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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
1
City Code Section 22-75B sets minimum frontage of 40 feet for new residential lots and a mean width of 60 feet. Preexisting lots may have less frontage. Road frontage is not defined by residential classification. land area is set by zoning, per Planning Director Duncan McIntyre.
An inquiry notes a trailer behind a Greensboro High Point Road service station and asks if the area is an approved trailer site. City code bans mobile homes except in MH districts or under specific temporary-use provisions. the mentioned site is not approved per the High Point Planning Department. The Inspections Department may assess whether a nonconforming use exists.
P B asks about left signals at Lexington Centennial and Centennial Montlieu amid heavy Saturday traffic. R V Moss says both intersections will be improved under the TOPICS Program in 1972 with near completion engineering and acquisition of right of way. New modern traffic signals will be installed to improve flow on each approach.
City officials consider approving summer water skiing on City Lake. Residents ask about safety, hours, and enforcement while J G A confirms readiness to permit if approved.
Mrs. M V A asks for grass mowing on Brentwood Street 185 bridge. Hailey Sharpe inspected ramps and Brentwood approaches and found no tall grass. She suggests calling Public Works for exact location details.
Henry Kissinger, Nixon's top envoy, heads for Peking on a brief trip amid talk of new Vietnam peace moves as Soviet leader Podgorny visits Hanoi. White House spokesmen deny links to Podgorny’s trip and say no side talks are planned, though discussions on Vietnam are possible.
President Nixon urged Congress in a White House briefing to approve by September 1 a Moscow defensive missiles treaty and a companion offensive missiles accord to enable October talks on broader disarmament. He said delaying would remove incentives to negotiate while pressing for expanded defense spending as Soviets push offensive programs. Kissinger joined for Q&A sessions with 122 lawmakers from key committees.
The EPA restricted virtually all DDT uses in the United States marking a landmark victory for environmentalists. Roderick Cameron of the Environmental Defense Fund calls it jubilant and urges education of farmers on safe alternatives to DDT and integrated control techniques.
A Washington federal court battle seeks to remove exceptions from an order governing DDT. The chemical, developed postwar, resisted breakdown and was blamed for harming bird and fish populations. A UN study warned of up to one billion pounds in the biosphere and potential cancer risks observed in mice.
The United States halted bombing around Hanoi as a goodwill gesture during Soviet President Podgorny’s visit to the North Vietnamese capital. Informants noted raids continued in the southern sector of North Vietnam, with Hanoi remaining at the northern heart of the country.
AP analysis notes Kennedy has not entered the race for a spot on the Democratic ticket and shows no clear path to joining McGovern. Kennedy says he might run if Wallace gets nom and aides say he would not rule out any scenario, though he remains not running. A Mills suggestion of a Kennedy ticket fades as Kennedy questions arise.
Cathay Pacific Convair 880 with 81 aboard crashes in the central Vietnamese highlands near Pleiku Cheo Reo. Rescue teams report some bodies found, no survivors. Americans including Kenny family members among the dead. No second plane found. incident follows another Asian crash near New Delhi.
U S officials say intensive air strikes hamper North Vietnam's conventional war, yet moving troops, rifles, and bullets south remains feasible. They expect destruction of industrial capacity and port mining to force settlement, with policy shaped by Hanoi talks and Soviet and Chinese aid.
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