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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1971
Page
10
The Weather report notes a warming trend for North Carolina with springlike conditions arriving. Highs are forecast in the upper 60s, reaching 60s later in the week in warmer sections of the state. The piece notes the absence of true springtime yet and signals improving conditions ahead.
Weather forecast for North Carolina and South Carolina calls for snow in the mountains this morning fading to flurries by noon with hazardous driving in the high terrain. Elsewhere mostly sunny, windy, and cold with highs from the 30s in the mountains to the upper 40s to low 50s on the coast. Tonight clear and cold with 20s, Tuesday sunny and warmer with highs in the 50s. Coastal areas face small craft warnings and a zero percent precip chance tonight and Tuesday. In South Carolina freeze and frost warnings persist. Asheville and Columbia show lows near 20 and upper 20s. Coastal cities from Charleston to Wilmington expect clear, cool nights and 60s by Tuesday in Raleigh and Savannah region.
Washington AP report shows Senate hearings drawing sharp lines over campaign spending limits. Democrats urge strict radio and TV ad caps amid debt concerns. Republicans push for full disclosure and accessible media, while President Nixon’s veto last fall left the issue unresolved. The debate centers on whether to cover all media and how to enforce spending controls.
A 16 year old Charlotte youth, Randy Dale Smith, tried to walk a train trestle and was struck by a passing train. He fell into the Catawba River and his body was recovered later.
Funeral planned at 3 p.m. today for John G. Erwin 72 a Charlotte business and civic leader. Erwin died Saturday. He was retired president of Allison-Erwin Co. a large wholesale hardware firm founded by his father in 1908 in Charlotte.
Britain's postal strike ends with about half of post offices reopening after workers voted to return. Union members, 190,000 of 205,000, approved resumption amid a plan for a major service overhaul. Backlog delays expected, with first class limited and second class awaiting clearance. Telegraph and telephone services gradually restored as pay disputes move to a three man commission. Rate hikes increase postage as the settlement unfolds.
Sen Henry M Jackson says Moscow deployed new long range missiles, stressing need for an arms control accord to limit offensive and defensive weapons. The disclosure, backed by the Defense Department, comes ahead of Vienna talks, with Nixon opposing separate anti missile defense pacts.
Hollywood AP reports Joan Kennedy, wife of Senator Edward Kennedy, performed on the Andy Williams variety hour. Despite stuck keys and cautious cue cards, she completed Debussy’s First Arabesque and Love Story theme in a two-take sequence. Her appearance follows a long TV background under the name Joan Bennett.
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