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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1972
Page
1
Readers are invited to contact Action Line in care of The Enterprise for questions or problems. The paper notes requests are considered but high volume prevents answering or acknowledging every inquiry.
The letter questions why a returning serviceman with a valid overseas license faces a $25 fine and $16 court costs for an expired North Carolina license. It cites Section 207 f of the NC Motor Vehicle Laws allowing temporary 30 day renewals by mail with a $3.25 fee, and urges awareness for servicemen and families when renewal cards arrive.
London AP reports striking coal miners blocked oil supplies to two major refineries on the Thames and Tees, seeking to curb electricity generation. Oil-fed plants may supply 25 percent of normal output while coal runs thin. mediators push a settlement as government contemplates emergency actions.
A resident reports a property on Drive with a trash filled back yard and high grass raising rat concerns. City inspections sent notices to the owner and the occupant promised immediate exterior cleanup. City Building Inspector Freeman Hill confirms the commitment.
The YMCA offers self defense and karate classes. Davidson County Community College provides judo instruction.
Questions about business pay phones and time limits are answered noting semi public phones serve both business listing and customer calls with proprietor rules not controlled by the phone company. A traffic sign delay report promises a new stop sign at Parris and Greenwood after four injuries. News briefs cover Howard Hughes leaving Nassau, with belongings en route to Nicaragua, and sightings of his whereabouts unsettled as officials confirm little.
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon depart the White House on a historic trip aimed at reducing the chance of future war. The launch includes briefings with Congress and a ceremony on the South Lawn before a long flight to Hawaii and onward to Guam and China, with plans for a week in the mainland.
A national commission may recommend legalizing private home use of marijuana while stopping short of full legalization. The 13 member Shafer panel aims to defuse myths, keep public use illegal, and reduce penalties for possession. The report due March 22 to President Nixon and Congress could propose redefining penalties and enforcement.
Snow fell over wide areas of western North Carolina with hazardous driving conditions reported in foothills and eastern slopes. Heavy snow was reported midmorning from Black Mountain west with chains or snow tires required west of Asheville. East of Asheville, snow appeared in Hickory and Taylorsville with about one inch in Taylorsville by midmorning. Reports from Surry and Yadkin counties said accumulation began in the morning.
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