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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1970
Page
1
An anonymous letter complains Triangle Lake is a mudhole and mosquito breeding site. Public Works replies they know a nearby spot by Turnkey Three, notes slow drainage from construction will be fixed, and asks for clearer location details.
Readers question why power costs rise and how and where they buy power. The piece surveys wholesale cost pressures including coal, oil, gas, and nuclear delays, with broader debate over imports, pollution rules, price controls, and possible policy responses.
AP study warns of a severe U S winter as fuel and power shortages threaten industry. Regions including the East Coast and Midwest face possible shutdowns, price shocks, and rationing as utilities pass higher costs to consumers. A Boston area electric department reports fuel oil up from 1 79 to 4 91 a barrel, forcing rate increases.
More than 1,300 Teamsters drivers in Michigan and northern Ohio walked out Sunday night threatening fuel oil flow from Kentucky to North Dakota. Over 5,000 others in 13 Midwest states consider joining as talks resume after a breakdown in Detroit.
In a 13 state spread, about 700 Cleveland drivers plus 600 Michigan drivers are striking or undecided as Teamsters push for a 1.65 hourly raise in three steps. Tanker drivers earn about 4.07 an hour and the last contract expired November 15. fuel supplies appear sufficient for weeks in several areas.
A long range forecast from the National Weather Service division predicts below normal temperatures for the eastern third of the nation and the Gulf Coast into Texas this winter. Warmer than normal conditions are forecast for the Far West and most Plains states with a transitional zone from North Dakota to Texas. The estimate, prepared in September, is tentative and will be updated in December.
Washington AP reports indicate James Farmer, the highest ranking Black official in the Nixon administration, is prepared to resign as assistant secretary of Health Education and Welfare. A meeting with President Nixon sparked denials and no confirmation, while a farewell party date and a rumored replacement fueled speculation. Farmer, 50, has long criticized U.S. policy on poverty and civil rights and sought minority recruitment in HEW since joining February 1969.
Washington AP reports Virginia Knauer outlines home heating savings. Lower thermostats to 68 at night and when empty, close unused registers, insulate walls ceilings and floors, seal cracks, add storm windows if possible, and keep fireplaces minimal. Proper furnace care and humidity control also cut costs.
Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was abducted in Rio de Janeiro in a two minute operation. An Brazilian government agent guarding him was shot and wounded as terrorists blocked the car and moved the ambassador to another vehicle. The National Liberation Alliance claimed responsibility in leaflets. This followed other Brazil kidnappings including U S and German diplomats in 1969.
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