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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1972
Page
2
Washington debate on Nixon’s China itinerary features MacGonnacky arguing Havana first. The dialogue weighs travel costs, revolutions, and what each nation offers, with jokes about cigars and cheap labor.
Duke Power plans further rate relief in 1972 to ensure adequate stockholder returns and funding for ongoing construction. Fourth quarter 1971 earnings rose 19.7 percent to $1.98 per share, with 54 cents in the quarter. Taxed by higher costs, fuel, interest, and dividends, the utility said the 52 million in 1971 revenue relief could not offset ongoing expenses.
Col. Edgar McGowan describes Ft. Bragg’s Operation Awareness Amnesty Program at a Kiwanis luncheon. The three pronged effort links law enforcement rehabilitation and education to curb military and civilian drug use, detailing outpatient detox, peer therapy, and incentivized rehab in Womack Hospital.
The four defendants George DeWitt Randolph Jennings Bradford Lilley and Larry Medley face a second week of testimony after a gun battle at a Black Panther center. Juror selection stretched through Thursday with 63 sworn and 13 disqualified. Lt. Shaw Cooke testified about his injuries and Deputy Linthicum described the stand off and eviction at 612 Hulda St.
Two Gilwood North Apartments on North Point Avenue were damaged by a fire the afternoon of the incident, the second in weeks. Firefighters investigated the blaze as a separate incident, with no link found to the earlier fire. Two firefighters were slightly injured, treated, and released from High Point Memorial Hospital. Only two upstairs units were occupied and damaged by smoke. the development is owned by Don Gilstrap and nearing completion after a previous building was destroyed.
Guilford County Commissioners Monday review a proposed solid waste disposal agreement with Greensboro and High Point. If approved, bids for equipment may start with three facilities planned east of High Point, west of Greensboro, and east of Greensboro, funded by voter bonds. County officials Shaw and Rickards will attend High Point and Greensboro meetings to answer questions.
Richmond man Charles Edward McElwain, 23, was stopped on Vall Street and 42 plastic bags of heroin were found in his car. He had been under surveillance since arriving in High Point Thursday. bond set at 5000 and car impounded. Other Friday arrests included Larry Kirby for assault with a firearm and seven people for driving without a license.
The first Miss High Point contest in four years begins at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium on the High Point College campus. Twenty contestants compete for the title in a event sponsored by the High Point Jaycees and Tobias Inc. The theme is Winter Wonderland.
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