03 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1971
Page
1
Records show trace snow on Nov 1 1954 and 0.3 inch on Nov 30 1964, with 5.9 inches total from Nov 9 to Nov 12 1968. The quirk asks about Piedmont weather history and legal work hour limits for women in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures Division urges readers to report scale discrepancies. Inspector checks ensure scales read identically on both sides. inquiries are welcome, with emphasis on notifying store managers first.
The note suggests Mrs. F B A Neither Parker's News Stand or Five Point News carry the Hickory publication. It advises contacting the circulation department of the Hickory Daily Record to arrange a subscription.
Reader inquiry traces Wear-Ever pots to a NC division sales manager who notes no local High Point dealer but would welcome three if interested. William P Crawford in Raleigh says no current distributor but offers assist if demand exists. Also mentions weight lifting books and magazines.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP A battery fault appears in the Apollo 14 ascent stage Antares just hours before lunar orbit. Officials study if the issue halts a Friday moon landing as astronauts Shepard Mitchell Roosa rest after checkout and cabin readings show both batteries near 37.1 volts.
South Vietnamese forces with 10 000 troops and 2500 fresh entrants push into Cambodia aided by U S air support including helicopter gunships and medevac fleets No U S ground troops participate officials said Washington discusses potential near Laotian border operation while Nixon advisers review policy Senate inquiry follows rumors of large cross border actions and massed troops near Laos border continue PMID AP
Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor responds to a Citizens Conference ranking placing North Carolina 47th among state legislatures. He defends NC’s performance, notes costs and urges consideration of restructuring to fit modern needs while praising past work. Virginia ranked 35th and South Carolina 44th in the study.
North Vietnamese troops routed neutralist Laotian defenders at Muong Soui using about five tanks and overran the town 108 miles north of Vientiane. The Defense Ministry reported loss of radio contact with the garrison and no casualty figures, while noting worsening northern Laos fighting with three Communist battalions surrounding Luang Prabang and clashes near Ban Na.
A 1970 analysis notes drug abuse crosses age, race, and wealth lines, with marijuana and heroin usage rising since the early 1960s. It cites figures from federal officials, estimates of 20 to 40 percent of college-age youths trying pot, and 100,000 to 500,000 heroin addicts, stressing the broad cultural scope and psychological climate fueling the crisis.
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