Action Line note from The Enterprise advice column
Readers are urged to contact Action Line in care of The Enterprise for help. The note explains high volume prevents acknowledging every request and invites questions or inquiries when possible.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1972
Page
1
Readers are urged to contact Action Line in care of The Enterprise for help. The note explains high volume prevents acknowledging every request and invites questions or inquiries when possible.
Mrs B.O. asks how to remove glued-on shelf labels. The advised options include Varsol or industrial adhesive cleaners from auto parts, hardware, or art supply stores. An industrial adhesive rep cites 3M formula No 4 working in about 85 percent of cases.
Quick fix for wax on carpet includes rubbing ice to brittle the wax and lifting with a dull knife. If needed place paper towels over the spot and press with a warm iron.
Snails frequent nights around foundations and gardens. Use rough surfaces like cinders or gravel as barriers. A product named Snarol kills snails but keep pets away. Place roofing pieces or inverted pots on ground to lure them, then crush them in late afternoon or before they move out on their nightly routes.
A reader asks for a good Christmas present for his mother. The reply suggests asking mom for a wishlist or using newspaper Christmas ads for ideas, or seeking help from a motherly sales clerk to select a gift.
A 13 year old asks about hosting a homeless child for Christmas. Advice directs contact to Guilford County DSS, Baptist Children's Home Thomasville, and Junior Order Home Lexington. The Thomasville Junior Woman's Club offers UNICEF cards with call numbers for those interested.
Kissinger flies back to Washington with plans for joint scheduling of future Paris peace talks with Le Duc Tho. In Paris they met six hours amid subcommittee talks on a cease-fire draft as French papers report near agreement while Tho seeks changes.
Los Angeles police deploy eight Digital Doppler speed guns along a nine mile Sunset Boulevard stretch from Beverly Hills to the Pacific Ocean. Motorcycle officers clock speeders up to 50 miles per hour over limit, using two-person teams and a portable computer for instant readings. The device, a radar-like instrument from CMI Inc, costs about 700 dollars each and is tested against a tuning fork for accuracy.
The government run count shows challenger Arnold Miller ahead of United Mine Workers President W. A. Boyle. Miller leads 11,774 to 10,673 with over 100,000 votes remaining. Miller’s running mates Trbovich and Patrick also lead their rivals.
Kansas City AP report says 88 year old former president Harry S Truman remains in serious condition with heart and respiratory issues at Research Hospital. vital signs fluctuated but 10 am readings were within normal limits. he responds to verbal stimuli but did not talk overnight.
Cernan and Schmitt extend eight mile lunar drive in Taurus Littrow as orange soil samples stir excitement. Discovery may trace to the moon's last volcanic gasps. Evans reports from orbit as three volcanic clues surface.
Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison H. Schmitt and Eugene Cernan reported orange soil near Shorty crater, with scientists at Space Center Houston calling the find potentially a fumarole from lunar volcanism. Confirmation awaits lab analysis of returned samples.
The FDA seeks to curb acute and chronic toxicity by limiting Vitamin A to 10 000 international units and Vitamin D to 400 daily units. The proposal requires reformulation of many multivitamins and affects foods for special dietary use and OTC drugs. Comment period open for 60 days.
The FDA warned that some products deliver ten times the recommended Vitamin A intake. Natural Vitamin A sources include liver and carrots, while fortified milk and sunlight provide Vitamin D. Excess Vitamin A causes a range of issues from skin problems to headaches, and excessive Vitamin D can be life threatening, especially in hyperactive individuals.
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