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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1970
Page
5
The writer recalls grand Bahama experiences from fishing to gambling, contrasts colonial roots with new black rule, and notes rising unemployment, reduced services, and local tensions as offical policies push for Bahamianization. He cites foreign investors, hotel closures, and security measures shaping a changing island economy.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs urged a worldwide mobilization of women to curb crime and corruption. At its 97th convention in San Antonio 11 million members were asked to elect responsive officials and press for stronger laws, with Pittsburgh chosen for the 1971 meeting.
North Carolina private colleges form a Raleigh office led by Virgil T. McBride to lobby the 1971 General Assembly for state help. They argue a dual system preserves access as costs rise, noting a 1958 balance in enrollment shifting toward public campuses and a gap in tuition.
Greensboro AP State Director of Conservation Roy Sowers Jr. says new industry will not bypass North Carolina due to the Scott administration’s conservation concerns. He told the Home Builders Association of Greensboro that in 1969 the state attracted a record $682.5 million in new or expanded industrial investment.
Army Spec. 4 Charles R. Crawford of King North Carolina was listed among 24 men killed in Southeast Asia Wednesday. He died as a result of hostile action in Vietnam.
Former Pasquotank County Commissioner Charles B. Sharber 33 was acquitted of murdering his wife with strychnine poison. A nine to twelve member jury deliberated 55 minutes before delivering the verdict Friday. Mrs. Sharber 34 mother of four died while en route to work.
A safety plug blew from a chlorine tank at the Sardis Swim Club in Charlotte causing four children to be hospitalized for observation and nineteen others treated and released. Police said the leak created gas-filled areas as swimmers evacuated the pool.
A scanned TV guide lists a dense lineup from 6:30 P.M. to 1:15 A.M. featuring sports, news, and variety shows. Programs include Death Valley Days, The Tommy Faile Show, My World and Welcome to It, and The Newlywed Game, with news by Ray Hall and Petticoat Junction at 9:30 P.M. and late movies and country music programs through 1:15 A.M.
Prime time schedule shows Jackie Gleason at 7 30 with a two camp honeymoon quarrel and My Three Sons at 8 30 about young marriages in a Mexican village. Adams Malloy and Reed probe a bribe and mercy killing at 12. Green Acres at 9 features pig politics while In Enemy Country follows Allied agents in Nazi Germany. Petticoat Junction at 9 30 and a backstage Rehearsal with the Sistas at 9 30. Mannix at 10 00 pursues a shipwreck survivor as The Body Snatcher and The Wild and the Innocent cap the night with thrillers and romance.
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