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Readers are urged to call or write Action Line for questions or problems. The Enterprise notes that every request is considered but high volume may prevent acknowledgment or a reply.
17 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1971
Page
1
Readers are urged to call or write Action Line for questions or problems. The Enterprise notes that every request is considered but high volume may prevent acknowledgment or a reply.
A reader asks how to handle daily deadly threats and constant curses from a man not in the family. The answer suggests calling police, or Family Service Bureau for counseling if he is a household member. The column also addresses garbage can loss by city workers and how to compel a neighbor to cut down a dangerous tree, noting insurance limits on forcing neighbors to fix neighbor hazards.
A June 12 Associated Press report notes off season excursion fares around 200 dollars for ages 12 to 26 or 29, with earlier prices of 272 to London and 320 to Rome. Pan Am reportedly matched rivals to London Paris Glasgow Rome, but actual rates vary by origin, destination, class, and travel date.
Not all kindergartens appear in the telephone directory. Request a current member list from the N. C. Kindergarten Assn to reach President Mrs. Elizabeth Frasier, 211 Duncan St., Durham. Another accredited list is available from the State Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh.
In Raleigh AP reports uncertainty over whether teacher pay raises in North Carolina will be delayed by President Nixon 90 day wage and price freeze. Some officials foresee freezes on faculty raises and tuition increases at UNC and state universities, while UNC leaders argue approved hikes may proceed.
President Nixon summoned key congressional figures including Wilbur Mills to advocate the tax-cut portion of his economic plan. The move follows a wage price freeze and tariff increases, amid labor skepticism and a Dow Jones record gain of 32.93 points.
London reports Prime Minister Edward Heath called a special cabinet session to press for two meetings. The Group of 10 finance chiefs would discuss reform of the fixed dollar exchange system and the Common Market finance ministers would address Nixon’s monetary policy and the 10 per cent import surtax. European markets stayed closed to curb speculation as Japan’s central bank bought $690 million to defend the yen.
AFL C IO President George Meany denounces Nixon wage and price freeze as discriminatory while unions like United Mine Workers and United Steelworkers plan to press higher pay. Treasury says negotiated increases during the 90 day freeze will wait until it ends. Meany criticizes corporate tax breaks as excessive while unions seek details on policy effects.
A tropical low battered the Carolina coast forcing about 100 evacuations in Savannah and Chatham County Georgia. Rain totals reached 7.04 inches in 12 hours in Savannah with more expected along the coast from Charleston to Morehead City and offshore.
Typhoon Rose hit Hong Kong with 130 mile an hour winds and heavy rain. A Hong Kong Macao ferry capsized with 75 to 80 crewmen drowned. A fishing junk family perished and many locals were swept away or crushed by floods and landslides.
New York investors welcomed President Nixon s economic program as trading on the New York Stock Exchange hit record highs. The Dow Jones average rose 32.93 to 888.95 as 31.7 million shares changed hands and 196 blocks of 10,000 shares or more were traded. Broad gains spread across 1,503 advances to 1,694 issues.
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