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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1971
Page
9
ART BUCHWALD reports that after a tense New York meeting, major airlines agreed to a standby around $200 round trip to Europe for youths. Parents argued high fares burden families. executives warned of financial strain but ultimately offered the reduced rate to send teenagers abroad this summer.
A compact snapshot from the June 21 1971 Section B front focuses on local briefs schedules and society notes with brief leads and calendar items from High Point North Carolina.
High Point Red Cross plans a make up blood drive on Wednesday June 23 from 10 a m to 3 30 p m at the Coach House Ballroom Sheraton Hotel sponsored by WGHP The one day goal is 250 pints to cover rising local need Following a June 9 and 10 bloodmobile that yielded 254 pints sponsors include textile industries and public service groups Donors included Heritage Furniture Myrtle Desk Prudential Medicare Insurance Indian Head Hosiery and other companies plus several individuals reaching gallon levels. In Franklinville George David Lamb 26 died from injuries in a car wreck near Randolph Hospital Surviving include wife Sherry and family Funeral Tuesday at Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church Randleman.
A local citizen tip helped police recover several hundred dollars worth of Ferndale Junior High School office equipment after a break in. Officers found an auditorium window entry and torn doors with a charred paper stash, while Kenneth Wayne Stevenson 17 faced charges including breaking and entering and larceny. Additional weekend arrests followed for auto larceny forging and DUI amid a rash of burglaries and reckless driving reports.
City Attorney Knox Walker says council should proceed with annexation despite resident concerns in Ridgecrest. Protest centers on lot sizes and petition validity, while zoning would place 365 new Residential A-1 lots with 12 000 square foot minimums, supported by water and sewer expansion.
Patsy Gail Wood, 24, crowned Miss North Carolina, arrived in Garner after the pageant, where about 1,000 residents greeted her with a street parade. The elementary teacher plans to return to Garner to teach and will represent the state in the Miss America contest in Atlantic City.
Wesley Warren of High Point has become the National Boys Extemporaneous Champion, the first NC student to win the national speech tourney title. He edged through seven rounds at Stanford, using a cross examination after each talk, and defended his stance on legalized marijuana under government regulation. Wes and teammate Tom Dilliard had earlier fallen in the state semi finals but revived to win the finals.
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