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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1972
Page
5
Union head Wilbur Hobby announces his gubernatorial bid, viewing it as a bargaining move by tying the 140,000 member AFL CIO to the Democratic primary. He cites support from academia, labor, and ordinary citizens amid concerns over utility and tax policies.
George Gallup argues primary polls are weak indicators with small turnouts and party turnout bias. He notes telephone and mail surveys skew toward middle and upper income voters and the undecided last minute shift underscores limits of polling accuracy. He recalls 1948 lessons and cites updated methods improving reliability.
Patrolman Louis Tincher says he was hit in the left leg while off duty helping two men with a car hood up. He described the assailants as men who disliked cops. A late-model Pontiac description led to a stop and the driver fled. he was charged with no license and not deemed a shooting suspect.
In Belfast a militiaman sergeant defused an attack by firing at two gunmen with a machine gun. One attacker fled after being hit by a shotgun blast. a 19 year old boy was gravely wounded in a Catholic district as violence surges. Earlier a restaurant bombing left two dead and 134 injured.
Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor pressed a Senate subcommittee to push against tobacco trade barriers by the European Common Market. He warned millions could be affected and urged reopening U.S. tobacco trade with China, citing North Carolina’s big role in flue cured tobacco and overall U.S. tobacco output.
A testimonial advert promises rapid relief from vaginal, rectal and underarm itching with BICOZENE cream. It claims the formula fights bacteria, stops burning and stinging, soothes inflamed tissue, and begins healing within seconds. The ad urges purchasing at Mann Drug Stores.
Congressman Nick Galifianakis, seeking the U.S. Senate seat, spoke to Moore County Young Democrats in Southern Pines and acknowledged the pressure of the moment with the remark It certainly is a pressure to be here.
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union is adding multiple warheads to land based missiles with Defense Department estimates of 85 to 100 in operation by midyear. MIRV deployment aimed at SS11 and possibly SS9 missiles, U.S. officials say, while U.S. lead in warhead technology could narrow if U.S. defense funding stalls.
238 UNC Charlotte students registered Monday as Mecklenburg registrars opened a three day drive. The effort aims to expand to county high schools and colleges. Students favored Democrats 3 to 1, with many choosing No Party to vote in the primary.
A man sues for divorce claiming his wife spent all their money on horse gambling. The case highlights financial strain from wagering on horses and marital discord.
Washington report notes states and D C owe up to 30 million dollars allegedly misspent under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Officials say audits show funds were used for legitimate purposes but not aligned to guidelines, with repayments likely and Minnesota already asked for 311 thousand. Wisconsin has repaid 33 thousand. education leaders seek forgiveness for misexpenditures through 1969.
In Deland Florida Earl DeGregory is held without bond after arraignment on murder charges in Charlotte North Carolina. He is accused of killing the elderly couple Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Powell last Friday, shooting them and stealing their car. DeGregory was jailed in Volusia County pending a pre extradition review.
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