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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1974
Page
11
National Weather Service forecast shows continued cold in North and South Carolina with highs mainly in the 40s and 50s, lows in the teens to 30s, partly cloudy skies, and minimal rain chances. Interior highs reach the 30s to 40s Monday through Wednesday with cooler coastal readings.
Patricia Hearst’s family remains hopeful as no new communications have arrived from her abductors. Randolph Hearst cites speculation that the SLA may demand the release of two San Quentin inmates, Remiro and Little, in exchange for her freedom, while FBI officials say prisoner exchanges on such terms are unprecedented. The Hearst family spoke with reporters at their Hillsborough home after confirming Patty is alive.
Premier Golda Meir told settlers the Golan Heights remain inseparable from Israel and not to withdraw to prewar lines. Reports say Israel may pull back 1 to 3 miles behind 1967 lines while still resisting returning 200 square miles seized near Damascus. Abba Eban said no disengagement process has begun with Syria.
Alamance County will start a gasoline allocation plan Monday, with 95 percent of the local dealers agreeing to a system that permits drivers with even numbered license tags to buy on even dates and those with odd plates on odd dates. Stations will close Saturdays and Sundays, operate 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, amid long lines and shortages reported statewide.
RALEIGH AP An inmate who escaped from North Carolina Central Prison ten years ago and built a new life in Florida will be paroled. John F. Dorman had four to eight years left when he escaped in February 1964 and will return to Florida where his family remains. Parole supervision will be handled by Florida authorities.
Willie Tarver an 18 year old high school senior ate 29 doughnuts in 15 minutes to win a student council contest at Langley-Bath-Clearwater High School gym, besting 19 rivals and surpassing Jerry Wright who set a 28 in previous 15 minute record. He remarked the feat felt good though his stomach felt full and skipped lunch.
A Raleigh teen accuses undercover officer Robert A. Duehring of selling her two bags of speed from his Raleigh apartment on January 8. Duehring, 19, is the prosecution’s key witness in 33 cases filed January 14 for distribution and sale of illegal drugs. The defense questions entrapment and potential dismissal of charges.
In Raleigh the NC legislature approved a bill to eliminate political loyalty oaths for candidates, with a 58-46 House vote. The same session set 55 mph as the state speed limit to satisfy federal energy rules, while debates continued over ECU medical education funding and related priorities.
The North Carolina Associated Press News Council, representing member editors, unanimously opposed a privacy bill in the state legislature aimed at barring publishing rape victims names. The bill, which cleared the Senate 31 to 15, would require magistrates to attach a privacy order to rape warrants, with contempt of court penalties for violators.
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