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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1971
Page
19
Readers are invited to send questions or help requests to Action Line in care of The Enterprise. While many inquiries are received, the high volume limits acknowledgment and responses.
A reader asks why water service is unavailable on Lamb Street. The response outlines that a petition signed by a majority of frontage owners is needed for water and sewer installation, with $2.00 per front foot for water and $1.50 per front foot for sewer. If a public health issue exists, installation may proceed without a signed petition.
Legislation by Sens. Russell Kirby and Thomas Strickland aims to curb junk mail tied to auto registration data and to curb abusive credit terms. Clark's broad consumer credit bill seeks to cap charges, ban balloon payments, require cooling off periods, void unconscionable contracts, and shift warranty liability to lenders. Combs focuses on food freshness labeling. See continuation on page 2-A.
The claim that cats cause cancer and can take babies’ breath away is false. There is no credible evidence linking cat ownership to cancer, and the idea of cats harming infants is a myth.
A reader asks where to report a pharmacist with repeated prescription errors to the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and notes a private property dump encroaching from Randolph County. Suggestions include zoning laws, catching the dumper for trespass, or contacting the county health department if health hazards arise.
The county home economists announce a meat cutting demonstration by Lewis Miller at the Agricultural Center 3309 Burlington Road Greensboro on April 13 from 7 to 9 pm. Open to the public with toddler nursery, door prizes, and optional child care for a fee.
Pentagon sources estimate 4,000 to 6,000 more Chinese troops have joined 18,000 to 20,000 already in northern Laos. The reinforcements bolster engineer units and defense of a road from Yunnan toward the Mekong, with antiaircraft guns and new radar. Analysts see long term implications for Thailand and Burma amid broader China-led insurgent concerns.
The Supreme Court unanimously blocked Lackawanna New York officials from stopping a Negro housing subdivision in a predominantly white area. The ruling signals difficulty for local governments attempting to zone out Negro residents from white neighborhoods.
Nixon signals further U.S. troop withdrawals from Indochina aiming to end large scale involvement by 1972. Officials expect reductions from about 300000 in South Vietnam to well under 100000, with a placeholder timetable and continued limited forces as long as North Vietnam holds prisoners. Senators press for a total withdrawal deadline, while Nixon resists setting a fixed date.
The Senate moves toward approving a bill to aid U S business with Communist East Europe by increasing Export-Import Bank authority from 13.5 billion to 20 billion and extending its life to 1976. Mondale adds East West trade provision allowing financing with presidential approval. White House opposes relaxation though ports may open to Soviet ships pending reciprocal consent.
In Santiago and 280 municipalities, the Popular Unity coalition led by Salvador Allende claimed 48.45 percent of votes with 871,724 ballots. The Socialists and Communists split 385,257 to 292,670, while opposition parties Christian Democrats and Nationalists trailed with 846,778 combined. The campaign seeks a 50 percent mandate to push Chile toward socialism amid economic controls and farm seizures.
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