14 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1971
Page
1
A reader asks about health laws preventing dumping by city and Duke Power behind a home near College Village Shopping Center. Public Works director Wills notes dirt and asphalt dumped on city property, promises smoothing and closer monitoring to address eight years of neglect.
A reader questions local policies on contraception and vasectomy. An anonymous reply explains that Greensboro and Winston-Salem do not use physician committees to approve sterilization. State law now makes the decision between husband wife and doctor, with a 30 day reflection period before surgery if consent is given.
The traffic division says it will monitor Woodbury and Kivett Drive during 7 to 7 15 am after residents report children playing football in the street near the bus stop and a near miss with a vehicle. Police will warn the children about safety.
In High Point a 15 year old and a 14 year old seek after school weekend work. The column notes we cannot act as a job service and recounts difficulties matching youths with employers due to missing names contacts and specifics.
Sen. Edmund Muskie kicked off an unannounced run in Wilson and addressed 1,700 North Carolina Democrats at a Young Democrats convention. He urged a “new coalition” of voters seeking peace, livable places, jobs, and fair treatment, calling for a national strategy and a “new head coach.” Governor Bob Scott flew to D C ahead of meetings with party leaders.
The Apollo 14 crew Alan Shepard Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell relive their lunar journey through films and photos shown at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory quarantine. Public affairs officer Jack Riley noted the astronauts were excited and praised the texture and quality of the soil imagery captured during the mission.
South Vietnamese units report deep penetration into Laos along Highway 9 near Sepone and Lang Vei. They describe killing about 80 North Vietnamese in three days, uncovering large caches of guns, ammunition, and supplies, and seizing trucks and warehouses while counting 36 killed and 139 wounded on their side.
Savannakhet sources report no Lao plans to advance beyond Muong Phalane as South Vietnamese patrols push toward Laos. Military officials say Vietnamese aims to reach Savannakhet are unconfirmed, while Lao forces recently retook Muong Phalane with two battalions counterattacking. The North Vietnamese remain entrenched on Highway 9 with strategized supply routes.
Vice President Spiro Agnew foul balls into the crowd at the Bob Hope Desert Classic injuring a woman and two others. He apologized, then repeated a near miss before the eighth hole when no one was hit. The incident follows a prior shot that injured Doug Sanders and extends his reputation for errant hitting in golf and tennis.
Thousands of holiday motorists flee the quake zone as cleanup crews clear rubble on three freeways. Detours and heavy traffic rise while 61 dead and over 1000 injured are tallied and $1 billion in damage is reported. San Fernando Valley residents begin returning home. Banks stay open for disaster loans. Con artists warned.
Democratic economist Gardner Ackley criticizes the president's revised economic plan as insufficient to reach targets for GNP and employment. He notes the plan abandons the balanced budget approach but warns it does not address inflation nor ensure strong, sustained growth, despite signs of expansion.
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