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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1971
Page
2
The exchange notes police frequency shifts may require new radios for full access. Adapters exist but costly. experts advise purchasing a new radio. In golf matters, Walter Poff serves as acting pro at Blair Park. civil service tests underway and a formal appointment expected from Parks and Recreation Director Marvin Keith.
Readers ask why Greensboro jurors lack parking spaces while courts state no state mandated parking exists. Also details on Hickory Chapel Woods Turnkey III housing and Housing Authority contacts with 1800 families on a waiting list and all units full. Copyright questions note Schultz work is protected and reproductions require permission.
The North Carolina Courts Commission urged a nonpartisan merit plan to choose Supreme Court and Court of Appeals justices and to create procedures to discipline or retire judges for disability or misconduct. It also called for mandatory retirements at 72 for top courts and 70 for lower courts, with amendments to the state constitution. One member opposed the plan, warning it may harm justice administration.
Moscow reports Venus 7 achieved a soft landing on Venus and transmitted data for 23 minutes. Tass described first detailed information from the surface of another planet, noting surface conditions around 875 F and 90 atmospheres of pressure.
The jury that convicted Charles Manson and three followers faces a penalty phase to choose between death in the gas chamber or life imprisonment. Prosecution seeks death. defense pursues life, with potential new testimony and witnesses.
In Washington the Senate begins a fight over a rules change to require a three-fifths vote to end debate on a proposal to curb filibusters. Senators Church and Pearson lead the effort with opposition from Southern and Small-state lawmakers. Vice President Agnew’s stance remains uncertain as Church cites past votes and Humphrey precedent.
South Vietnamese and American forces join Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in a Tet cease fire in South Vietnam. Saigon proposes immediate release of all sick and wounded prisoners of war on both sides amid the truce.
The Enterprise begins a tax series by Ray De Crane detailing major 1970 changes. The basic exemption rises while the 600 deduction ends, and many rules broaden allowances, with new forms and terminology to help taxpayers avoid errors.
State Sen. John Lindsay said a Bennettsville kidnapping plan targeted Charlotte mayor John Belk and aimed to abduct several prominent figures to force Angela Davis’s release. Three black militants were involved. one abductors died, and Lindsay described the scheme as a national hero attempt. Mrs. Lindsay was wounded in the shootout.
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