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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1970
Page
3
North Carolina mountains picked up a fresh thin snow covering with up to one inch in the last 24 hours, making roads slick and slowing mountain traffic. The lowlands stayed snow free but cold, with a forecast of fair skies through Tuesday and more freezing weather tonight into predawn Tuesday morning.
Weather outlook for the Southeast shows freeze warnings in inland North Carolina and frost risk in South Carolina. Temperatures range from the 20s to 50s with a warming trend by Tuesday and scattered frost potential across Virginia Georgia and Tennessee. Extended outlook signals chances of rain in the mountains midweek and clearing by Friday with highs in the 60s inland.
The Green Berets, a 9,000 member elite Army unit, face a reduction to about 6,000 in 1971 as defense budget cuts cut overall forces. Vietnam deployment shifts and interservice rivalries contribute to the de-emphasis of counter-insurgency and a move away from high intensity operations. Col Robert Reault, a former Green Beret commander in Vietnam, notes tensions with high command amid these changes.
The Marshall University football players among the 75 killed in Saturday night's chartered jetliner crash included Bob Patterson of Louisburg and Art Shannon of Greensboro, both North Carolina residents. Also killed was Marshall's offensive line coach Al Carelli, a UNC alumnus and former UNC staffer.
Six Jaycees who spent Friday night in Central Prison described the experience as terrifying and eye opening. They spoke at a news conference after their release noting inmates share common hopes and fears with people outside.
A California redwood growing on the east bank of Redwood Creek in Humboldt City reaches 367.8 feet in height and has a girth of 44 feet making it the world’s tallest living organism.
ECU guard Mike Yopp and teammates recount tense emotions after a 17 to 14 win over Marshall as word spreads of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Marshall players and coaches. Coaches, players and officials express shock while Gov. Bob Scott sends condolences and a memorial service is held at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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