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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1969
Page
5
Gen. Hershey faces reassignment as President Nixon pushes new draft ideas including a lottery and a shift to a volunteer army. Hershey, nearly blind, had resisted earlier reforms and signaled reluctance to resign, while aides say the change aims to place him where he can advise on new areas of policy.
AP reports biologist Dr. William Robertson warns DDT and related pesticides have invaded the Everglades, threatening the last bald eagle refuge. He notes eggshells are thinner, eggs may crack during incubation, and reproductive success is severely impaired. The Everglades nests near Flamingo show remnants of a once large population.
Petersen was abducted after a Las Vegas trailer escape and driven 450 miles to Reno where he was held in a riven trailer. His sister Faye Johnson was forced to fly to Reno to deliver an $800,000 ransom in cash. The release hinged on time as authorities reported a staged call from a public Reno booth and a staged demand prior to the ransom drop.
In Chapel Hill a mattress blaze in the psychiatric ward of North Carolina Memorial Hospital produced smoke but all 40 patients were evacuated safely. Fire crews responded promptly, keeping the incident contained to the ward with no injuries reported.
Officials say Operation Intercept sought to pressure Mexico into tougher drug controls by expanding border inspections. The plan, framed as a joint Treasury Justice crackdown, caused tensions and disrupted cross-border traffic while signaling Mexican cooperation would be demanded for broader narcotics enforcement.
The It was not easy to determine in which side won since the Skyland Telephone Co ended the West Jefferson operation but pledged services to its subscribers. The money will fund cooperation, add 2,070 new subscribers beginning Oct 27 in Mexico City. Firemen contained a fire in a room at 2 a.m, a mattress burned, one occupant treated for smoke inhalation.
Forecast for North Carolina calls for partly cloudy mountains and coast with generally fair conditions elsewhere through Sunday. Cool tonight and warm Sunday with a chance of showers in the mountains. lows tonight mid 60s on the coast. South Carolina to remain mostly fair and mild with slightly warmer Sunday. lows 52 to 63. Virginia fair tonight and Sunday with coastal cloudiness. highs near 74. Georgia partly cloudy through Sunday with warm afternoons. tonight lows in the 50s.
City council adopts preliminary assessment roll for water and sanitary sewer improvements on West Fairfield Road Mendenhall Reed Green Drive and U.S. West Fairfield area. The roll fixes costs against abutting lots and directs filing for public inspection with hearings to follow.
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