23 Apr 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1970
Page
1
A conservation specialist notes that sugaring develops when jars are left open and water is added to dissolve crystals. Heating helps dissolve sugar but may darken product. No beer limit. liquor allowance is one gallon per person for a party.
A student asks for local resources to quit drugs in North Carolina. The response notes there is no state hospital dedicated to drug addiction and advises seeing a physician for help first. Kentucky is mentioned as having a facility.
A reader asks how to obtain a pistol permit when signatures are hard to secure and explains two failed attempts. Another letter requests traffic relief at E White Drive and Highway 311 due to blocked exits and past accidents. Randolph's district engineer Richard Siler says the Traffic Department will review the intersection for possible relief.
Reader asks how to register for the draft when away at college this summer. Answer: register where you are and have the local board forward to the High Point office. call 882-2016 for a case specific solution since circumstances vary. Also note John Roche is a junior not a senior and is ACC player of the year for the second straight year. no pro contract information provided.
The House opened a 3.6 billion space program authorization fight roiling over shuttle and space station funding. Lawmakers debate 190 million for the shuttle and the Apollo budget boost, while NASA is urged to defer large shuttle expenditures pending further research into technical issues and Mars exploration plans.
President Nixon ordered an immediate end to future occupational and paternity deferments and asked Congress to curb student deferments with authority to end them. He endorsed a nationwide lottery draft, urged a transition to an all-volunteer force, and outlined pay and benefits to boost enlistment while review of military policies continues.
In Port of Spain the Trinidad government appears to have the upper hand over rioters as a state of emergency remains and a dusk-to-dawn curfew is in force. Three killed have been reported while U S Navy ships standby offshore to evacuate Americans if needed. British flags stand by for possible evacuations as Jamaica and Guyana deny troop landings.
Washington said captured Communist rifles were transferred by South Vietnam to Lon Nol's regime with U S knowledge and approval. The move involved several thousand AK47s, drawn from Communist forces and obtained in South Vietnam by allied forces.
The Senate Judiciary Committee weighs reform plans to replace the Electoral College with a direct popular vote for president and vice president. The Bayh proposal, with a runoff if no one hits 40 percent, leads the field, while rival plans seek district-based elector allocation and other tweaks. Nixon backs direct election. controversy over runoff provision and faithless elector removal persists.
A light plane from Gastonia North Carolina carrying two hijackers Ira Meeks and Diane McKenney reached Havana Cuba after refueling stops in Rock Hill Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale FAA reports say the two men demanded to fly to Cuba with threats of explosives The pilot Boyce Stradley described the hijack during controlled communications and the hijackers were later identified as residents of Gastonia North Carolina Local authorities note Meeks had a prior manslaughter conviction and the group rented a taxi to the airport then locked the driver in the trunk
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