08 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1970
Page
1
A call or letter to ACTION LINE at The Enterprise invites readers to share problems or questions and to write c/o The Enterprise. The note emphasizes sending details for assistance or inquiry and provides contact intention.
A reader questions why High Point, a city with heavy postage spending, lacks an air mail delivery truck for a town of its size. The letter cites long delays, notes mail trucks serve airports, and mentions High Point’s annual postage outlay of 2.126 million dollars.
A reader protests North Carolina requires service members overseas to file state tax returns and renew licenses. They describe paying $3.25 for an interim license by mail, plus a second $3.25 and a test on return, arguing the policy penalizes service members and noting a 30 day posttrip renewal window.
The reader asks if it rains or snows on the moon and the answer explains there is no atmosphere, so weather cannot occur. It notes that any Earth settlement would fail since discussing weather would be impossible.
The writer asks about driving a car out of state after February 15 when old 69 plates expire. The 69 plates expire January 1st, with a grace period through February 15. Grace ends February 16 requiring current plates or updated registration.
The solarium is a sunlit glass enclosed room off the White House third floor added during the 1927 South Portico attic remodeling. It served as a private family parlor for Coolidge Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson eras, later updated with furniture, a kitchenette, and small touches like a preserved frog.
The column notes a surge in reader letters and calls making it impossible to answer each one. Editors apologize for not acknowledging every inquiry and promise to feature the most interesting items.
Small investors trading under 100 shares face higher commissions as major brokers report losses. Wall Street sees 1969 a gloomy year with NYSE volume falling from 12.97 million in 1968 to 11.40 million in 1969 and 10.53 million in January. Firms cut costs, close branches, or reduce salesman pay while the NYSE plans to revise commission structures.
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told the House Banking Committee that the economy is in a readjustment with higher unemployment and further housing declines likely in the coming months. He urged productivity gains and restrained government spending to fight inflation while exploring selective credit controls and avoiding price freezes or tax hikes.
Premier Mari ano Rumor quit with a minority Christian Democrat government amid a fragile center left effort. President Saragat may name a caretaker leader while talks continue with the Italian Socialist party and other allies to form a new coalition government.
In the Mekong Delta pilot W.O. Michael J. Novosel Sr. and his son Michael Jr. served as a two man crew. They evacuated wounded soldiers despite gunfire and the elder later survived while the younger faced a dangerous assignment. The family lives in Fort Walton Beach Florida and both men were on tour in Vietnam.
The HPC County Board keeps a firm course on homecoming coverage with page references to feature profiles on candidates and local festivities. Readers are guided to pages 2 A 16 A 4 A plus pages 14 15 C and 14 C for related content.
A survey of 113 state universities and land grant colleges shows students sit on faculty senates evaluation committees and boards of trustees at many campuses. Institutions also expand campus security and threaten civil action against disruptors while adopting governance reforms at Florida State University University of Maryland University of New Hampshire and others.
Aleksandr V. Tikhomirov, 37, a Soviet national and United Nations translator, was arrested in Seattle on espionage charges. FBI says he met an unidentified source on December 6 1969 to arrange another meeting and received 300 dollars. Arraignment pending. maximum penalty years or a ten thousand dollar fine.
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