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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1972
Page
2
A staff photo credits Art Richardson accompanies the feature. The image highlights a newsroom moment, capturing staff at work during a busy shift, showcasing collaboration and focus in the publication.
Parks Committee of the State Board of Conservation and Development approved a 170000 request to the Advisory Budget Commission to fund road and facility reconstruction at Pilot Mountain State Park. If funded, a federal match of 170000 plus about 25000 state funds would total 590000 for road, water, sewer, electrical work and new service areas. The proposal is part of a 600000 biennium package including land purchases at Duke Power and Raven Rock parks and new camping and boat facilities at Masonboro. A master plan for Stone Mountain Park also received detailed review during the two day meeting.
The T W Andrews High School marching band is chosen to represent North Carolina in the Olympic Marching Band Tour in Germany August 13 to 27. Band boosters chair Gary Garrison and director J Y Bell announced at the Travel and Promotion Committee meeting.
Brooks Hays urged shared prosperity and reduced regional rivalry during a North Carolina Conservation and Development Board banquet. He noted progress on race relations and rural poverty, and hinted at a 1973 75 bid for Congress. He pressed for diverse resources to secure a better day for all citizens.
Art Buchwald quotes a candid speech by a male figure admitting past sexism. He details turning toward feminism after recognizing women’s rise and influence. The piece references Gloria Steinem and other prominent feminists and ends with a plea for forgiveness and support.
Theurius Williams, in his early 20s of Clay Street, was killed and Luke McLaurin, 38, housed the scene at 611 Tate Street when he was charged with murder after a dispute escalated into gunfire. Williams returned and opened fire after an earlier confrontation, with McLaurin firing back. Williams died from chest wounds while McLaurin was treated and released from the hospital.
The article examines USDA and North Carolina exemptions allowing slaughterers to sell up to 20,000 chickens and 5,000 turkeys yearly without inspection. State officials acknowledge gaps, limited random checks, and the risk to consumers while industry fears and political backpedaling follow. Noted officials include Dr. James Clark, Dr. James Bell, and Dr. William Palich.
Federal inspectors in North Carolina report chickens and turkeys with air sacculitis, a mucus filled respiratory disorder, being sold for consumption. Officials warn exudate spreads when cleaning attempts fail and stressed the organisms may be transmissible to humans.
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