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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1970
Page
6
Lawrence F. O'Brien III, 24, son of the Democratic national chairman and Vietnam veteran, says his father should ease criticism of Nixon's Southeast Asia policy. He believes gradual withdrawal is best in a bad situation and that the President is feeling his way.
Sugar Ray Robinson, approaching 49, combines acting with his boxing fame. He recently played a policeman in What Are We Going to Do without Skipper and has appeared on Mannix Mission Impossible Land of the Giants and a beer commercial with Rocky Graziano. He prioritizes the Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation as his major ongoing project.
Marianne Faithfull, 23, recently divorced, says she is taking Irish peer Lord Rossmore, 39, home to see her mother. Reports of an imminent marriage are not definite. Rossmore’s mother notes it is about time he wed. Faithfull split from Mick Jagger during a film project in Australia, and her two year marriage to John Dunbar ended in 1967, with a son named Nicholas.
Hollywood AP reports Daniel Taradash named president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 1970 71 with Gregory Peck declining nomination due to absence but agreeing to serve as first vice president. Taradash previously won an Oscar for From Here to Eternity. DAs Offices Drop Charges Against Unruh in marijuana case.
New York AP reports Adam Clayton Powell of Harlem, a 24 year U S representative, may run as an independent if a vote recount does not overturn his defeat in the Democratic primary. Final unofficial returns show Powell trailing Charles Rangel by 205 votes.
The North Carolina Revenue Department reports a record 56 million dollars in individual income tax refunds mailed this year, up 13 million from last year. Revenue Commissioner I L Clayton cites overtime work to meet June 30 deadlines and notes a larger average refund due to broader head of household eligibility.
The Youth Fellowship of Main Street United Methodist Church hosts a car wash fundraiser. Proceeds support youth programs and mission trips. Event details include date, time, and location at the church parking lot.
R Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, won the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal at the organization's annual convention windup in Boston.
In Gastonia James Standbridge 47 was jailed for nonsupport due to 320 dollars in overdue payments to his wife. While jailed he owed more for room and board at three dollars daily. Local residents raised funds to reduce his debt and a judge released him on his own recognizance.
Richard J. Curry, who escaped from a North Carolina prison in 1961, will stay free after New Jersey refused extradition. Governor Cahill and Governor Scott agreed Curry will remain under parole supervision until rehab is complete. He had faced over 30 years if extradited and has been living in Dover Township, New Jersey.
New York AP reports Ruby Keeler, famed for Forty Second Street and Gold Diggers of 1933, is returning to the Broadway stage after a 41 year absence.
A former Army officer testifies that John McCormack asked about a draftee’s hardship discharge. Dr. Martin Sweig and Nathan Voloshen are accused of using the speaker’s office to defraud the government. Voloshen has pleaded guilty.
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