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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1972
Page
1
The Enterprise explains that its Action Line accepts questions and requests for help and emphasizes that while every inquiry is considered, the high volume prevents acknowledgment or direct responses to all.
The article lists Billy Graham's business address as 1300 Harmon Place in Minneapolis Minnesota 55403 and notes his home in Montreat North Carolina.
A reader seeks repair help for a Bridgestone motorcycle. Charlotte dealer Queen City Motors at 2601 S Blvd offers parts sales and service. Ray's Cycle Shop hints another in Hickory. A claim notes High Point’s old hook and ladder truck may become a museum showpiece if preserved. The fire department turned it over to parks and recreation, and it was parked at Clara Cox Apartments where it deteriorated and was junked. A reader asks for actor directories and addresses. libraries offer Celebrity Register and Who’s Who. Family Weekly sells a Star Address Book by mail.
The Arlington Street Station in Greensboro logged 18 inches, and High Point recorded 17 inches in March 1927. Braxton Younts recalls steady snowfall for 24 hours with drifts possibly four feet high. A veneer plant burned as fire crews could not reach due to blocked roads.
A High Point reader asked where to find unbleached flour and laundry soap. The answer notes a flour mill on Highway 68 north of the airport and suggests grocery stores for laundry soap such as Octagon or Fels-Naptha.
President Nixon met with his top advisers for three hours amid renewed air strikes near Hanoi. The NSC session discussed possible new military and diplomatic routes, with officials withholding agenda details.
Sharp splits in voting set up runoffs in North Carolina's gubernatorial primaries. Gardner fell just short of 50 percent in the Republican race, while Bowles led the Democratic field but failed to secure nomination, prompting anticipated second primaries with Holshouser and Taylor respectively. County canvasses and official reporting proceed.
Rep. Nick Galifianakis upset Sen. B Everett Jordan to force a June 3 runoff for North Carolina's Democratic senatorial nomination. Jesse Helms won the Republican nod, defeating James Johnson and William Booe as Jordan vows to pursue a runoff.
Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor delayed his final choice on challenging Hargrove Bowles for the Democratic nomination. He said the decision involves many people and the state’s future, and he will announce it as soon as factors are weighed while his staff continues in the race.
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford says his primary loss to George C. Wallace sets back his presidential bid but he will campaign until the Democratic nominating convention. He won 37 percent with Wallace at 50 plus. Chisholm Muskie and Jackson shared the rest.
Washington markets the nation in suspense as President Nixon convenes the National Security Council under extraordinary circumstances. Speculation swirls over whether Nixon plans a new diplomatic move with any military steps in Vietnam while Moscow and Hanoi confront ongoing crisis.
U S Navy jets returned to the Hanoi area bombarding storage depots barracks and training facilities about 15 miles west of Hanoi. Navy fighters shot down three Soviet built MIG interceptors in dogfights raising the three day total to six. Carrier based planes also attacked Nam Danh City dike facilities.
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