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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1977
Page
3
The article reports harsh penalties announced for looters and arsonists who wrecked poorer city areas following last Wednesday blackout. AP laserphoto accompanies the review of the unrest and government response.
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin lands in Washington to discuss a secret complete Mideast peace plan with President Carter. The plan reportedly hints at a semi autonomous Arab administration on the West Bank and Gaza under continued Israeli security, with Dayan may influence and a broader push for Palestinian homeland diplomacy. Carter signals flexibility, while insisting any settlement stops short of an independent Palestinian state.
The forecast shows continued hot and dry conditions in the Carolinas. Highs today through Tuesday reach the mid 90s with upper 80s to mid 90s elsewhere and nights in the 60s to 70s. Isolated thundershowers possible mainly in the afternoons and evenings, especially in the south and west. Winds southwest at 5 to 15 mph. sun sets at 8:30 p.m. and rises at 6:17 a.m. tomorrow.
The Highway Patrol reports at least 18 deaths in North Carolina traffic crashes over the weekend, raising the year's toll to 744. Names and ages of victims include Edward Metcalf 25 Charlotte. Aussie Tart 39 Dunn. Stephen Belinsky 57 Fayetteville. Larry Culbeck 28 Fayetteville. Kilgo Addison 48 Shelby. Haley Berkley 53 Maryland. four Cherokee men—Harold McCoy 29 Douglas McCoy 28 David Smith 16 Little B Smith 20. Paul Swindell 18 Virginia Beach. Andrew Toth 19 Phelps. James Taylor III 24 Oxford. Rhonda Cradle 8 Pantego. William Taylor 56 Roxboro. Harry Edwards 32 Wilkesboro. Richard Riddle 5 Weaverville. Steve Sayer 20 Swan Quarter.
Divers begin a three week project on the Civil War ironclad Monitor offshore Hatteras North Carolina. The program aims to determine salvage potential and include camera and sonar surveys and a possible recovery of a deck plate and a lost camera.
An 18 year old hitchhiker asked two plainclothes officers for a ride to Hollywood promising to sell them marijuana. Once inside the car he lit a marijuana cigarette and praised the officers vehicle and attire. The officers, transporting a woman to booking, arrested him on the spot in Inglewood California.
University of North Carolina researchers report that even low level lead exposure in lab rats can cause kidney damage and weaken immune systems, with signs of delayed sexual maturation in females. The study, funded by a 350000 grant, also probes behavioral effects in children and monitors treated patients for lasting outcomes.
Les Winn 26 jumped from 6500 feet to parachute into his wedding. His main canopy failed. he used a reserve chute, landed in a tree and knocked a friend unconscious during the crash. He recovered with a bruised knee and attended the ceremony in a tuxedo.
The text promotes Butler building systems as pre-designed and engineered for on site quick erection. It claims cost efficiency by avoiding wasted energy and money through rapid construction and accuracy.
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