Hospital.
Rita Rapp, named one of six recipients of the 1971 Federal Women's Award, has led Apollo food and personal hygiene items at the Manned Spacecraft Center since 1968. The Piqua Ohio native holds biology and anatomy degrees and redesigned space meals after early dehydrated tube foods failed to satisfy astronauts.
A proposal in the North Carolina General Assembly aims to strengthen city rights to water supplies stored in distant reservoirs. Senate sponsor Gordon Allen and five others seek to define withdrawal rights and flow calculations to protect investments by cities like Winston-Salem and Raleigh and prevent downstream landowners or freeloader claims amid projects such as Kerr Scott and Falls of the Neuse reservoirs. The bill, backed by the Department of Water and Air Resources, would authorize civil action to enforce rights and mark a first step toward assured urban water availability.
Revenue officials report January tax collections lagging and just above break-even, risking program cuts if the trend continues. Seven month total for 1970-71 stands at 501.3 million, up nearly 11 percent from a year earlier, with December and November showing stronger gains.
City Council approves total cost of Rolling Road and Pine Needles Road works from Oakview to nearby points. Preliminary assessment roll lists frontage, owners, and assessed amounts. Public hearing set for March 4, 1971 at 9:00 am in City-County Building. Notice to be published by Feb 20, 1971.
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