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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1971
Page
19
A writer mirrors on birthdays, memory, and the balance of knowledge and joy. He recalls 1907 as a distant milestone, praises his family, notes financial comfort, and cherishes people while acknowledging life’s mixtures of struggle and luck.
U.S. fighter bombers attacked ground to air missile sites in North Vietnam for a fifth raid in a week. Nine Americans were killed and 39 wounded in South Vietnam from booby traps and helicopter crashes during heavy fighting near Saigon and along the Demilitarized Zone.
CP&L filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to raise rates by 14 percent, effective Feb 1. The commission has not ruled yet on the full request, which includes a 4 percent interim hike already in place since June. If the decision disallows part of the increase, overcharged amounts from Feb 1 onward would be refunded with interest.
A 12 month USC study funded by the Western Oil and Gas Association concludes the Santa Barbara Channel blowout did little permanent damage to marine life. Only barnacles showed notable impact as whales seals fish and microscopic life appeared largely unharmed. investigators suggest natural oil seeps may have built tolerance.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson remains in satisfactory condition and responding to treatment for mild viral pneumonia at Brooke Army General Hospital in San Antonio. Dr. Robert North says the illness is not serious or life threatening and remote risk to his heart.
Sen. Robert Dole new Republican National Committee chairman says his primary goal is reelecting President Nixon in 1972. He will share leadership with Thomas Evans Jr. and Anne Armstrong as co chairmen for administration and special programs. Dole stresses party openness and nonadministrative role as spokesman for the GOP.
Charlotte report says NC Alcoholic Control Board seeks license revocation for the C est Bon nightclub over alleged lewd topless shows. District supervisor John Brooks also charges a drunk was allowed to loiter and drinks sold to a drunk. Hearing set in Raleigh on February 11.
A reflective note on travelers chasing distant horizons who ignore sunny routes and rely on unseen guidance. The piece hints at wanderers seeking illumination beyond daylight.
The Calley court martial will hear psychiatrists address hypothetical questions on mental state and combat stress rather to the defendant. Judge Kennedy warned that any line crossing into the defendant’s personal psychology could trigger a sanity board and a possible transfer to Army psychiatrists delaying the case. The defense says doctors will discuss combat stresses while the prosecution notes no prior psychiatric examination of Calley.
Prosecutor Bugliosi urged jurors to convict Susan Atkins Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten of first degree murder and conspiracy in the Tate killings. Defense urged innocence and claimed unknowns did the crimes. Kasabian testified at length while Manson spoke privately to no jury.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier is reviewing auto liability policy statements from insurers. He ordered written reports Dec 17 and set Friday as the deadline. Lanier aims to curb unjustified cancellations and moves motorists to the assigned risk plan amid industry pushback.
A Pacific Southwest Airlines employee testified he sold a Los Angeles to Miss Davis ticket at San Francisco International Airport during the shootout period. Marcia Brewer described Miss Davis as rushed and worried about a check she had to write. Davis calls charges framed for her political activities and she was indicted under a California law on accomplice guilt. Gary W. Thomas, Marin County assistant district attorney, testified from hostage time and was later paralyzed from the waist down.
A winter cold front brings brisk northwesterly winds and a chance of light snow across western North Carolina tonight with potential spread inland Sunday. Coastal areas may see mixed snow and rain while High Point reports increasing cloudiness and chilly temps in the teens at night and 30s Sunday.
Forecast shows sunny and cold conditions across North Carolina with windy easterly breezes and highs from the upper 20s to the low 40s. Tonight brings increasing clouds and a chance of light snow in the mountains with Sunday turning cloudy and cold with possible mixed precipitation along the coast. South Carolina remains sunny and cold with highs in the 40s and 50s and overnight lows in the lower 20s to around 30.
Weather forecast for North Carolina shows snow possible in the west and rain in the east Monday, with snow flurries in the mountains Tuesday. Very cold conditions persist with daytime highs in the 30s and lower 40s along the coast. nights mostly in the teens to 30s, colder in the mountains.
Twenty five years after World War II the United States maintains about 300000 service members in Europe as part of U S European Command. Readins show levels have fallen from 273000 in 1961 to 190000 in West Germany by 1968 with ongoing debate on force size and defense needs.
Guilford County sheriff cannot. Deputies investigate theft of 1501 feet of electrical wire from the Jamestown Methodist Church construction site. The wire valued at 2335 dollars belonged to Bolton Electric Co. of Greensboro. Three employees reported tools valued at 187.50 dollars taken in the break in. Break in was reported Thursday.
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