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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1975
Page
2
Ken Dutch Van Kirk, navigator of the Enola Gay, says the Hiroshima crew were ordinary civilians pressed into duty. He recalls the 1945 raid destroyed four square miles, killed 40,000 and wounded 20,000, aiding Japan’s surrender. He acknowledges remorse and difficulty of hindsight.
The Associated Press reports twenty three people have died in North Carolina traffic accidents over the Labor Day holiday, five more than predicted, with hours remaining. A triple fatality struck Pinetops in Edgecombe County killing Mattie Fuller Jenkins 45 Rosa Fuller Bynum 47 and Clyde Thomas Battles 23. Other victims include a Washington DC family killed near St Paul on I 95, three Stanly County teens from Stanfield and Locust, and numerous individuals from across Edgecombe Buncombe Robeson and Alamance counties. The year toll stands at 961 deaths, 62 fewer than the same point last year.
Charleston reports ongoing coalfield meetings as union leaders show cautious optimism for an end to the three week wildcat walkout that idled about 80,000 miners. Some expect a return to work Tuesday after the Labor Day weekend, while others warn that two thirds of the nation’s 125,000 soft coal miners may stay off the jobs. If no return occurs, the national union faces a 500000 dollar civil contempt fine. The strike has spread to Ohio Pennsylvania Kentucky Indiana and Illinois, affecting railroads and steel mills. In Meigs County Ohio two locals voted to return to work, representing less than half of the state's 2200 idle miners.
Local notice lists mail and carrier subscription rates for High Point North Carolina. Rates shown include daily and Sunday, monthly and yearly options with tax notes and distributor caveats. The notice references The Associated Press rights and post office classifications and notes independent contractor status for carriers and distributors.
The United Nations General Assembly begins a 12 day special session in New York aimed at uplifting Third World economies. Washington signals a conciliatory stance with a six million ton food aid pledge for 1976, while Moynihan replaces Kissinger for the prepared address.
Charles A. Lockwood, a British born financier, was abducted again by ERP guerrillas a month ago. After a gunfight in Pilar near Campo de Mayo, four captors were killed and he was rescued. He left the country with his wife and two daughters. destination not disclosed. Lockwood had previously been held for 58 days and released for a $25 million ransom two years earlier. He is a former Financiera Roberts executive and on Fabrica Argentina de Alpargatas board.
The administration forecasts a $2 tariff on imports and a 39 month cap on any phase-out. A price controls end would raise gasoline by about 6 cents per gallon if kept, while critics claim at least double. Rep. Eckhardt says Congress will work with the President on energy policy but notes voter confusion over rising oil prices driven by Middle East producers.
Cornel Wilde and Gary Crosby reportedly left in a huff from the Evil Knievel Labor Day Classic in Butte. They were to substitute for Bobby Riggs in Sunday's round as Riggs went to Great Falls for Jonathon Winters event, with Wilde and Crosby saying they preferred to return to Great Falls where they are appreciated.
National Airlines 1200 flight attendants began a Labor Day strike after 19 months of deadlocked contract talks. All flights were canceled as the Miami carrier serving 45 cities and London faces a walkout. Union officials criticized the company while seeking a $44 raise for new attendants and higher top pay. the airline offered smaller increases.
Ecuador's President Juan Velasco Alvarado is ousted by Gen Francisco Morales Bermudez in a bloodless coup. The fighting death toll in Quito is not known, with sources saying an air force plane is prepared to exile Velasco. Morales Bermudez and generals promise to return power to civilians soon. Military rule has persisted since 1972 when Rodriguez overthrew Velasco Ibarra.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of rain in the Triad tonight and Tuesday with highs in the 80s and lows mostly in the 50s to 70s. North and South Carolina show scattered showers and thundershowers east with cooler nights and warm afternoons, while the extended outlook through Friday predicts continued showers and partly cloudy periods.
In Tripoli Libya celebrates six years since Col Muammar Khadafy seized power amid parades and booming military shows. New laws threaten harsh penalties for dissent including life imprisonment for negative news and death for illegal groups. The city displays portraits of Khadafy and Nasser as oil wealth funds modernization.
A 21 member United States Metric Board would coordinate metric conversion across industries and governments, oversee public education, and push for needed legislation. Major sectors such as medical and automotive already use metric. states plan curriculum shifts and textbook changes by 1876. Congress authorized the metric system in 1866 but not mandatory, with renewed momentum from international trade.
In Oaklawn Cemetery two women were robbed after visiting graves. Four men, one armed with a pistol, grabbed handbags from 80-year-old Nettie Altman and her 68-year-old niece Dolly C. Weavil. They took $20 from Altman and $5 from Weavil. Altman lamented it would be her last trip to Oaklawn.
Democratic Rep. Ken Hechler of Huntington spent a month doing over 20 jobs including garbage collector hay baler and hospital orderly to gauge working people views. Hechler said lawmakers in Washington often feel important and distant from ordinary citizens. He noted a sore thumb from corn serving in a meal on wheels program and criticized bureaucratic arrogance.
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, contesting for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination, accuses President Ford of political fakery in his Maine speech. He faults Ford’s economic plans for inflation, unemployment, and reduced purchasing power, decrying energy and wheat policy missteps.
Six Japanese educators arrive in Greensboro to begin a 13 day North Carolina tour as part of a joint U S Japan curriculum project. They will visit businesses farms universities and public schools and meet state education officials in Raleigh on Sept 10. The trip aims to influence future Japanese social studies curricula and inform U S education.
On Bell's Island in Currituck Sound crowds watched as 250 plus lasso swingers paid 1.25 each to chase 20 billy goats. The fifth annual roundup judged and auctioned 12 captured goats with proceeds benefiting the Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department.
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