23 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
1
A public notice from The Enterprise invites readers to send questions or problems to Action Line. It explains requests are considered but high volume prevents acknowledging each one. Readers are directed to call or write for assistance.
The Star of Bethlehem likely arose not from a nova but from rare planetary alignments observed by Magi. Kepler linked 7 B.C. triple conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn with Mars in Pisces, seen as omen. Dating suggests Jesus was born in 7 or 6 B.C. based on Herod's death and planetary positions.
A reader asks if Santa Claus makes minibikes prompting a joking response hoping he does not. The exchange reflects holiday humor and safety concerns surrounding toy motorized vehicles.
Guilford County planners have renamed Briarwood to Bridlewood to avoid duplications. Legal notices will appear in area newspapers before changes take effect, allowing residents to comment. Also, High Point Legal Services at 885-9181 serves those with public assistance, located at E Grimes and S Main.
The Cost of Living Council exempted postal rates from price controls while maintaining pay limits on postal workers and state local employees. Postage rate increases must be justified by productivity and service costs, with possible 23.9 percent third class hike under review. State local government pay remains under Pay Board standards with 7 percent annual cap, and rolling back Blue Cross Blue Shield increases for federal workers was anticipated.
A GI of the 1st Air Cavalry Division tends a kitten in the pocket of his fatigue shirt as his unit prepares to leave Fire base Mace on a routine security patrol. The 1st Air Cavalry, after withdrawing two brigades, is the only U.S. combat unit in the Saigon area.
Bob Hope flew to Vientiane and met North Vietnamese officials in a cordial visit. He reportedly sought permission to visit U S prisoners of war in Hanoi, but details and any messages from President Nixon remained undisclosed. He spent over an hour with First Secretary Nguyen Van Thanh and performed a 20 minute show for about 400 Americans.
North Carolina Attorney General Robert Morgan announced an investigation into major oil companies over alleged below cost pricing in certain areas to suppress independent retailers. He noted reports that several independents may be driven out of business and said the probe will determine antitrust law violations.
The Enterprise posts a special Yule schedule with early deadlines on Friday Christmas Eve to complete printing and carrier routes. No paper will publish on Christmas Day, with staff returning Saturday evening to prepare Sunday editions on an accelerated basis.
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration expects a temporary rise in living costs as the wage price rent freeze ends. Economists anticipate inflation to accelerate during the transition, with December CPI data due next month and a 1.7 percent rise in the three months to November already noted.
The 18 families learned their loved ones were alive prisoners of the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Among them were Mandy Davis of Clayton Alabama whose son Thomas had been missing in action since March 1968 and Jerhardt Mehrer of Omaha Nebraska whose son Gustave was among the prisoners. One man had been listed as killed in action while 16 others had not been heard from. Names were released by Cora Weiss of the Committee of Liaison as letters from the prisoners were collected in Paris.
Sen Edward Muskie gains support from Democratic leaders as he gears up for 1972 primaries. Gov John Gilligan of Ohio endorses him, adding liberal backing and boosting Muskie ahead of his Jan 4 formal announcement. Endorsements from several governors and senators reinforce Muskie as a leading Democratic contender.
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