24 Jul 1972
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1972
Page
1
Readers share the forgotten song Tired of Mother also known as Unwanted Mother written by Rev. M. R. Harvey in 1927. The dramatic narrative follows an aged homeless mother ferried between stations and hospitals, refused by kin, and finally cared for by strangers as a minister offers comfort and faith.
Lompoc California AP reports NASA scientists cheer the ERTS satellite launch from Vandenberg. The 1900 pound craft orbits every 103 minutes and will photograph the globe every 18 days to map crops forests water supplies and mineral resources and to locate faults and deposits.
South Vietnamese troops push toward Quang Tri Citadel and recapture Tam Quan as north and central coast fighting intensifies. U S jets strike Hanoi’s Van Dien plant while various battlefield losses and air losses are reported by both sides with limited casualty figures.
Pentagon sources report fresh motor fuel supplies reaching North Vietnam via a new pipeline from South China. U S reconnaissance finds a storage depot near the Chinese border and notes the line links to Haiduong near Hanoi, aiding North Vietnamese war effort despite mined routes and port blockades.
Rescue crews near finishing a five inch bore into the Blacksville No. 1 coal mine where nine men are trapped after a fire. Officials warn chances of finding them alive are slim as investigators monitor air quality and listen for any sounds with geophones and microphones.
In Belfast a sniper killed a British soldier at an army post near Ballymurphy. A civilian died and four were wounded in Londonderry crossfire. The death toll in three years of sectarian conflict reaches 473, with IRA violence drawing a hard-line response from Britain.
President Nixon invited Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka for talks in Hawaii on August 31 and September 1 with no formal agenda. The discussions will cover U S Japanese relations including trade as the two Allies seek to smooth ruffled ties after 1971 moves.
EDITOR'S NOTE This profile traces George McGovern from shy boyhood in Mitchell South Dakota to a career shaped by debate and a social conscience. Born to a Methodist minister and a stern father he grew into a decisive figure who aimed to lead a reform Democratic party in 1972.
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