Action Line Help Prompts Reader Inquiries
The Enterprise offers reader questions and problems guidance through Action Line. It notes high volume prevents answering every request while inviting contact for assistance.
High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
We have 6,271,698 pages in North Carolina
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1972
Page
1
Adoption agencies halt newborn infant intake in 1971
Guilford County and Children's Home Society report no new infant adoption applications since March 15 1971 and expect a slow restart. Guilford placed 35 under one year in 1970 and 28 in 1971. 1972 may see fewer available infants. Children’s Home Society funded 255 adoptions in 1971 with 169 newborns. in 1970 total adoptions were 302 with 263 newborns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Home Society
Greensboro
Guilford County
Randolph County
Social Services
D. B
Guilford
Randolph
Helen Alspaugh
Guilford County Department of Social Services
David F. Herbert
Herbert
License Renewal Window and Passport Services Notice
Q and A explain you may apply for a new license anytime within 60 days before expiration and that licenses issued within 60 days of expiration expire four years from the old license date. A reader seeks signal lights for a deaf pregnant woman. Melvin Lohr offers wiring burglary alarms to activate all house lights. The High Point Post Office will start passport applications on April 17 requiring ID birth certificate and two photos with contact details for Lois Watkins and I D Criss mai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Lohr
Protection Systems, Inc
High Point
S. Main
E. Green Drive
Lois Watkins
I. D. Crissmai
Wholesale prices rise sharply for food and industry
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports February wholesale prices up nine tenths of a percent, the largest gain in a year. Farm products, processed foods, and industrial materials led the increase with notable rises in steel, machinery, wood, textiles, and motor vehicle components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Anderson Charges Mitchell Knew Of Agreement
Columnist Jack Anderson said John Mitchell knew early last year of ITT pledge to the Republican Convention and accused him of running the party from inside the Justice Department. He cited Mitchell's February denial and testified amid Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Jack Anderson
John N. Mitchell
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Mitchell
Republican Party
Justice Department
Anderson
ITT
California
Ed Reinecke
Edgar Gillenwaters
Senate Judiciary Committee
Democrats Accused of AT and T Deal
Senator Robert Dole charged AT and T violated the law by agreeing to install phones at the Democratic National Convention in Miami while $1.5 million remained unpaid from 1968. He claimed AT and T underwrote part of this year’s GOP convention to influence federal antitrust actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Dole
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Miami
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Dole
At&t
Democrat Committee
San Diego
Lawrence F. O’brien
Tax consultants give varied results on a joint return
Six tax consultants in Charlotte produced six different figures for a joint federal return with the largest difference totaling 454 dollars. One consultant predicted a 77 dollar tax due, another a 377 dollar refund. The AP writer and his wife received varied deductions and fees, with advertised courtroom support and differing treatment of expenses, alimony, and medical costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
David Kestler
IRS
McGovern Enters North Carolina Presidential Primary
North Carolina added George McGovern to its presidential primary ballot as a sixth Democrat. Filing activity showed McCloskey and Jackson also pursuing spots, with Nixon’s campaign diversifying. New Hampshire results influenced perceptions but not all decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
South Dakota
George McGovern
Alex Brock
McGovern
Nixon
Paul McCloskey
R-Calif
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Alabama
George Wallace
New York
Shirley Chisholm
Terry Sanford
New Hampshire
Muskie
McCloskey
Board of Elections
North Carolina State University
Don D’ambrosi
D'Ambrosi
John Vance
Jackson
Washington, D.C
Vance
Tar Heels
Eugene McCarthy
Arkansas
Wilbur Mills
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
John Lindsay
FDA Bans Lead In Paint By End Of 1973
The FDA ordered all lead in paint to be banned by the end of 1973 to reduce health hazards. It required reducing lead content to 0.06 percent by 1973, with earlier reductions starting in 1972. About 400,000 children suffer lead poisoning, linked to prewar housing with flaking paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
Merlin K. DuVal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Gas Shortage Triggers City Rationing Nationwide Alarm
A critical natural gas shortage has led to strict rationing in dozens of large cities. Utilities refuse new customers and cut back existing service as state commissions impose limits. Experts warn the crisis may not ease before 1974 or 1975, with full recovery requiring years of new exploration and wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Public Service Commission
Washington Gas Light Co
Chicago
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Georgia
California
Federal Power Commission
Gas exploration rates spark dispute over FPC policy
Industry spokesmen say FPC rate structures limit profit for high risk gas exploration. Consumer advocates charge producers cut back to create shortages to push for higher rates, a claim gas producers deny. Study duration is unknown as gas supplies worsen in many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FPC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hebert
Martha Wing
Betsy Whitaker
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Marlow Cook
Kentucky
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Hruska
Cook
At&t Deal
Tom Wells
Associated Press
Charles C. Edwards
AP News
By Jean Heller
Search the High Point Enterprise Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The High Point Enterprise?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.