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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1972
Page
1
A reader questions why Guilford County raised property evaluations from 40 to 60 percent. The column notes state law requires reappraisals every eight years and cites examples of identical houses with different appraisals. The newspaper urges complaints to the reappraisal company to adjust figures.
An anonymous inquiry about cleaning the corner at Manley and Clish Place was resolved when property owners cooperated with the sanitation enforcement officer and cleared the area by June 19. Clyde Weeks remarked the corner looks real good. The origin of the name Clish was not clarified.
Residents report overgrown lots with snakes and pests. city codes require owners to clear weeds and waste within ten days of notice. Sanitation officials say the lot at Franklin and Worth has been cleared. Separately, wage claims note no federal breaks for adults, but some state rules apply to women and minors. Oak Hollow golf course will include a designated practice area per Parks Director Marvin Keith.
More than 20,000 marines paratroopers and armored units crossed the My Chanh River on a 10 mile front from the South China Sea to the foothills west of Highway 1. Lt Gen Ngo Quang Truong said the counteroffensive was going all right so far. U.S. B52s and naval gunfire supported the push as heavy resistance met government forces along Highway 1. The operation follows Thieu’s June 19 orders to recapture all terrain seized by Hanoi since March 30.
Democratic members voted 105 to 50 against the proposed reform charter, urging further study. Rep. Annunzio said the caucus opposed certain provisions, with fears Democrats may lose House control if McGovern is nominee. The plan, from reform commissions, would create a national party with dues paying members and broaden the DNC, plus a grassroots controlled conference every four years.
Senator George McGovern pledges major battles with the Nixon White House over the South as he remains favored to win the Democratic nomination. He criticizes the Southern strategy and calls for revisiting voting rights laws while vowing to campaign nationwide including Dixie states.
Miami Beach City Council plans to consider only two of ten emergency measures during the Democratic and Republican conventions. They will review ordinances granting mayor or police chief power to declare emergencies and to set police lines, while other proposals on riot bans and unlawful assemblies were not acted upon. Police officials and Yip members urged peace as Chief Rocky Pomerance noted a mixup over his stance on all ten measures.
McGovern supporters mobilize for a key California credentials fight as the Democratic framework echoes his positions yet could also be embraced by his rivals. The platform draft heads to a Miami Beach convention where Wallace and allies may press objections to several planks.
The Platform Committee voted overwhelmingly to authorize a minority report by Wallace supporters on issues including taxes economy welfare school busing school prayer and crime. McGovern continued southward tours noting friendly receptions and possible future ballot prospects.
President Nixon announced a two month drawdown of 10 000 U S troops from South Vietnam and ordered that future draftees be volunteers. The plan reduces the authorized force to 39 000 by Sept 1 and keeps a minimum presence to meet objectives.
The Democratic Credentials Committee quickly settled four delegate disputes with challenges fading or withdrawn. Maine's 20-member delegation was seated unanimously despite calls for nine women, while Iowa North Dakota and New York challenges were withdrawn. Georgia's contested 17 of 53 delegates mirrored broader McGovern reform efforts amid other major cases in Chicago and California.
President Nixon will hold a nationally broadcast news conference from the White House East Room Thursday night. It will be his first live session with reporters in more than a year. The exact time was not announced by secretary Ronald L. Ziegler.
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