04 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1970
Page
1
Readers are invited to contact Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or help. The note explains the high volume prevents acknowledgment of every request, but all inquiries are given consideration.
The Q and A explains that North Carolina codes regulate multi family buildings differently from one and two family homes. In multi family dwellings only one exit is required if directly to outside or via a common corridor with two exterior egresses. Each apartment must have at least one hour fire separation and corridors must meet same standard. City of High Point enforces these state codes and amendments.
A reader asks how to obtain ditty bags for soldiers in Vietnam and whether names can be placed inside. The Red Cross invites volunteers to help fill about 450 bags by September with 10 to 12 items at roughly $4 per bag and to call for notice of stuffing dates. A second letter addresses mercury price per ounce at about $1 and warns of its toxicity and related environmental impacts.
W M P A Grady Allred says cafe Teria at Westchester Mall is in development with architects. Plans are advancing and a rough opening date is estimated within 8 to 10 months.
Inspector Hill says the owner of the junked cars at the Russell Mangum corner has been cited to court and the case moves to District Court for pending action.
A weekly Asheboro sale features horses priced around 75 dollars, with buyers hoping to find dependable mounts at a low cost. The event draws locals seeking affordable equine companions and may provide solid options for budget riders.
Florida governor Claude Kirk vows injunctive relief to stop the Army from dumping 418 obsolete nerve gas rockets in the Atlantic 282 miles off Cape Kennedy. He urges the House oceanography subcommittee to seek court orders. experts warn of contamination and disaster if accidents occur.
Hurricane Celia battered Corpus Christi and nearby towns with 89 mph winds and widespread destruction. At least four deaths in Corpus Christi with extensive damage, power outages, and a massive relief effort by Red Cross, Salvation Army, and federal agencies.
President Nixon withdrew an off the cuff remark that Charles Manson was guilty of eight murders. He drafted a cautious note saying he would not prejudice any person’s legal rights. Earlier Manson defense lawyers sought a mistrial in Los Angeles, denied without prejudice.
Defense lawyers in the Sharon Tate murder trial plan to renew a mistrial motion after President Nixon said Manson is guilty of eight murders. They argue the remarks risk prejudicing the jury though Nixon claimed no intent to judge innocence. Court officials weigh whether to restart the trial if granted.
Harvard nutrition expert Dr. Frederick J. Stare testified that breakfast cereals are nutritious and equate cereal and milk with a bacon and egg breakfast. He dismissed Robert Choate’s chart ranking cereals, calling it meaningless, as industry witnesses urge acceptance of cereals as good foods.
Saigon officials acknowledge American planes bomb Cambodia daily. Up to 50 fighter bombers raid targets, aiming at enemy troops or materiel that threaten U S and free world forces in South Vietnam. Officials note interdiction as the official rationale.
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