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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1972
Page
1
A reader asks why veterans with active desire to serve are limited by the Army’s prior service enlistment policy. The fact sheet explains ceilings target needed grades and skills, with exceptions possible for those meeting specific criteria or requesting policy exceptions.
Ben Garner of the Jamestown Alcohol Education Center advises contacting the center to discuss options. If commitment seems necessary, they can assist with the legal process and help ensure no one is harmed.
The item lists a Defense Surplus Sales Office brochure source in Norfolk Virginia for surplus Army property and notes area buyers of magazines in Greensboro. It also reports a West Virginia flood disaster in Logan County with death toll estimates up to 90, missing persons, destroyed towns like Lorado and Pardee, and relief efforts by state police and National Guard.
Nixon leaves for home as Chou En-lai signals cautious welcome to normalization talks. The two powers acknowledge limits, with both sides stressing that deep differences remain despite a shift toward dialogue. The move could influence Vietnam Taiwan policy and shift U.S. approach toward Beijing.
President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai concluded five days of talks in Shanghai and Hangchow with a joint communique expected to outline cultural and journalistic exchanges, expanded trade, looser tourist rules and continued contacts. Nixon cautioned that only some areas reached agreement.
In Lincoln two neighboring couples became new parents within 19 minutes of each other at a local hospital maternity ward. Rick and Mary Lutz welcomed Seth Andrew while across the hall Richard and Karen Berney celebrated Christina Marie. A delivering physician joked about wedding invitations.
A brief item outlines bonds for a power project with notes on funding sources and approvals. Details reference municipal processes and potential impact on infrastructure plans.
The piece traces how busing rose to a national political issue in 1972. It cites Sen. John Stennis and President Nixon, notes court rulings in Charlotte Detroit and Richmond, and explains Nixon's delicate balancing act amid rising pressure from Southern leaders, Congress, and 1972 White House politics.
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