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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1972
Page
1
Mrs. C and neighbors petition to stop a car disassembly site on Industrial 6 land. The owner began placing old cars before proper platting and screening, triggering action from health, city attorney, and inspections. Authorities demand immediate compliance with codes and a warrant risk if violations continue.
Neal Austin, librarian at the High Point Public Library, invites donations of quality books. Each title is assessed by the library’s usual new-book standards, and any that don’t meet criteria may be declined with guidance to other organizations that can use them.
The voter may participate in primaries only for candidates of their registered party and nonpartisan offices, plus bond issues. In the general election, the voter may choose candidates from any party. No party affiliation change needed for general election voting.
The query provides M. B. A. D. McLauchlin Faircloth as Chairman and requests the Highway Commission address in Raleigh NC 27602. It also notes a reader inquiry about liability for lost Master Charge cards and other readers questions on local topics.
SAIGON AP news reports South Vietnam lost its first provincial capital as Quang Tri fell to North Vietnamese after five days of intense fighting. Four divisions breached defenses, abandoning the city and nearby de militarized zone area, signaling a major victory in Hanoi's 38 day campaign. The fall gave North Vietnam control of critical population centers and rice crops in the region.
President Nixon told a blue-ribbon Texas crowd at Connallys ranch that no ground troops will be committed again to Vietnam. He warned Hanoi of great risk from its current offensive and said bombing missions would target military sites only. He cited South Vietnamese defenses under Gen Abrams as capable with continued U S air and naval support.
Washington AP reports the Cost of Living Council exempted millions of small businesses and units with 60 or fewer employees from wage and price controls. The move excludes health and construction sectors and rent controls, seeks less red tape, and expands scrutiny on remaining firms.
A North Carolina Bar Association report calls state training schools dumping grounds and says about half of juveniles there should not have been placed. It urges smaller community facilities, rehabilitation over custody, and condemns placing children under 10 in training schools and racial assignment of students.
Washington profile of Henry A. Kissinger portrays him as a constant figure in policy during Vietnam crisis. The piece notes his role as Nixon’s national security adviser, his influence on foreign policy, and the pace of his day involving crisis meetings, Cabinet talks, and calls as decisions shape plans for Moscow.
Amid hopefuls McGovern and Humphrey court Ohio's major cities for the last day of campaigning with 153 Democratic delegates at stake. Humphrey roams the industrial north while McGovern covers the same spots plus Cincinnati and Dayton. In Indiana Wallace tops the GOP scene as Nixon eyes a clean sweep in several states.
Terry Sanford shifts his campaign to North Carolina courthouses using local officials to mobilize rural counties for the May 6 primary. He stops in Gastonia Lincolnton Hickory Salisbury and Morganton while promoting “Creative federalism” and involving local people in housing programs.
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