06 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1970
Page
1
Readers ask how to remove wax buildup from asphalt tile floors. Advice notes many commercial wax removers, dilution in water with ammonia, saturate and soak then wipe. Also mentions legal stance on chain letters and postal law implications.
In the ABA a circular three point line 25 feet from the goal extends to 22 feet on the sides. A field goal from beyond that circle scores three points.
Reader questions lack of sledding hills near Spring Garden and Kivett Drive and suggests Parks and Recreation coordinate with Traffic Engineering on designated sledding spots. Another letter argues against artificial trees while experts note Christmas tree farming is renewable, with most trees from farms and Scotch Pine common. 1968 saw about 47 million trees marketed, four to five million artificial trees, and balsam fir and spruce used mainly for pulpwood. Tennessee, January 14.
Dear Readers Action Line notes a vast influx of calls letters and requests. The column cannot answer or acknowledge each item due to the tremendous volume.
AP reports three main factors help G Harrold Carswell top Clemen Haynsworth for Abe Fortas seat. Labor opposition swayed unions less against Carswell. civil rights coalition against Haynsworth grew. ethics questions hurt Haynsworth with small state senators. Carswell benefits from party regularity and lack of stock holdings. Nixon and Mitchell expected to win their preferred judge.
At a 1500 attendee gala in a large Miami Beach hotel honoring Harry S. Truman, Kennedy and Humphrey led a star-studded Democratic fundraiser. Tickets ranged from 100 to 5000 dollars with top net hopes around 350000. Muskie Harris and Harris spoke as Don Rickles and Sammie Davis Jr. provided entertainment while Florida New Party members protested outside.
Sheriff W B Medley reports Jack Hyde an equipment technician attacked two colleagues at Mt Locke Davis Mountains and used a 9mm pistol to shatter the $1 million 107 inch reflector, part of a $5 million complex built for NASA and operated by the University of Texas. The act could carry 2 to 20 years if convicted.
The Labor Department reports the U.S. jobless rate jumped from 3.5 to 3.9 percent, the largest one month rise since 1960, with 3.4 million unemployed. The average work week fell and manufacturing overtime hit a two and a half year low as teens and adult men lose jobs amid production cutbacks.
Washington AP Harris of Oklahoma plans to resign as Democratic National Chairman with a successor to be chosen. Harris will announce plans at a news conference and has led the party for just over a year. Jim Monroe declined to confirm but praised his work during the transition.
In January 1969 Harris resigns as party chairman after a Miami Beach fundraising dinner. Sources say the party ends the dinner with cash on hand but carries about $8 million in debt from the 1968 campaign. Possible future role for Harris fuels speculation about a 1972 presidential bid.
HEW", "Racial integration moves target UNC Greensboro Raleigh and Chapel Hill campuses. HEW urges boosting Negro enrollment within a year, with possible mergers in areas where white and black schools sit close. North Carolina faces about $20 million in federal funding at stake while A&T plans praise for its integration efforts.
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