21 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1969
Page
1
A reader asks how to tune to Channel 48 and why reception varies, noting a converter adapter can help. The letter also covers MDTA training options and a warning against yard rolling, urging authorities to address trespassing and danger after a fatal incident. LH
AP reports B52s bombed enemy bases near the Hue region about 39 miles northeast of Da Nang and near a U S military complex. Five of the bombers dropped 159 tons of explosives on bunkers and staging areas north west of the valley near Laos. Increased Ho Chi Minh trail truck movement noted, suggesting buildup ahead of Tet.
Deer suffered arthritis after a slick floor caused trouble regaining its footing. It charged through a broken window but had little stamina left. Firemen captured the animal and a veterinarian administered a tranquilizer. The deer sustained glass cuts and appeared in poor condition.
The article notes a catch-all appropriation bill totaling about 287 million dollars. It includes an amendment to keep government agencies operating if needed without regular money bills until January. The Nixon veto warning was issued to Democratic leaders to delay final action after WEE 4.
Washington AP report says President Nixon has given no direct word on signing the tax reform and relief bill. Senate and House leaders express hope he will avoid a veto as the measure, aimed at fiscal inflation, moves toward final passage. Ford and Scott note the bill’s inflationary impact is reduced and could aid housing, with a net revenue shift and changes to exemptions and Social Security benefits.
A six year study by Atmospheric Sciences Research Center scientists warns life in the Northern Hemisphere could require breathing helmets by 1990 if pollution continues. By 1980 ten thousand U.S. deaths projected. cities may desert, domed living possible, and clean air vanishing coast to coast.
The Senate voted 39 to 29 to reject a 1.8 billion dollar foreign aid bill amid House insistence on 54.5 million for jet fighters for Nationalist China and extra military aid for Korea. The fight centered on authorized versus appropriated funds and the fate of two unauthorized items. Senate leaders Mansfield and Walbright led the opposition, while House conferees agreed to keep aid alive through January.
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