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02 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1970
Page
1
Readers are invited to send questions to Action Line at The Enterprise. The paper notes high volume limits formal replies but will consider each request.
AP dispatch reports the Nixon administration expanding air attack policy on North Vietnam while continuing troop withdrawals. Officials cite frustration over Paris talks progress, POW issues, and a goal to keep Hanoi from exploiting reduced U.S. strength in Southeast Asia as the bombing campaign intensifies.
The article outlines a shift from a fixed bombing rationale to a broader set of retaliatory and protective actions in Southeast Asia. Officials describe expanding targets to disrupt supply lines and missile bases, with Nixon pursuing two guiding principles: Vietnamization and not letting the enemy gain advantages during U.S. withdrawal.
Questions cover voting booth conduct legality, assistance rules, and presence near ballots. Also discusses who took over Dr McCain's records, varicose vein injections, hospital inquiries, and fairness in student athletics with emphasis on second strings and merit.
Basque separatists seize 59 year old Eugene Beihl in San Sebastian and hold him as 15 Basque defendants face trial in Burgos. ETA-linked group claims Beihl’s fate hinges on trial outcome. Police report he was taken after leaving his garage with companions. Embassy notes disappearance with no further word.
The White House inflation alert signals a move away from direct presidential pressure on wages and prices toward monetary and fiscal policy. It criticizes recent wage and price boosts in autos, airlines, construction, and a railroad settlement, while noting a narrowed focus on voluntary cooperation and broader expansion policy. Chrysler announced a 15 percent price rise on 1971 models as the alert arrived.
The piece examines three episodes where the Pentagon's public statements diverged from actions. Cambodia air strikes were framed as targeting enemy hubs but aided Cambodian forces. Laos troop presence was downplayed as advisers. a failed Hanoi prisoner rescue was disclosed after the fact, highlighting credibility concerns for Melvin Laird and the Defense Department.
Ten European NATO members announced plans to invest about 1 billion dollars in European defense over five years in addition to current annual spending of 24 billion. They said the U S would keep forces in Europe at present levels to support common security. The meeting also covered AD 70 a new 1970s defense plan. Warsaw Pact leaders gathered in East Berlin seeking a common stance toward West German détente efforts.
The Environmental Protection Agency launches as a unified federal anti pollution force. Nixon creates a single roof for programs from Interior HEW Agriculture and AEC to enforce standards grant aid research and environmental safeguards nationwide. Ruckelshaus awaits Senate confirmation as director while EPA organizes to oversee about 5800 employees and a 1.4 billion budget for 1971.
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