03 Nov 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1970
Page
1
Readers complain about overgrown lots and junked cars in the city with requests for owners to trim weeds or remove debris. The column notes efforts by Public Works to locate owners, issue notices, and shorten delays for compliance.
Public Works reports the overgrown corner lot at Lindsay and Quaker Lane has been cleared. Once remaining vegetation piles are removed the site will be in top shape. Residents note hazards from limbs across the sidewalk and litter including beer cans.
A resident asks why Grayson and Hobson lack a stop sign despite fears of accidents and traffic engineers finding no problem after review. The letter suggests spelling names clearly when calling for help to avoid miscommunication. The second note seeks a curved glass cut for an oval china closet with guidance from Binswanger Glass Co and Paul Weaver, listing 2710 Patterson St Greensboro and Plexiglas options from Textile Metals and Plastics Inc.
The atmosphere containing oxygen nitrogen and other gases scatters sunlight. Shorter blue wavelengths scatter more and fill the sky while red light scatters least. At sunrise and sunset light passes through more air, yielding red and pink hues.
Voter turnout in NC's largest cities ran heavier than expected as polls opened at 6:30 a.m. with clear skies by midmorning. Heavy early voting reported in Charlotte Raleigh and Asheville amid races for Congress, state legislature, and local offices including a sheriff contest and mayoral race.
In a coast to coast voting process Americans elected 35 senators and 35 governors as the country cast ballots for a new Congress. The outcome favored a potential shift in governorships for Democrats while Republicans aimed to extend their Senate minority. Nixon and Agnew voted from California and Maryland respectively, amid a campaign focusing on law and order, inflation, and unemployment. Muskie emerged as a key national figure in the Democratic strategy.
Voters in 47 states face choices for senator governor and House seats as 35 Senate seats 35 governorships and 435 House seats are in play. Analysts note state by state issues inflation unemployment and cost of living while events such as the San Jose confrontation with President Nixon add uncertainty to forecasts.
Thousands of viewers protested to networks over the GOP political broadcast edited from a Nixon speech tape. Sound flaws included hums and crowd noise, while networks say they were warned of poor audio before airing. A Muskie follow-up spot offered studio quality sound.
Senate candidate Edmund Muskie spoke on national television from Cape Elizabeth Maine charging Nixon with a law and order campaign built on slander and deception. The address aimed to solidify Muskie as the leading Democratic contender two years before the 1972 nomination while Nixon argued against violence and called for a united citizenry.
Dr. Salvador Allende, a Marxist Socialist, assumed the Chilean presidency in a ceremony that began three days of celebrations in Santiago. He received the Banda de O'Higgins sash from his predecessor Eduardo Frei and announced a Popular Unity government naming a Socialist, a Communist, and a Radical as provincial governors. The 15 member cabinet includes three Communists.
President Nixon and family arrive at a San Clemente grade school polling place just before 7 am. Pat Nixon signs the registry, Tricia votes second, and Nixon goes third as the couple thanks local firefighters later at the firehouse. Refugees Manolo and Maria Sanchez vote as naturalized citizens.
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