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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1970
Page
1
Readers are invited to submit questions or problems to Action Line at The Enterprise. The page notes high volume may limit replies but all requests are considered.
A local veterinarian warns flea collars do not protect cats from ticks. He advises removing ticks with tweezers and notes there is no effective product to prevent ticks or to remove them safely on a cat.
The Florida Keys consist of seven major keys or reefs extending about 220 miles southwest from Cape Florida. Notable ones include Cayo Largo Indian Key Long Island Old and New Comb. Cayo de Boca and Key West where the city sits. The term Key equals reef or low island.
The Devil's Tramping Ground lies on L. A. Down's property about ten miles south of Siler City in western Chatham County. For further details consult John Harden's Devil's Tramping Ground at High Point Public Library.
The reader asks why birds repeatedly unhooks blue sheets. The answer cites Harold Burtee on avian color vision like humans and notes birds are drawn to bright colors. suggests planting a mulberry tree with red berries to keep birds away from the sheets.
A WWII veteran with the 42nd Seabees seeks confirmation of a possible record: 25 consecutive annual reunions. He notes suggestions to petition Army Times and discusses sources in Pentagon divisions and veteran organizations.
Police officials say there is no iron clad rule for stop sign violations. Officers use discretion based on danger to life or property. If danger is present, arrest or citation is appropriate. if not, warning or discretion may apply.
Action Line note lists a request to write music for lyrics. Contact L. M. Wood at 883-6289 if you can assist with the musical setting.
The Senate votes on enforcing the fly before you buy rule for defense procurement as Sen. William Proxmire pushes to require the Fitzhugh Commission guidelines be followed. Proxmire says testing before production prevents defects and costly overruns, while Goldwater criticizes the measure as impractical. Melvin Laird calls the amendment premature.
The United States sent nearly 100 B52 bombers from Guam Okinawa and Thailand in a 48 hour offensive against North Vietnamese supply hubs along the Laos border. Heaviest raids in two years plus rocket and mortar attacks on DMZ bases. casualties reported on both sides include American fatalities and Vietnamese losses.
A federal judge ordered the Forsyth County Winston-Salem Board of Education to implement a desegregation plan with extensive pupil busing. The plan clusters eight elementary schools and faces funding objections over 27 buses. Hearings and future defenses were noted, with schools set to open August 26.
Moscow reports an unmanned Soviet probe named Venus 7 launched to study Venus. Tass says it will continue探索 Venus missions begun by earlier automatic stations. Previous Venus 3 reached Venus in 1966 after a Nov 1965 launch and burned on impact. further landings of Nos 4 5 and 6 reportedly sent back data.
U S officials say the United States and the Soviet Union may mutually abolish or limit anti ballistic missiles under the strategic arms talks. The Vienna round closed with a commitment to curb ABM deployment while pressing limits on SS 9 missiles. Officials report Vietnam calm and Middle East ceasefire holding amid cautious optimism for broader peace talks.
A rusty Liberty ship the LeBaron Russell Briggs tows 418 steel jacked vaults with over 12,500 nerve gas rockets 282 miles east of Cape Kennedy for scuttling in 16,000 feet of water. Florida Governor Claude Kirk and the Environmental Defense Fund quit their court challenge after the US Court of Appeals upheld a prior refusal to halt the plan.
Foreign Minister Abba Eban charged that Egypt continued missile movements in the Suez Canal zone in violation of the cease-fire. He also accused the United States of not acknowledging Israeli evidence and urged strict adherence to the cease-fire’s precise timing.
A fierce storm lashed the North Carolina coast with near hurricane force winds, uprooting trees, damaging houses and boats, and knocking out utilities. Gusts of 74 mph at Atlantic Beach and 69 mph at Ocracoke were recorded while rain fell heavily. two drownings were blamed on rip tides between Cape Hatteras and Maryland as officials warned beachgoers away.
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