19 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1971
Page
1
D L A suggests private reading tutors in the area. Call Bob Weant at 885-0191 in Pitcher and Cup, a branch of Urban Ministry, for a list of about six volunteers who teach reading and writing one to one. Local tech institutes and community colleges also offer basic instruction.
A readers note blasts drivers who park in no parking zones at Westchester Mall and Kmart private lots. The writer urges Merchants Assn to rewrite signs and suggests playful Bronx cheers to deter selfish parkers.
Heloise's Kitchen Hints suggests mixing a quart of warm water with half a cup of kerosene. Dip a rag, wipe windows in circles, then finish with a dry terry cloth. The solution loosens carbon from cooking and heating and helps repel rain and dust. A cupful of kerosene per gallon of warm water is also advised for car washes.
A reader asks about wheat germ oil capsules and fatty acids. The expert notes wheat germ is rich in protein minerals and B vitamins, suggests reducing starches and sugars to lose weight, and says the caloric content of a capsule is unknown. They recommend diet texts or a doctor for detailed fatty acid explanations.
The text outlines that living persons should not sell body parts except kidney donations in life to save a family member. It notes such sale as mutilation and likely rejection by recipients. It recommends bodies can be willed to medical schools after death for corneal or other uses as a gift with no payment to heirs.
Washington finance chiefs of ten wealthy non Communist nations reached an 8.57 percent dollar devaluation accord. The Group of Ten plans currency realignments with higher gold price to 38 dollars, prompting import surcharge removal and cheaper U S exports, with nations announcing their own rate changes next week.
Nu u r Amin said he cannot accept appointment as prime minister clearing the path to a civilian government led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the war with India. Bhutto becomes deputy prime minister as Yahya Khan promised power transfer once Bhutto returns from the United States.
A captioned AP Wirephoto shows a close up of a person scratching a bite mark on their skin. The image focuses on the reaction and the texture of the skin in a candid moment.
Three masked robbers posing as cleaners handcuffed Royal Bank of Canada staff at Windsor main branch and escaped with money the manager estimated as possibly one million dollars. Police counted differing loot estimates and noted most cash was small U.S. bills linked to Windsor Raceway receipts.
Reports from Dacca describe mass graves with about 30 bodies identified as intellectuals including university students professors journalists. Victims reportedly were arrested late in the war and killed by irregulars with bodies found in muddy pits and brick-fired trenches.
The Price Commission said half the nation’s largest retailers had not asked permission to raise prices and may violate the law. Chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr asked the IRS to determine price increases without permission and noted possible court orders for price roll backs. A list of 148 firms seeking permission was released, including Sears Roebuck J C Penney F W Woolworth Kroger A P Food Fair Giant Food Grand Union Safeway. missing were Montgomery Ward Macy’s Gimbels.
The Reading edition highlights a local Archdale parade days before Christmas with community spotlight and festive events. Editorial notes long time residents and women’s club contributions to holiday pageant. Obituaries section appears in deeper pages.
A Cuban intelligence officer defected to the United States in London. Reports say he will help export revolutionary strategies from Santiago Chile targeting South America. U S Navy patrols monitor Caribbean shipping amid Cuba’s alert stance and potential counteractions.
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