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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1972
Page
1
A reader asks why some stores charge sales tax on seeds and fertilizers while state policy says these items are tax exempt. Revenue confirms exemption applies to seeds and commercial fertilizers, but some managers cite supplier rules or separation issues. The discussion notes confusion among managers and gardeners alike.
Question about improvements to the national highway from Reed Supply to the county line at High Point due to road damage. Ken Horton of the Highway Commission notes bids opened last November, L. A. Reynolds holds the contract and will start resurfacing within two or three weeks as winter ends.
A reader asks how a separated husband with a second wife affects funeral seating for the first wife. A Thomasville sage suggests the first wife predeceasing him, or otherwise she should attend only if her presence eases the immediate family’s distress, per Amy Vanderbilt.
Reader asks if a worn Social Security card can be renewed. Officially, visit the local Social Security office at 422 N. Wrenn for a replacement card.
The group argues High Point Police lack trained dogs for tracking attackers and robbers and questions why a door in a surrounding area isn’t fingerprinted after forced entry. A corrections bloodhound unit is available to assist law enforcement on request, and fingerprints are taken when practical.
A concerned resident questions public housing rules allowing yard parking at Clara Cox Apartments on E Russell. Housing Authority Director Don Hubbard says planners underestimated car access and limited street parking and that off street parking will be built at taxpayers’ expense. until then yard parking is discouraged and tenants may be charged for yard repair.
US warplanes including B52s and tactical bombers targeted Haiphong and other North Vietnamese sites in retaliation for the invasion of the south. The assault hit fuel dumps warehouses and truck parks while escort aircraft supported the deep strike.
Washington AP report on a Ralph Nader study group critique of federal state and corporate failures to protect workers. The Occupational Epidemic says over 14 000 workers die yearly from job related hazards and accuses government and unions of weak enforcement and shifting blame to workers.
The Paris Athens express derailed east of Zagreb and caught fire. Initial reports said 10 dead, later revised to three and then two bodies found. Forty two injured were taken to Zagreb hospitals. 18 Yugoslavs detained for treatment as Judge Premil probes speed and a possibly missing signal.
President Nixon and Prime Minister Trudeau signed a joint Great Lakes water quality agreement during Nixon's Ottawa visit, pledging 2.5 billion dollars in government funding over five years with about 2 billion from the U.S. The pact aims to reverse lake pollution and strengthen U.S.-Canadian cooperation amid protests outside Parliament.
CAPE KENNEDY FL A AP Workmen cleared last minute issues on Apollo 16 launch pad and ground crews confirmed launch for 12 54 pm as Young Duke and Mattingly prepare for manned moon flight. The mission seeks proof of lunar volcanic origin with Saturn V booster set to lift one million spectators to watch. Duke and Mattingly will be first time space fliers with Young already a veteran of Gemini and Apollo 10. Mattingly had no immunity to German measles before launch and was substituted.
Two independent doctors examined Mrs. Dita Beard before her Senate testimony and found no positive signs of heart disease after physical exams and tests. They report the only evidence of a heart condition comes from her own description of chest pains.
The first quarter shows a stronger economy with GNP rising by about 30 billion dollars and inflation concerns. Unemployment holds near 5.9 percent as the administration forecasts a 9 percent annual growth and gradual disinflation this year with potential wage price controls under review.
North Vietnam says it answered Nixon’s secret proposal to resume Paris peace talks and accuses the United States of fabricating a claim that Hanoi ignored the idea. The Vietnamese delegation offered privately to begin talks on April 27, with no word on an American reply. Porter had said the U.S. response arrived only as the North invaded South Vietnam.
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