20 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1970
Page
1
A county handbook for high school readers explains Guilford County services facilities and finances. It notes the board of county commissioners and 800 employees and urges librarians to obtain copies for reference. It also highlights Jim Hawkins coverage and pre election statements from county commissioner candidates.
Governor Bob Scott informed President Nixon that his administration delayed solving Asheville traffic bottleneck in Beaucatcher Mountain. He urged a ride through the two lane tunnel and noted Volpe supported an additional tunnel while the Highway Commission favored an open cut as cheaper and faster.
Readers describe abandoned vehicles on 908 W Burton St and near Hamilton Street with police and inspectors to remove them. They also seek guidance on a Florida chain letter and bomb-threat calls involving juveniles, with police policy cited.
President Nixon plans a midafternoon stop in Asheville North Carolina for a GOP rally at City County Plaza weather permitting. Rain could push the event indoors at City Auditorium with Agnew to visit Raleigh next Monday for North Carolina campaign efforts.
Five bodies, including eye surgeon Victor Ohta and his wife and two sons, plus his secretary, were found bound and shot in the pool area of their hillside Santa Cruz home after a blaze destroyed the $250000 residence. Investigators say bullets likely came from a .30 caliber weapon and believe multiple killers were involved.
At the United Nations in New York the U S secretary of state announced a meeting with Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko on Thursday morning in Washington. The talks with Gromyko were described as cordial and focused on topics including the Middle East and Berlin.
Parliament backed War Measures Act revival as Trudeau vows to crush the FLQ threat. Police round up FLQ members across Quebec with 1,627 raids and 341 arrests since Friday while Montreal remains sealed and forces justify expanded powers.
President Nixon turns heckler taunts into campaign tools as he urges Republicans to win Senate seats in Tennessee Indiana and North Carolina. He promotes a law and order message urging voters to reject violence and vote Republican on November 3.
An Associated Press investigation finds hidden fund raising committees in Washington feeding campaign money to favored congressmen. Hale Boggs and at least 28 lawmakers benefited from these DC committees enabling secret contributions and spending.
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