03 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
1
A reader asks why long distance calls from Vietnam fail to connect. The operator describes the complex system including satellite links and cables and urges the caller to stay connected with the originating operator until a satisfactory connection and conversation begin.
A high school parade on Highway 311 during Friday afternoon traffic raised questions about authority and safety. State Highway Patrol says it cannot authorize parades on state highways and mentions potential municipal permission within corporate limits, amid unclear rules and legal research.
On Friday November 20 1970 eight drunken driving cases were disposed in Recorders Court. Four were dismissed and four were convicted due to insufficient Breathalyzer evidence. Moravian stars are available locally through Salem Alumnae Club members Mrs Barbara Paffe and Mrs Mary Louise Edwards or at the Westchester Mall bookstore.
A Harvard researcher testifying before a Senate subcommittee described interviews with 60 ex Marines showing hostility toward the South Vietnamese army and American officers. He urged a reverse boot camp to address attitudes formed in Vietnam combat.
President Nixon stated the United States will not reduce forces in Europe unless the Soviet Union lowers theirs. The pledge, read by Secretary Rogers at NATO foreign ministers, aims to keep and strengthen conventional forces in Europe with open-ended timing. NATO ministers discussed mutual force reductions and exploratory talks possibly next year, while Berlin talks and detente efforts continued.
Kenneth Barton Osborn testifies at a war crimes inquiry alleging that American troops threw two Vietnamese prisoners from helicopters to deter disclosures and a Marine killed a prisoner with a sharpened peg in an interrogation. He describes a broader pattern of executions and pullbacks by officers to avoid culpability.
The supersonic transport SST heads to a pivotal Senate vote over a 290 million SST prototype funding cut amid environmental critics and backers claiming global aviation leadership. Critics cite health and noise concerns while supporters cite speed and capacity.
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education warns more than 1,500 colleges and universities, including Harvard Stanford and the University of Michigan, face financial strain with 21 percent of students in institutions now financially challenged. A further 56 percent of students are at schools headed for trouble, risking cuts to core programs.
North Carolina private and public colleges feel a national study’s claim of an historic crisis. UNC leader William Friday notes private deficits exist while state law masks UNC’s balanced budget. The pinch slows new programs and raises student costs as donations and aid shrink.
A University of Arizona physicist warned that exhausts from supersonic transports could trigger up to 10,000 new skin cancer cases annually in the United States. Senators Proxmire and Udall urged delaying SST funding until a National Academy panel’s findings are tested.
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