08 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
1
Public notice fragment urges readers to call or write ACTION LINE c o The Enterprise with questions or concerns and promises assistance. The readable text invites personal engagement and outlines contact method.
Reader complains Guilford Dairy on South Main Street leaves litter overnight, inviting rats. The dairy manager told the Sanitation Superintendent the litter problem would be addressed and agreed to start cleaning earlier instead of after closing. Patrons who discard gooey gunk and papers from cars are urged to stop.
A compiled Q and A covers marijuana origin and THC, Eddie Matthews now retired from baseball, dyeing risks with synthetic fibers, inheritance tax inquiry guidance to the North Carolina Department of Revenue, and advice on obtaining a court order via an attorney since no printed forms exist.
Reader asks if a daughter's wedding picture should stay after a divorce. Advice suggests matching feelings to happiness or misery. consider moving to a bedroom wall and note on alcohol’s dual stimulant and depressant effects.
The United States has secretly prepared a chemical and biological warfare program since 1960, costing about $2.5 billion with around 5,000 technicians across labs and test areas. The stockpile includes millions of pounds of agents from CS tear gas to nerve agents GA GB and V, with a pilot production line at Pine Bluff Arkansas ready on hours notice. Deterrence guides this effort as defense planners say the aim is to prevent use by ensuring the capability exists, while critics raise public health and safety concerns.
Pasadena reports a UC chemist said Mariner 7 data may indicate life could exist on Mars. Ammonia and methane detected near the south polar cap sparked caution, with other experts noting no confirmed volcanism. Further readings and missions planned through 1973 to resolve the debate.
The Senate Finance Committee will review the House tax reform bill with hearings from over 100 witnesses after Congress returns from summer recess. The measure aims to raise 6.8 billion in revenue while offering 9.2 billion in future relief, with notable changes to oil depletion, depreciation, and real estate allowances. House opposition worries about delays that could lead to further modifications.
AP reports columnist Jack Anderson and coauthor Drew Pearson claim Senator Edward M Kennedy asked his cousin Joseph Gargan to take the rap for driving the car that killed secretary Mary Jo Kopechne. Gargan denies the tale. Kennedy then filed a police statement in Edgartown at 1 a.m. The post cites no truth to the story. Mary Jo drowned after the vehicle left a bridge on Martha's Vineyard.
Questions linger about the Kennedy Kopechne drowning after the car left a narrow bridge and overturned in a tidal pond. Washington Merry Go Round column by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson presents a hitherto unpublished version of the night’s events in today’s Enterprise on page 4 A.
Senator Stennis said the Pentagon assured a drop to 515,000 troops by September end, after criticism that Vietnam strength rose despite withdrawals. Pentagon figures show 537,000 now and 539,900 on July 1, with 80,000 in transit monthly due to departures and arrivals.
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