24 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
1
The Enterprise notes a public service line for questions or problems. Readers may call or write Action Line in care of the newspaper. The staff considers each request but warns that high volume prevents acknowledgment of every inquiry.
Homeowners facing swarms of greenhouse millipedes should remove mulch and dead grass within 10 to 15 feet of foundations. Treat soil surface with Sevin dust or Spectracide emulsion, reapply every two weeks as needed, and vacuum or sweep millipedes that enter houses.
James Hardin of North Carolina State University identifies the roadside tree nicknamed Stinking Billies as likely Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima. The roadside plant is conspicuous now and emits a strong odor. Hedgecock Road sewer connection delayed by right of way and flood risks. city reports 80 percent completion and expects finish by November 1971 with favorable weather.
A reader asks for Ann Landers address and is advised a letter in care of the High Point Enterprise will be forwarded unopened to her Chicago address Box 3346 Chicago Illinois 60654.
Edward Kennedy was not tried for Mary Jo Kopechne’s death. He pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the accident. Edward Hanify acted as his lawyer in the related proceedings and the library notes the book The Bridge at Chappaquiddick.
AP checks show the public remains unclear on what the wage price rent freeze requires despite official rulings. Officials convert IRS offices into wage-price centers to answer questions with policy based responses and exemptions possible only in limited cases.
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally said on ABC that some economic controls are likely to stay after the 90 day wage price freeze ends. He said it is highly unlikely all controls will be lifted and that specifics on intensity pervasiveness and naming remain undecided.
The school lunch directors of 33 states accuse the USDA of halting programs less than a month before classes start. New rules announced Aug 13 set spending ceilings seen as inadequate and may end programs or block expansion to reach 3 to 5 million hungry children.
President Nixon's aides defend the wage price freeze while labor groups and scholars criticize gaps such as missing interest rate caps. Agencies move to boost housing liquidity with $1.1 billion in loans, and Catholic University professors file a federal suit challenging the act's authority. Capitol Hill experts urge a centralized enforcement board backed by thousands.
A Canadian photographer shot a volleyball tournament on Fidel Castro's island for the Associated Press in a wire report. The image caption notes AP coverage and the photographer's nationality.
About 220000 U.S. troops in Vietnam entered the second-highest alert level as a precaution before South Vietnam's elections. The move aims to deter unrest and attacks. a grenade hit a military vehicle in Cholon with no injuries. Bus service paused and two Grey-era buses were firebombed.
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board plans to free 800 million by easing liquidity rules for savings and loan associations to boost home loan funds. It lowers required liquidity from 7 percent to 7 percent, and the related corporation adds 300 million to buy government backed mortgage loans while expanding conventional loan participations by 700 million. The actions aim to lower rates from 7 percent by signaling lenders to increase lending.
San Quentin officials say the abortive escape may have been part of a wider plan using guards uniforms. Prison head Procunier says there were likely more participants and notes rumors of a large breakout circulating for months. The incident began when Jackson seized a pistol during a routine skin search and freed inmates.
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