12 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1969
Page
1
An old line directs readers to call 885-2051 or write ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to share thoughts, concerns, or problems and seek help or solutions. It presents a community support option with contact instructions.
In High Point a reader asks about demand for a public stenographer and home work options. A local stenographer says demand is low as she branched into broader services. The page also answers about tennis lights, convalescent equipment loans, a hazardous hosiery mill, the High Point post office built in 1932, and humidity charts via the Weather Bureau.
In Duplin and Lincoln counties two young men faced the death penalty after first degree murder convictions. Roger Vernon Miller, 23, was sentenced to death for the kidnap murder of 13 year old Jackie Stone, with an automatic death verdict and life imprisonment on a kidnapping charge. In Lincoln County Craig Chandler, 19, and Ray Hamby, 20, were sentenced to death for beating and stabbing James Hendricks, based largely on testimony from Mildred Grant.
President Nixon halted B52 sorties for six hours to assess the cease-fire effects after Ho Chi Minh's death. The White House said activity has reverted to pre-truce levels and bombers were ordered back into the skies. Ziegler noted the aim to show the enemy would bear responsibility for any full-scale fighting and to gauge if Hanoi seeks de-escalation beyond the cease-fire. A high-level review with advisers followed the pause.
American Protestant and Orthodox leaders outlined their response to the Black Manifesto by funding black economic advancement, with black churchmen deciding who uses it. They approved funding up to $500,000 immediately to support the BEDC’s goals, while opponents warned of risks of political influence and potential funding to groups seeking drastic change.
Western diplomats in Moscow say Soviet Premier Kosygin may have warned Premier Chou En Lai in Peking against further border attacks. Observers noted the meeting was useful but offered no details. Tass described the talks as frank and useful for both sides amid ongoing Sino Soviet tensions and a split in world communist leadership.
The U S Commission on Civil Rights condemned the Nixon administration for a major retreat on public school desegregation in the South. Chair Hesburgh said 15 years since the Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools requires action, while criticizing Justice Department and HEW moves delaying desegregation and the administration’s stance on freedom of choice plans.
Gov. Bob Scott says he would request extradition of Negro militant Robert F. Williams from Michigan or any state if the solicitor wants to press charges and try him in Monroe. Union County Prosecutor M. G. Boyarite said extradition would be pursued only if Williams does not return voluntarily. Williams was expected to fly from London to Detroit on a Trans World Airways flight.
Black nationalist Robert Williams returns to the United States after eight years in exile and is seized by FBI agents at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a North Carolina kidnapping charge. He leads the Republic of New Africa, named its president in Red China, accompanied by Detroit attorney Milton Henry. The arrival comes amid ACLU pressure over Trans World Airlines refusing his ticket. Williams, 44, faces a kidnapping charge.
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