Traffic and civic Q and A column from High Point Enterprise
Readers’ questions spark answers from city engineers on Lindsay Street left turn lanes and Broad Street flow, warning signs for Hickory Chapel Road, FHA appraisal limits, Randolph County schools start dates, and whether boiled rainwater is sanitary to drink. brief replies from officials and experts accompany each query.
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Lindsay
Broad Street
Elm Street Bridge
Washington Street
W.G.B
A. City
R.V. Moss
Broad
Hickory Chapel Road
East Green Ext
High Point
Help for a Spouse Facing a Husband’s Drinking Problem
A reader asks how to stop a wife from drinking and prevent divorce. The guidance suggests attending support groups. A women’s recovery group meets Mondays 2 3 p m at St Marys Episcopal Church. Al Anon helps families of alcoholics and meets Mondays and Thursdays at 8 p m at Wesley Memorial Church facilities.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
N. Main
W. Farriss Ave
Senate War Foes Attack Pentagon Spending Bill
Senate foes mount a multi level bid against a 20.5 billion Pentagon procurement bill amid battles over troop withdrawals. McGovern’s $4 billion cut failed 59 33 as withdrawals proposals and military policy amendments cluttered the session. Kennedy pushed warnings on human subject experiments and the chamber approved a one time retirement benefit recomputation for 60 year olds.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
George McGovern
George Aiken
R-Vt
White House
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Mike Mansfield
Indochina
Hanoi
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
North Vietnam
McGovern
Mark Hatfield
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Public Health Service
Alabama
Federal plan seeks mandatory seat belts under safety standards
The Transportation Department proposed national standards to enforce seat belt use with possible jail time for violations, plus stricter rules on equipment, drunk driving, warrants, licenses, and penalties. States would lose federal funds if not compliant and public comment would be welcomed for 90 days.
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St. Louis
Missouri
FHA
Bill Hylton
Washington
Transportation Department
Department
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
McClellan Heads Appropriations. Ervin Leads Government Ops
Senate leaders announce new committee chairmen with Sen. John L. McClellan becoming chair of the Appropriations Committee and Sen. Sam Ervin leading Government Operations. Ellender died last Thursday night. Birch Bayh wins the vacancy after a secret runoff. Bayh's seniority boosts his selection amid Democratic Steering Committee action.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sam Ervin
Dn.c
Government Operations Committee
McClellan
Appropriations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate
Senate Democratic Steering Committee
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Eagleton
Eayle
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
James B. Allen
D Ala
Bayh
Muskie Emerges as Front Runner for McGovern Ticket
Democratic nominee George McGovern weighs a half dozen names for his running mate to replace Eagleton. Sen Edmund S Muskie of Maine is viewed as the leading option to balance the ticket, with others including Sen Frank Church and ex DNC Chairman Lawrence O'Brien. Eagleton’s withdrawal after disclosure of past mental health struggles prompts party questions on vice presidential selection and process.
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Washington
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
McGovern
Eagleton
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Idaho
Frank Church
Church
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Boston
Kevin White
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Edward M. Kennedy
Democratic
Spiro T. Agnew
London
Thomas F. Seagleton
Nixon
London Times
London Evening Standard
Il Tempo
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
West Germany
Frankfurter Rundschau
de Tijd
Indochina
Hong Kong Standard
Democrats to consider MacGovern mate replacement
The expanded Democratic National Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss Sen. George S. MacGovern s suggestion for Eagleton s replacement as running mate. A nine member Credentials Committee will meet Monday to resolve seating challenges. The meetings are set for the Sheraton Park Hotel in northwest Washington with a majority vote sufficient to replace Eagleton.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
George S. MacGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Jean Westwood
Sheraton Park Hotel
National Committee
Eagleton
DNC
McGovern Moves to Pick Running Mate After Eagleton Fallout
The committee must choose a replacement for Eagleton after a dispute over his medical history overshadowed campaign issues. McGovern plans to recommend a successor within days as the DNC presses state parties to speed up delegate selections. Illinois faces a blocked seating struggle as Judge Covelli weighs an injunction on convention delegates.
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George McGovern
McGovern
Eagleton
DNC
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Texas
Daniel Covelli
European press questions McGovern Eagleton fallout
London papers condemn the Eagleton disclosure as harming McGovern with editorials calling the pick a blunder and Nixon beneficiary. Some papers note potential recovery if McGovern hayes a new running mate while others criticize McGovern for political maneuvering and loyalty gaps. Overseas outlets view Nixon’s position strengthened amid Democratic turmoil.
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LaGuardia
Eastern Airlines
Norelco
Senator Ervin
Presidency
Mr. Agnew
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