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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1972
Page
3
An unexpected snowfall surprised residents and even the weatherman in High Point area. Forecasters expect the precipitation to end by afternoon and temperatures to rise into the 50s by Friday with higher clouds and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Forecasts show snow higher elevations in North Carolina with rain elsewhere this morning and afternoon, followed by decreasing clouds. Highs reach 40s in the west to 50s in the east, then cooler tonight. Friday brings partly cloudy and warmer conditions with highs in the upper 40s to low 60s, and weekend fair but cold in the mountains. South Carolina expects rain and thundershowers ending today, then warmer conditions with highs in the 60s, increasing clouds Friday. North Carolina outlooks for Saturday to Monday call for fair, cold weekends with lows in the teens to 20s, rising to highs in the 50s and 40s, then a chance of showers Monday as warmth returns.
R J Reynolds Industries reports record net earnings of 226 million for 1971, up 12 percent from 1970. Earnings per share rise to 5.10, with sales totaling 2546 million, as gains come from tobacco, food, aluminum products and packaging. Transportation revenues fall 4 percent due to a longshoremen strike.
A tetrahydrocannabinol solution used to test marijuana effects on lab animals vanished from Dr. Louis S. Harris’s UNC Medical School laboratory. Harris warns the missing THC could be fatal if injected. The National Institutes of Mental Health funds the research and supplied the THC in glass containers stored in a locked refrigerator.
Labour MP William Hamilton branded Prince Charles a twerp and urged he spend months in coal mines while pushing a bill to nationalize crown lands and the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall. The House defeated the bill 233 to 104.
U S warplanes ended two days of heavy bombing in North Vietnam after about 150 strikes against newly installed long range artillery and air defense sites. Five artillery pieces were destroyed, plus SAM launchers in Laos and a fire truck in South Vietnam.
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