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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1976
Page
3
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday cooling to the low to mid 50s tonight and mid to upper 70s Tuesday with near zero rain. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.Extended outlook shows fair and mild conditions Wednesday to Friday with highs near 70s and mountains cooler.
Slain Saluda Police Chief Andrew Williams 47 was shot while investigating a disturbance. Town officials announce a memorial fund at First City Bank and Trust for Williams widow and three children as the town of 600 awaits a new officer. Suspect construction worker Fred Constance, 44, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder.
Police stations ran understaffed as officers stayed home to protest double-time pay for Labor Day. Officials avoided exact absentee figures, but 75 to 125 officers were out Sunday. Attendance for the early shift was similar today, with about 1,000 officers in the city and many off duty personnel filling in. Union leaders called the action effective, though not a strike, amid a Civil Service Commission ruling seen as reducing holiday pay.
The High Point Enterprise announces its afternoon and Sunday publication schedule and provides mail and carrier subscription rates. It notes association with the AP and details advertising contacts, delivery terms, and post office classifications for a 1979 High Point NC edition.
On Mars, Viking 2 sits on a flat rocky area similar to Viking 1, with a pink sky and a nearby trench suggesting distinct geologic zones. The scoop arm will reach the surface in about a week to sample rocks and search for life, while Viking 1 results remain inconclusive. Most scientists expect Viking 2 to find more water and higher chances of life.
About 800 motorcyclists gathered in Raleigh on a Sunday rally from the state fairgrounds to the Capitol to press North Carolina to repeal helmet and headlight rules. Roughly 1,500 participants plus supporters attended with no arrests. several bikers removed helmets to protest. Local bikers’ groups distributed bumper stickers urging rider autonomy.
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter and Republican vice presidential nominee Robert Dole will attend the Darlington stock car race. Dole arrives Florence airport around 9 45 a.m. and will ride in the pre race parade at 11 50 a.m. Carter lands about 11 a.m. and tours the track in the pre race lap before watching the opening of the race from a VIP box.
The excerpt contrasts mental neglect with reckless desire, framing religion as a tax needed to secure a rightful claim to spiritual reward. It argues that proper belief requires disciplined thought rather than indulgence or sentiment.
A nationwide boycott of J P Stevens Co products opened to press for a union contract covering 3600 workers in seven Roanoke Rapids plants. AFL CIO backed action drew about 3000 workers and leaders including U S Rep Andrew Young who urged continued pressure and linked the effort to broader civil rights era struggles.
Allan Kling, 27, of Cincinnati died after losing control during a hang gliding tournament at Red River Gorge near Sterling. He crashed after a dozen federal labor law violations surfaced in reports surrounding the incident. Stevens officials defend negotiations as protecting employees and company interests amid union activity. A boycott rally by AFL-CIO supporters aimed to show solidarity with Stevens workers and deter union efforts.
President Ford nominated Maj. Gen John P. Flynn, once the senior U.S. war prisoner in North Vietnam, for promotion to lieutenant general. The Pentagon said Ford sent Flynn's name to the Senate for confirmation. Flynn, 54, is slated to become the Air Force inspector general and heads the Air Force Military Training Center at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas.
Wild testified Gulf contributed to several lawmakers including Sen. Hugh Scott who denies knowingly accepting illegal corporate contributions. Inouye denies knowing the money's source and his administrative assistant confirms the payment.
About 10 000 union members and families were expected at the Alameda County Central Labor Council annual picnic in Pleasanton California. In New York the AFL CIO Union Label Week starts to honor two million trade unionists in the metro area bearing the union label from 85 unions. In Maine the 4th Central Maine Frog Race will be held in Norridgewock with 118 frogs last year.
Two men were hospitalized after weekend shootings. Lonnie Montford, shot at 12:53 p.m. Sunday in the Doak Court area, and Roby Delappe, shot on White Street Sunday night, both listed in satisfactory condition. Blakley Jones, 28, of Turner Street, and Jimmy Lee Andrews, 28, of Fieldcrest Street, faced assault with intent to kill and related assault charges respectively. Police responded to the scenes and arrested Andrews.
Lester Maddox, presidential candidate of the American Independent Party, branded Jimmy Carter radical and dishonest in a California convention. He charged Carter boosted Georgia budget costs, claimed savings from reorganizations, and pledged to sue the FCC if excluded from debates with Ford. He also criticized Carter and Ford on foreign and domestic policies.
Greensboro AP report details former candidate John Jordan admitting he sought a top appointment in exchange for endorsing Green, while Howard Lee denies promising such favors. The feud follows Jordan’s claims of Green’s campaign involvement in drafting his endorsement statements.
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