Action Line offers help from The Enterprise staff
Readers are invited to contact Action Line in care of The Enterprise for answers to questions or problems. Each request is considered, though high volume may prevent acknowledgment or responses to every inquiry.
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Toastmistress Club
Toastmasters Club
High Point
Brownie Cordell
Sears Roebuck
al Hayes
Ralph Calhoun
Martha Hamilton
Arts Council
NCNB
S. Main Street
Why replace plates when two sets were stolen
State motor vehicle laws explain that lost or damaged plates require a replacement with a new registration number. The owner must apply under oath and pay the required fee, with each replacement plate set costing $1.
Explaining RSVP and Fairfield Road traffic light timings
RSVP stands for Repondez s'il vous plait meaning please reply. The Fairfield Road light uses traffic actuated detectors on all four approaches with green time set by vehicle count and spacing, varying per cycle. Morning peak favors Surrett Drive inbound, often maximizing green time to clear vehicles.
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Fairfield Road
Surrett Drive
R. V. Moss
Moss
Fleas Bite Humans Says A Says B Debate
A reader notes fleas bite many animals and people, countering a claim that they only bite animals. The exchange emphasizes fleas’ ability to transfer to humans and other hosts.
Excursion Trips for Steam Locomotive in High Point Schedule
The house organ Ties lists a Winston-Salem to Charlotte round trip on Sun Sept 17. A one way ferry to Greenville on Sat Sept 23 followed by Greenville to Atlanta on Sun Sept 24, and Atlanta to Chattanooga on Sat Sept 30.
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Southern Railway System
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Charlotte
Greenville
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nixon poised for presidential nomination at GOP convention
Richard Nixon travels to Miami Beach as the Republican convention moves toward his formal nomination tonight. The platform praises Nixon and attacks McGovern while McGovern visits the LBJ Ranch in Texas. Delegates, including Agnew backers, weigh floor changes amid a staged, party-driven agenda.
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Illinois
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Maryland
New Mexico
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California
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McGovern
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Robert Dole
Kansas
GOP
Pat Nixon Receives Wild Welcome at GOP Convention
In Miami Beach Pat Nixon thanks the Republican National Convention for a rousing welcome. The first lady spent 10 minutes on stage amid chants of We want Pat and Four more years. A filmed tribute highlighted her 32 years with Richard Nixon and included clips from Africa Peru China Moscow and travels across the United States.
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Fla
Pat Nixon
IRS seeks prosecutions in Bob Scott campaign case
Atlanta office urges criminal charges against 13 including North Carolina figures John T. Church and James V. Johnson Jr. for conspiring to defeat income tax provisions tied to the 1968 Democratic gubernatorial campaign in North Carolina. Also cited for evading corporate taxes are 11 others tied to donations to the Scott campaign.
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Raleigh
Internal Revenue Service
John T. Church
Bob Scott
IRS
Atlanta
U.S
Scott
Church
Charles W. Crone
Clayton
Roy E. Wilder Jr
Crone
John A. Williams Jr
William J. Leath
Burlington
B. Tate Horton
William B. Joyce
Sanford
Glen W. Bowers
John W. Thompson Jr
Greensboro
Johnson, Sowers
Williams
Joyce
Thompson
Parker
Horton
Rose's Stores Inc
Sanford Tobacco Co
Greensboro Coca Cola Bottling Co
Leath, Mccarthy and Maynard Inc
Annedeen Hoisery Mills Inc
Bower's Construction Co
Thompson-Arthur Paving Co
J.E. Wall
Warren Coolidge
Big States Reluctant to Fight Rules At GOP Convention
Miami Beach AP report says big-state Republicans near defeat in push to allocate future convention delegates. Southern forces backing small states win three preconvention skirmishes while some big delegates seek a last compromise. The Rules Committee endorsed a plan favoring smaller states, with no clear compromise in sight before the convention act.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Rules Committee
Robert Dole
July Consumer Costs Rise Driven by Food Prices
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent rise in the cost of living in July, the fastest since February, with rank and file earnings up 0.8 percent. Food costs surged by 1 percent, while nonfood prices increased 0.3 percent. The CPI stands at 125.5, or $12.55 for a $10 baseline. Meats, poultry and fish led price gains at 2.8 percent in July, 10.1 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Schedule for Republican National Convention Sessions
Session schedule lists 8:30 p.m. call to order by Ford with opening ceremonies and a film titled Nixon, The Man. It notes nominations for president and balloting for president.
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Nixon
The
Wheat Sales Blamed Bakers Predict Bread Price Rise
Bakers claim wheat sales to the Soviet Union pushed flour costs higher and could lift the price of a loaf by two to three cents. American Bakers Association president Richard Daspit notes flour costs add about a cent per loaf, with additional increases from commissions and markups.
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Soviet Union
Richard W. Daspit
American Bakers Association
Daspit
Price Commission
Kansas City
Agriculture Department
McGovern Meets Lyndon Johnson in Texas Ranch Visit
Senator George McGovern and running mate Sargent Shriver flew to the LBJ Ranch after a warm Austin welcome to discuss campaign strategy and party unity. They praised Johnson's education work but news coverage was restricted, prompting questions about lingering tensions as an Austin press conference was planned for later.
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Tex
George McGovern
Lyndon B. Johnson
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
LBJ Ranch
Austin
Johnson
Texas
Shriver Sched
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