28 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1971
Page
1
Readers submit pest questions about tiny bugs in windowsills and baths, ants, and kitchen pests. The answer promotes ecological, preventive methods and non chemical controls with garden and bird solutions, noting risks of home sprays and offering organic strategies.
Citizens in the fourth ward report uncollected garbage around West Green Redding Tyron and Ennis with loads out for days. The PW department says delays stem from ward mix ups truck breakdowns and a surge in trash volume amid a clean up push.
Three tornadoes carved an 80 mile path through south central Kentucky killing 10 people and injuring over 100. Adair, Russell and Butler Warren counties bore the heaviest damage as cars hung in trees and streets filled with floodwater. The U S Corps of Engineers began damage assessments as officials estimated losses in the millions.
Guard helicopters were deployed for a regional area tour though state leaders had not placed National Guard on alert. Civil defense director William L. Walter described victims found at several sites with two women and a child among the casualties. Nancy Powell, 71, reported her Dun n home was leveled by tornado winds. The Weather Service logged a first touchdown near South Hill Bowling Green at 10:20 p.m with additional touchdowns near Cane Valley and Russell Springs in the Columbia area.
Justice Department probes possible tax violations in Wallace campaign finances with grand jury in Montgomery Alabama. Key figures Gerald Wallace and Seymore Trammell named though no direct implication for Gov George Wallace. Investigation covers 1966 and 1968 campaigns and related contractor donations.
Former Army sergeant testifies before informal congressional panel that eight to ten Americans killed about 30 unarmed Vietnamese civilians in a village in Kuang Ngai province around April 1969 after a comrade was killed by a booby trap. He says he aimed a canister and the others opened fire though he did not want to participate. No hostile fire from the village occurred.
Rep. William D. Ford accuses the Pentagon of using statistics to soften Vietnam casualties. He cites rising combat death rates from 1965 to 1970 and compares noncombat deaths per 1000, urging a monthly troop and death breakdown to reveal the truth behind the figures.
About 200 antiwar activists were arrested in Washington DC for blocking the main entrance of the Selective Service System building. Demonstrators laid down as a symbol of war deaths while others handed out leaflets at the IRS. The action was organized by the People's Court for Peace and Justice as part of a spring campaign to end the Vietnam war.
The North Carolina House prepared for final action on a bill realigning the 11 congressional districts to reflect 1970 census figures. The measure, approved 80-18 last Tuesday, would move only 10 districts and keep incumbents in separate districts. The Senate had passed the bill about two months earlier. A Miller amendment to keep Orange County in the 4th District was defeated 70-27.
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