13 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1970
Page
1
The notice urges readers to contact ACTION LINE to get help or resolve issues. It invites calls anytime or writing ACTION LINE c/o The Enterprise to share concerns or questions. The text presents a general information request rather than a specific event or outcome.
Readers report a leaking septic line from trailers along Highway 62 in Archdale harming the area and potentially creating a health hazard. The prompt action urged is to contact the Randolph County Health Department in Asheboro to address the issue before conditions worsen.
The tale recounts the 1862 theft of the engine General by Union raiders led by James Andrews at Big Shanty, pursued toward Chattanooga. It notes Chattanooga authorities and court actions over ownership, with the engine later returned to Louisville after courts settled the dispute.
The text asserts Bob Hayes holds a 9.1 second world record in the 100 yard dash while Travis Williams runs it in 94 seconds. It notes this is about football gear and is incomplete.
North Carolina leaders welcomed President Nixon's call for uniform desegregation standards while opposing busing. Senator Ervin urged a freedom of choice plan, and Governor Scott praised the stance while noting funding limits. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg fight and local reactions from NAACP and anti busing groups colored the response.
Defense Secretary Laird cautioned North Vietnam not to violate the bombing halt understanding, linking any breach to protective retaliation. He noted ongoing reconnaissance and Vietnamization progress, warning of hard knocks ahead while praising talks with Thieu and other officials.
The 1966 deed for property sold by Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell and his wife included a whites only covenant. The restriction, tied to 38 acres fronting Ochlocknee Bay, originated with Carswell’s brother in law in 1963 and remained in force when the Carswells sold the lot for about 4800 dollars on July 12 1966.
The Concerned Parents Association won a temporary injunction from state Superior Court blocking use of tax funds to buy buses for desegregation. Federal orders require desegregation by April 1 for elementary and May 4 for junior high, with 12 500 pupils to be bused.
The Columbia State reports that the Nixon administration may get involved in Charlotte North Carolina school desegregation. An unnamed source says the action aims to avoid crisis and limit confrontation while aiding public education. The piece notes a $4 million bus cost for 12 500 students and mentions a cabinet level committee to study Southern desegregation with Harry Dent likely on it.
In Cairo thousands protested demanding vengeance after an Israeli air raid near the capital that killed 70 workers at a scrap metal plant. Egypt blames U S collaboration and accuses Washington of backing Israel with American jets and tacit approval.
In Washington, a reform movement within the Democratic Party begins a challenge to Speaker John W. McCormack, aiming to abolish the seniority based committee system. Rep. Jerome Waldie sparks debate by seeking a no confidence vote, signaling broader hopes for leadership change and major reforms in the next Congress.
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