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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1972
Page
1
A reader recounts losing a 3 to 4 foot poinsettia after a late April theft and notes similar lost items. The Action Line replies that lost possessions range from coats to pets and bikes, urging police reports for thefts and suggesting a public notice could help reunite items, while noting poinsettia care after blooming is a common question.
The column recaps reader concerns on false calorie labeling on Diet Pensis with cap versus bottle claims, Braves June home games and ditches on Ashland Street, plus anger over Sunday Pampers sales bans and blue laws.
Gov. George Wallace sweeps Michigan and Maryland with 51 percent and 40 percent respectively amid recovery from an assassination attempt. McGovern places second in both states while Humphrey remains a strong contender, resuming outreach as Wallace pursues a potential convention deadlock.
National director Charles S. Snyder and aide Frank Daniel monitor results as Wallace secures a strong showing in Michigan with 51 percent and in Maryland around 40 percent. McGovern and Humphrey trail, while Republicans back Nixon. Ticket dynamics reflect crossovers and sympathy votes after a felled campaigner.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace shows improvement after being shot at a rally. Doctors report he is alert, reading the paper, and improving, though paralysis risk persists. Reports differ on spinal injury and permanent paralysis as he learns of Michigan and Maryland primary wins.
Raleigh AP The North Carolina Republican chairman Frank Rouse announced a three week leave of absence to campaign for gubernatorial hopeful Jim Gardner. He cited personal convictions against Gardner's opponent Jim Holshouser and said he would remain state chair but spoke against Holshouser's campaign, accusing him of mudslinging and misrepresenting party loyalty.
The Wallace assassination attempt may push Nixon to reveal delayed gun legislation. A gun-industry source cites assurances that the White House would delay until proposing a plan drafted last February. A Senate subcommittee planned a closed session to review tough bills, led by Sen. Birch Bayh, as administration officials remained unavailable for comment.
Washington AP A compromise to delay court busing orders for 18 months was agreed by House and Senate conferees to a $20 billion higher education bill. The agreement softens antibusing amendments and sets a January 1 1974 expiration, with Supreme Court guidance anticipated by summer 1973.
AP reports Sen. Hubert Humphrey faces growing trouble as the Democratic presidential race heads toward California. With money short, he concentrates resources on California for a pivotal June primary, hoping to slow George McGovern who leads in momentum. In Michigan and Maryland, Humphrey underperformed, while Ohio and Pennsylvania show a mixed result, underscoring threading weaknesses in the industrial Midwest.
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