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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1972
Page
4
North Carolina’s motor vehicles commissioner announced a warnings push after a holiday weekend wreck spree killed 25 people. An Arizona-like review showed excess speed as a factor in 18 deaths and alcohol impairment involved in more than half.
May rain delayed spring as a hurricane season clash loomed with Agnes misnamed by a radio crew. The weekend toll reached 811 deaths for the year, up 43 from the prior year. In Charlotte, a noted Alcohol Safety Action Project failed to curb drunken driving as 72 cases and hundreds more offenses were calendared. the court granted 22 reckless driving pleas at $100 fines each.
The ruling comes after five men allegedly attempted to wiretap the Democratic National Committee in Washington. The court allows taps only with prior judicial approval, urging restraint to protect privacy and free speech. Attorney General Kleindienst ordered a halt to taps conflicting with the decision and will seek new legislation.
The Ellsberg trial in Los Angeles looms as he faces up to 115 years on 15 counts for releasing the Pentagon Papers. Co-defendant Anthony Russo could reach 35 years. Debates swirl over motives and impact, with parallels drawn to Mason and Lavelle as scholars, critics, and officials weigh information, power, and duty.
A review finds Gen John Lavelle secretly ordered air raids on North Vietnam beyond protective limits. The action complicated Nixon secret negotiations with Le Duc Tho. Kissinger’s past peace efforts with Hanoi are recapped, including the 1967 Paris talks and the failed Pennsylvania plan. May or Lindsay faced a Brooklyn street confrontation over a Dubrow restaurant meeting with officials.
A reflection on the Seventy-Ninth Street Causeway from Miami to Miami Beach, contrasting the old tar road and chain gang era with a modern concrete span. The piece recalls workers chained together rebuilding ballast under a shotgun guard, and notes the controversial but practical view of the causeway as a defensible route for convention traffic while hinting at the social costs behind the new seaside development.
John E. Fisher argues no-fault auto insurance will spread nationwide with a goal of uniform standards under federal direction. He cites Massachusetts leading the trend, warns against a patchwork of 50 state plans, and calls for abolition of tort claims in auto accidents along with stronger enforcement and safer highways.
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