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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1972
Page
5
Washington officials say over 60 percent of the $158 million humanitarian package for Bangladesh has been canceled. They note $97.8 million was cut as the original famine-prevention goal was achieved, with some funds already delivered or in transit.
The Nixon era uses free Labor Department comic booklets to reach unemployed workers with limited literacy. The Spanish and English guides, featuring diverse characters, discuss job seeking and offer tips while showing racial messages. North Carolina orders more as nearly three million comics roll out nationwide.
North Carolina experienced warm windy conditions with scattered showers today as a clearing trend emerged.
A broad southwest wind pumps warm air ahead of a cold front from Tennessee. Expect periods of showers and thundershowers in North and South Carolina today into tonight, with cooler low 40s to 50s by night and highs mainly 60s to 70s. Friday turns mostly cooler and drier along the coast.
Winston Salem banker Archie K Davis and Congressman Charles R Jonas were honored by the North Carolina Citizens Association at its 31st annual meeting. Davis received distinguished citizenship while Jonas was cited for distinguished public service after 20 years in Congress. H Dail Holderness was elected president. other officers include Thomas Belk Garza Baldwin W Trent Ragland and Ivie Clayton. Former Gov Luther Hodges urged continued public service.
North Carolina Supreme Court allows a civil suit against Winston-Salem for alleged negligence tied to a National Guard Armory explosion that killed three men and injured six others. The city operated a sanitary landfill, and the court ruled it acted as a proprietor, not a government, in that operation. Plaintiffs include Dalton Koontz Koontz, Robert Coltrane, Joel Calhoun Jr., and others.
In Raleigh, California Rep. Paul McCloskey said Terry Sanford's presidential bid will show if moderate Southern leadership can prevail. He urged student lawmakers at a five day Raleigh gathering to boost political participation, warning that under 40 percent of young people may be registered to vote.
Ruth Ribicoff wife of Sen Abraham A Ribicoff D Conn has been removed from the critical list at the Mayo Clinic where she is receiving treatment for heart disease.
The Raleigh News and Observer reports two road contractors bought 35 250 dollars worth of dirt fill last year from the brother of a state highway commissioner for use on Greenville area highway projects. Commissioner W Arthur Tripp says he did not share in proceeds but may have negotiated one sale. He says he has done nothing wrong although state law bans commissioners from supplying materials to the highway department.
Belmont Abbey College president Father John P. Bradley upholds James V. Harrison 21 of Syracuse New York’s dismissal for marijuana found in his dorm room. Dissenters contest due process as campus fires flare after a Monday protest and student government vows nonviolent action to overturn the decision.
A congressional subcommittee questions why the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission would stamp documents top secret or confidential amid plans for the 200th birthday celebration. Commission officials deny any secrecy and say no such stamp has been requested or used.
An Army wife from Vietnam and her two of three children were found beaten to death at their home near Ft Bragg. A neighboring resident's husband, also in Vietnam, is not implicated. Mrs Gail Larson, 35, was charged with the murders and ordered to a Raleigh hospital for psychiatric evaluation after a suicide attempt. The victims were Mia Wainwright 25 and her children Kim 4 and Frank 2. Mia's infant daughter survived. The slayings occurred about 8:30 am Tuesday and were discovered by a neighbor who Mrs Larson called early Wednesday.
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