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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1972
Page
1
Dr Bernard Fitzgerald Wesley Memorial minister says the church is buying radio time to present its message and has not seriously considered telecasting yet. He adds they will investigate the possibility and welcome interest from others.
The red rose is a Scott family tradition. Governor Scott wears a fresh rose in his lapel as his father did when he held office.
Public works has warned property owners to install driveway pipes within a set time or the city will open the side ditch to relieve flooding. Rainy events push water across yards and driveways, damaging property while residents urge action.
A reader asks to publish Lawrence Welk's address via Don Fedderson Productions at 4024 Radford Avenue Studio City California 91604. The column responds with a humorous note about dog waste devices and public works mowing weeds at a construction corner.
A neighbor reports a large pile of tree limbs in the 1100 block of Garrison Street that attracted rats and snakes. Public Works Director Carl Wills notes the pile came from private tree contractors and should not be collected by city crews.
The High Point Exchange Club sponsor says the October 21 event will be postponed possibly until spring. When held, entry is open to any experienced rider with multiple race categories based on bicycle type such as tire size and gears and participant age. Mary warns readers to inspect stuffed animals purchased from city employees a year ago for gravel filling and bugs threatening homes.
The United States acknowledged responsibility for the Oct. 11 bombing of the French mission in Hanoi stating it was an accident likely caused by a hung or mechanically faulty 500 pound bomb from Navy planes from the carrier Midway. Delegate-General Pierre Susini died of burns in Paris and five Indochinese mission employees were killed.
Enterprise staff writer reports the Autumn Furniture Market underway in High Point and surrounding towns drawing thousands from across the nation. About 700 firms exhibit new styles, color, texture, and innovations while buyers gear up for deliveries and Christmas season needs amid a booming economy and high confidence in the industry.
Henry Belk editor emeritus of the Goldsboro News-Argus died in a Goldsboro rest home at age 74 after prolonged illness. A Monroe native, he led Goldsboro journalism from 1926, became editor in 1949, and served until 1968. Funeral planned for 3 p.m. Saturday in Goldsboro. He attended Trinity College now Duke University.
Three Americans, John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer, win the physics prize for superconductivity theory. Chemistry winners are Christian B. Anfinsen, Stanford Moore, and William H. Stein for ribonuclease studies. Bardeen earns a second Nobel, sharing $98,100 prize money.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Consumer Price Index rose four tenths of a percent in September with clothing, gasoline and eggs driving the gain. On a seasonally adjusted basis the rise was five tenths of a percent, the highest since February, while beef fruits and new cars moderated the effects. Average weekly earnings increased seven tenths of one percent.
Kissinger and Thieu conferred for nearly four hours amid reports a partial cease-fire was being discussed. Nixon officials and aides accompanied the talks as Thieu resists a three faction coalition while Kissinger touts diplomacy and potential prisoner exchange.
Washington observers warn that real progress is unlikely soon despite talk of a cease-fire coalition government and interim agreement. Key sticking points include territory control, safeguards for isolated communist pockets, Thieu’s role, and how a three segment interim government would operate amid evolving negotiations.
Rescue coordinators await results from a military surveillance plane as rain snow and fog limit the search for Hale Boggs Nick Begich and two others aboard a missing Cessna 310 between Anchorage and Juneau. Air Force Civil Air Patrol Army and Coast Guard aircraft have flown hundreds of hours in the effort with some planes taking to the air at first light despite the weather. Corinne Boggs and family travel from Anchorage to await updates in Washington.
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