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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1971
Page
3
A steady pattern of rain is forecast across the state with the mountains seeing it today and the Piedmont tonight. The entire state should be soaked by Tuesday with mild temperatures and 30 to 40 percent precipitation chances tonight and Tuesday.
Howard Mack Miller posted bail and was released a day after his conviction of second degree murder in the death of Mecklenburg County patrolman Ronnie McGraw. He was sentenced to 27 years and will appeal to the North Carolina Supreme Court stating he acted during the raid on a gambling establishment.
In Hue and Cam Lo on Buddha's birthday a 27 year old monk named Chon The and a Buddhist nun burned themselves to death in protests for peace. Chon The left letters to Nixon and Thieu calling for withdrawal of U S troops and peace for Vietnam. The nun's name and age were not released. Both belonged to the An Quang sect and the acts drew calls for national political impact in a presidential election year.
U S military officials said no inquiry is planned into claims by ex sergeant Danny Spencer Notley and five Vietnamese women that Americal Division troops killed 30 to 60 villagers at Truong Khanh in April 1969. Notley testified before a congressional panel on the killings and a later air strike and ground search indicated civilian deaths in the village.
The U S Command says another American division is withdrawn, with deactivation of a Marine logistic command at Da Nang and a 6300 man cut, lowering U S forces to their lowest in five years. The Americal Division battalion is removed south of Da Nang as part of Nixon troop-cut plans.
Graduating seniors at Shaw University and St. Augustine's College were told their institutions face severe financial difficulty. Shaw plans faculty and staff cuts while alumni are urged to give five percent of income. St. Augustine's seeks a $100 yearly gift from graduates. Coordinating programs between the two schools is suggested as a possible remedy.
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