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08 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1970
Page
1
Readers are invited to contact Action Line at The Enterprise with questions or problems. Staff will consider each request though high volume limits responses.
Readers ask why a security guard stands by Santa at Westchester Mall. The guard is unarmed and helps with crowd control despite few safety concerns at this site. Other malls report harassment of Santas by unruly individuals.
Mrs L L A suggests mixing a colorant solution with water using sodium for yellow potassium for reddish yellow copper blue phosphates blue green to soak pine cones or newspapers for a colorful fire. Mrs J K A requests more benches at bus stops like K mart and across from Roses on S Main Street to provide resting spots after shopping.
A reader reports an old storage house on the 200 block of Moon Street posing fire and health risks with snakes and rats. The Building Inspections Department contacted the owner, who agreed to remove the shed after the tenant clears stored items.
City reports total metro park spending of 710 700 with city share 479 400 and federal 231 300. Bridges over the metro lake cost 777 000 city and a state and federal split cover remaining park expansion costs.
A nationwide railroad strike seems certain after talks failed. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks President C L Dennis said workers will walk out even if Congress grants a 45 day delay. Nixon urged quick action to avert a crippling stoppage and warned Congress to extend bargaining time if needed.
Negotiators reported a tentative deal early today on a new contract for 3000 striking Midwestern fuel oil truck drivers threatening fuel shortages. Details await ratification by Teamsters locals. Steve Shultz praised the agreement as satisfactory to both sides.
About 3,000 Teamsters drivers in Michigan Cleveland area Indiana Iowa and Illinois walked off Sundays and Mondays after failing to secure raises. They average $4.07 an hour and seek increases of 60 to 65 cents with a three year contract. Standard Oil of Ohio arranged alternative transport for 700 drivers while denying a fuel shortage.
Fed Chairman Arthur Burns outlined far reaching anti inflation steps including wage price controls a wage price review board and looser oil import quotas Labor leaders attacked the plan claiming it would roll back gains and worsen the recession McCracken dismissed guidelines while Burns urged broader market fixes amid continued inflation risk.
Washington AP observers say the Senate Finance Committee plans to drop much of its amendment laden Social Security bill. Debate centers on financing the nine billion dollar yearly increases and a floor fight over a welfare reform plan.
Chicago psychiatrists describe Christmas season as causing loneliness and low mood in many. Dr. George H. Pollack notes some respond with excess drinking or moral loosening at office parties to fake happiness. He urges soul searching and understanding the underlying cause to overcome the holiday blues.
The 1965 Northeast blackout exposed severe energy shortages as demand for electric power doubles every decade while excess generation dwindles. Natural gas and coal supplies tighten, nuclear power underperforms, and geopolitical pressures raise fuel costs, signaling a persistent crisis.
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