09 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1971
Page
1
Citizens raise questions about abandoned motor vehicle rules and penalties in High Point. Officials explain ordinance definitions for abandoned vehicles and how courts handle violators, noting time to dispose of old cars. A separate Q and A covers postal stamp machines, with tips to avoid jams and options to prebuy stamps for home use.
A reader asks about sanctuary rental for a wedding and reception in the Asbury Room for nonmembers. The business manager Mrs Polly Bingham handles arrangements and fees and can confirm calendar details.
The Stanton Street building long used as a restroom with broken glass and a smelly dog carcass has faced lengthy litigation. Chief Building Inspector Freeman Hill reports condemnation was issued about a year ago, notices served on the alleged owner, and demolition will begin once a contractor is found.
British Airline Pilots Association says West German and French fighters buzz civil aircraft over Europe with near misses totaling eight in West Germany last year. Pilots warn a disaster like the Japanese collision could occur if such incidents continue.
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden reunite with families at Houston's Space Center after a month apart. They begin debriefings and medical exams before technical sessions on their 12 day mission including 67 hours on the lunar surface. Moon rock boxes arrive for laboratory analysis aimed at origins of the moon earth and solar system.
Apollo 15 samples will undergo thorough biomedical analysis to rule out health hazards and to study lunar material effects on plant growth. Researchers will test celery cabbage lettuce and other species, noting how lunar metals or toxins influence microbes and seedlings under normal media conditions.
India and the Soviet Union sign a 20 year treaty of peace friendship and cooperation stressing non aggression and mutual consultation to ensure security. The pact names no automatic military aid and aims to deter aggression while expanding economic and scientific cooperation.
London reports Britain gradually shifts from imperial to metric measures as part of a global move. The Commerce Department urges U S adoption, with Britain aiming to be largely metric by 1975. Some sectors already metric while everyday use lags, with gradual package labeling and limited changes in prices and consumer goods.
One National Guardsman from North Carolina was killed and seven others slightly injured when lightning struck a large general purpose tent used as an office at Ft. Stewart during two weeks of summer training. Sgt. J.C. Crumpler of Clinton, N C, was killed. widow Joyce P. Crumpler survived.
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