07 May 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
1
A prompt urges readers to contact ACTION LINE with concerns or worries, offering a phone call option and a written note addressed to The Enterprise. The message frames the line as a direct way to seek help or share problems.
A reader asks what common baseball box score abbreviations mean such as AB R 2b 3b hr SB S SF WP PB DP HBP and pitching terms IP H R ER BB SO. The note lists many abbreviations and their definitions, reflecting standard scorekeeping shorthand used in game sheets and newspaper boxes.
A federal grand jury in Cleveland will investigate documents found last summer at Arnold & Porter linked to Fortas former firm. The inquiry centers on jewelry and cash stolen during a break in, with Fortas’s wife a partner at the firm. The case adds to political pressure on Justice Fortas amid new Life Magazine revelations.
MIAMI BEACH AP Some transplant recipients developed psychotic or mood disturbances after receiving new hearts at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Donald Lunde reported five of 12 patients became psychotic, three died, and others showed temporary emotional upsets. One recipient who got a woman’s heart questioned his masculinity while another born again with a young heart felt renewed youth. Donor anonymity was kept to prevent press disclosure, and paranoia or delusions affected several patients.
President Nixon urged a 1 billion dollar annual increase in food stamp funding to end hunger in the United States. He would shift 270 million next July and seek 1.5 billion more for the coming year, with full effect by mid-1970 costing 2.5 billion annually. Families of four could receive 100 dollars monthly in stamps, with protections on income spends and eligibility.
An ammo truck crash near Macon scattered hundreds of 20mm rounds over three quarters of a mile along Interstate 475. Two people were hit. four were injured. Firefighters and police sought cover as demolition teams cleared unexploded shells. Officers and drivers avoided the corridor until debris was removed.
The North Carolina elections produced a historic mayoral win for How ard Lee a 34 year old Duke University employee and son of a Georgia sharecropper He defeated Roland Giduz with all but one precinct reporting Lee the first Black mayor of Chapel Hill in modern state history Also in High Point incumbent Republican Mayor Robert Davis defeated American Independent candidate A G Whitener marking the first such party run in the city This year saw many incumbents reelected and a generally light turnout statewide with gains for Black council members and a runoff possibility in New Bern.
General Motors displayed 26 experimental vehicles including three wheelers and small steam electric and hybrid models at its Warren training center. GM said nuclear powered auto experiments were impractical and emphasized the enduring value of the internal combustion engine despite potential advantages of alternative power concepts.
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