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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
1
A reader recalls paying a $5 entrance fee at High Point Memorial Hospital's emergency room with no treatment received. Ned Clark, the ER director, defends the charge, noting the high fixed costs of 24 hour emergency care and the need to support space, personnel, and supplies despite no guarantees of patient flow.
The writer asks to publish Jeane Dixon's address and provides a mailing instruction for care of the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate at 220 East 42nd Street New York NY 10017. The note expresses thanks from Mrs. G W G.
D D Prather of the State Highway Commission counted roadside tables on routes from Carolina Beach to High Point finding six on US 421 US 64 and US 311 and only one on US 701 and US 70 to I 85 while noting 400 roadside tables exist on NC highways with no tables on the Interstate though rest areas provide similar services. A hamsters care book query is answered by noting Doubleday animal care books and library or pet shop advice as sources.
The Four Dolphins Aquarium cautions against adding cake coloring to tank water. They say foreign matter could harm fish, and recommend colored lighting instead to achieve the desired room ambiance.
Mrs. H asks if any High Point families hire 14 year olds for summer work like babysitting or yard odd jobs to buy school clothes. We list teen workers with age and skills hoping for calls. a help-meet exists. The Women’s Guild of the High Point Museum hosts a July 8 country fair and seeks white elephant items or antiques for auction calls to 885 8953.
South Dakota Senator McGovern accuses Senator Humphrey of misrepresenting his positions and harming the Democratic Party. Humphrey urges voters in New York to back uncommitted or independent delegates while signaling a liberal platform debate on marijuana legalization and amnesty.
At the U S Conference of Mayors Humphrey McGovern and Muskie outlined urban reform plans. Humphrey urged participatory federal budgeting including local officials. Muskie critiqued Nixon policy and Pentagon spending. McGovern urged independence from Washington and local control with five urban principles to restore faith in government.
London AP reports China closed southern ports to Soviet ships carrying war supplies for North Vietnam while allowing other Communist vessels to land in Hanoi. Beijing argues Moscow’s choice signals a shift toward a broader international policy as Washington’s mining of North Vietnamese ports draws condemnation.
Lt. Col. Burr M. Willey of Ayer Massachusetts led a forward assault with a small South Vietnamese unit near An Loc Vietnam He was killed near the Anthill after signaling advancing troops His gray dog Moose rode helicopters with him and died beside him in the action this story notes a May 13 AP photo from the same scene
North Carolina Democrats at the state convention planned to oppose a constitutional amendment banning forced busing while debating a platform. Highlights included talks by Rep. Richardson Preyer Gov. Bob Scott and Har grove Bowles. Delegates selection faced challenges from Joe Brown of Greensboro who backed a Wallace slate.
Agnes the first of the season hurricanes hit the Florida Panhandle after tearing through Georgia. Homes were uprooted and streets flooded as currents demolished the Eastpoint Apalachicola coast and Route 98 causeway. 18 people killed and dozens injured as Tampa Bay area reports 12 million dollars in damage. Road, power and telephone service disrupted across the region.
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