04 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1970
Page
1
Wake Forest defeats Virginia State in overtime football scoring 28 14 with late miscues and strong defensive stand. Key players and play by play details unclear due to damaged text but final score indicates Wake Forest win.
Dr. Sarah T. Morrow reports the Guilford County Public Health Department stopped blood tests for food handlers about three years ago. She notes no syphilis cases were found in two years of testing and explains certificates renew annually, since a negative test today might miss a later infection. She cites rising gonorrhea as the major VD increase and states syphilis is not transmitted through food.
Wesley Drive residents report fear of flooding after August 19 and say a signed creek cleaning petition has been issued. Public Works will move into the area to remove obstructions from the flow line, addressing the culvert issue at Wesley and Wise.
A distressed caller from North Carolina pleas for help to escape domestic violence with her child. Anon is advised to contact the Family Service Bureau at 113 Gatewood Avenue or by phone 883-1709 for confidential guidance and shelter referrals.
A couple discusses a plan to marry after a letter from Germany. They ask about obtaining a passport and required vaccines. The reply notes passport eligibility at any age, local application forms in Greensboro, and vaccines like tetanus typhoid and polio with smallpox inoculation needed before international travel.
Newsboy Freddie Teague invites the public to visit The Enterprise at 210 Church Ave this afternoon from 2 to 6 for the open house marking the plant’s formal opening. Publishers executives and staff will greet guests as employees and families toured the facility Friday night and visitors from other North Carolina papers came Saturday.
Cambodian military spokesman said enemy forces appear set for new attacks on Phnom Penh outer defenses as fighter bombers hit a concentration 14 miles north on the east bank of the Mekong. A government battalion was sent to clear a roadblock on Highway 4 toward Kompong Som while Communist command troops hold the 40 mile southwest road.
Rioting inmates seized three hostages at the Brooklyn House of Detention as 240 prisoners moved on the fifth floor. Nearly 26 guards and staff were held across four facilities with no injuries to hostages reported.
Messages of sympathy and offers of help poured in from London to Wichita State University after a Colorado crash killed 29 people including 13 football players. Gov Docking ordered flags at half staff and planned mourning. The team was en route to Logan Utah for a game with Utah State when the twin engine Martin 404 crashed.
President Nixon arrived in Limerick after backing a 90 day extension of the Middle East cease fire. He praised Ireland as vigorous and amiable while crowds packed roadsides and a bride received roses from his wife. Police kept protestors distant as a bomb damaged a Dublin suburb bridge and the motorcade proceeding to Kilfrush House faced delays.
Former congressman Jim Gardner assailed Gov. Bob Scott on tax policy during a Harnett County rally for Republican legislative candidates. He claimed Scott promised no new taxes but supported gasoline and tobacco taxes, criticizing legislators who backed the taxes and urging support for local GOP candidates.
Three people died in separate incidents within 15 minutes in High Point. Frankie Burton, a one year old, fell through a skylight at Oak Hill School and died. A house at 408 Tate Street burned, killing a man and a woman whose identities were not released. Police reported the sky light accident at about 12 35 a m and the fire call at 12 20 a m.
Thousands march down Pennsylvania Avenue led by Rev. Carl McIntire praising a win-the-war stance. South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky did not attend, sending a statement read by Tran Khoa Hoc. Police counted 8 000 to 26 000 attendees with a few arrests for disorder.
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