Reader questions home electricity bill and meter accuracy
The Enterprise notes a neighbor’s $26 to $32 monthly bill with minimal usage and confirms January through March higher consumption tied to heating, with April down to $15.09 and a December 1971 meter test at 100 percent accuracy. The piece also explains home hair cutting for profit is regulated by health laws, requires state licensing, and is limited by city zoning to one person in a residence.
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Claude E. Wood
Wood
Boards of
Barber Examiners
Cosmetic Arts
Raleigh
Request for 1971 Thomasville Times issue
A reader asks about obtaining a 1971 Thomasville Times copy. The reply notes slim chances but recommends contacting circulation manager Clayton Hall to inquire.
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Thomasville Times
Clayton Hall
Rug resizing and in-store rug binding offered by George Wood & Sons
George Wood & Sons can cut a rug to fit a smaller room and bind the run. They suggest calling first and may service while the customer waits if machines are idle, otherwise they will schedule as available. Anon asks about daycare pricing limits. answer: no regulations exist in the law.
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R.W
George Wood & Sons
High Point
High Point Tennis Association Membership Options
Mrs. Sylvia Lee at 813 Arbordale Drive in High Point handles memberships for the High Point Tennis Association. The rates are $3.00 for singles, $5.00 for couples, and $1.00 for juniors.
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High Point Tennis Association
Sylvia Lee
Arbordale Drive
High Point
Child Care Licensing and Call Line Advice
A reader asks how many children can be kept at home with a nurse staff and first aid training. Rules hinge on space allowed per child and staff must meet age literacy and character standards. For six to ten children one supervisor is required plus another for emergencies. The second query on handling mistakes when calling a service line notes the machine allows two minutes and suggests calling back if needed.
American escapes from camp under North Vietnamese attack
Capt Ray mond H. Dobbins, 35, of Marietta Georgia, an adviser to South Vietnam, escaped from Tan Canh camp in central highlands after three failed attempts. Moonlight and fog aided a final 4 am escape with 11 Vietnamese troops, aided by two U.S. helicopters.
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Pleiku
Vietnam
Raymond H. Dobbins
Dobbins
Marietta
Tan Canh
Central Highlands
Highway 14
South Vietnam
22Nd Infantry Division
U.S
Dak To
Ray Dobbins
Hanoi
Highlands
Nguyen van Thieu
Ngo Dzu
Saigon
Dak
Thieu
An Loc No. 2
An Loc
Two More South Viet Bases Are Abandoned
South Vietnamese forces abandon Fire Bases 5 and 6 on Rocket Ridge as North Vietnamese attack near Kontum. U.S. bombers strike Dien Binh bridge and targets across the highlands. 10 Americans die in a helicopter crash during Tan Canh and Dak To retreat.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Tan Canh
Dak To
Kontum
Dien Binh
Dak Psi River
Vo Dinh
Three Asheville Men Arrested In Boone Murder
Three Asheville men, Jerry Ray Cassada Dean Chandler and Eugene C Garren, were arrested before dawn in Buncombe County and charged with three counts of first degree murder in the February 3 slayings of Bryce Durham Virginia Durham and Bobby Durham in Boone. The trio were jailed and to be kept at an undisclosed location until a hearing.
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Asheville
Boone
Boone, N.C
Tom Morrissey
Buncombe County
Jerry Ray Cassada
Dean Chandler
Morrissey
Kissinger Visits Moscow for Secret Talks on Vietnam
President advisor Henry Kissinger spent four days in Moscow in secret talks with Leonid Brezhnev and Andrei Gromyko. Discussions covered Vietnam and broader international issues and bilateral matters ahead of a May meeting with Nixon, while Kissinger remained noncommittal on specifics.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Vietnam
White House
Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
China
Communist Party
Leonid L. Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Ronald L. Ziegler
Camp David
Maryland
Paris
Apollo 16 Streaks Home From Moon Voyage
Apollo 16 astronauts left lunar orbit and began their Pacific splashdown plan after five days of exploration. Duke questioned finding volcanic rocks while ground teams said volcanic evidence exists in unexpected forms as Mattingly prepared a spacewalk to retrieve film canisters.
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Space Center
Houston
Charles M. Duke Jr
Lunar
Pacific Ocean
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Casper
Moon
Earth
Lunar Orbit
John W. Young
Crescent Earth
Mission Control
Duke
Young
Tony England
Democrats open doubleheader as McGovern Humphrey eye victories
Voters in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts began primaries as McGovern and Humphrey predicted wins while Muskie fights to stay viable. Turnout appeared light with 7 a.m. polls opening and 8 p.m. closings, amid focus on war economy and tax reform. Major delegates at stake across both states.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
George S. McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
McGovern
Humphrey
Muskie
White House
State Election Department
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
South Dakota
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Gov
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Milton J. Shapp
Boston
Kevin
H. White
Miami Beach
Fla
Wisconsin
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Power Company
Eugene Clarence Garren
Bryce Durhan
Virginia
Bobby
Troy Hall
Hall
Durham
Bryce
Durham Auto
Walter R. Mears
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