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18 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to write or call Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or help. The service notes high demand may prevent acknowledgment or individual replies due to volume.
North State has completed testing and field trials of dial in handset telephones. The company plans to offer this dial in handset service in the near future.
A reader asks where to restore a torn old marriage license and cites two nearby specialists. Winston Printing Company at 3121 Indiana Ave Winston-Salem and Joseph Ruzicka at 911 North Ridge St Greensboro are named. Ruzicka notes occasional document resolution or lamination but would need to inspect the item first.
The article explains that Brussels sprouts grow on a tall biennial stalk with cabbage-like leaves. Edible buds form in the axils of the lower leaves, maturing from bottom to top, by leaf removal and twisting. Origin traces to wild cabbage near Denmark and the English Channel, with development noted before the 16th century and distinct recognition only in the 19th century.
The term denotes that those with privileges must act responsibly and charitable. It reflects the belief that the rich or nobility owe honorable conduct. The Chappaquiddick incident is cited as a tarnishing of the Kennedy family’s noblesse oblige tradition.
An anonymous reader asks why the City of Thomasville will not pick up ashes. Public Works says ashes are collected twice weekly from behind houses with a required separate container for each building. They will not pick up ashes dumped on the ground.
A reader asks why a son-in-law in Hawaii cannot be contacted by Governor Scott over a family medical issue. The reply notes this is handled through the servicemember’s chain of command and Red Cross, and warns that high officials cannot respond personally to every request. A letter or wire through established channels is advised.
Communist delegates at the Paris talks say Nixon plans military moves that threaten China. The U S counters that the Laos incursion is limited and no American ground troops or advisers are involved. Xuan Thuy accuses Nixon of not negotiating in good faith and seeks a timetable for withdrawal of all foreign troops.
President Nixon unveils a 17 page message to Congress outlining a six point, low budget package to expand private insurance and reform medical care. He seeks employer financed private coverage, federal backing for group practice, federally financed private insurance replacing most Medicaid, removal of the $5.30 elderly Medicare supplement, and new rural and urban care arrangements with major financial support.
President argues to Democrats that a national health insurance partnership can improve care without nationalizing the system. He warns that federal takeover risks dominate medicine and urges collaboration among government, business, labor, insurers, and health professionals. Estimated item costs total 2.8 billion versus Democrats' higher nationalization figures. The plan emphasizes enrollment in health maintenance organizations.
Pentagon sources say North Vietnamese may divert main shipments to Route 23 in Laos west of the Ho Chi Minh Trail as South Vietnamese forces push into Laotian territory. U S sensors detect increased truck traffic on Route 23 25 miles west of the trail while analysts monitor for signs of a broader push against the Ho Chi Minh complex.
South Vietnamese forces cut three major North Vietnamese supply routes through southern Laos and repelled two Communist attacks in eastern Cambodia. 116 enemy were killed as heavy U S air strikes hit buildups near the border. 56 more enemy deaths were reported. 2,500 Saigon troops massed 12 miles from the border. 16,000 operate in Laos with 1,600 fresh troops to Cambodia.
Senators failed to advance a three fifths rule to end debate on a filibuster today. Leaders Mansfield and Scott supported the move and White House backing signaled hope for a second try next week with 49 cosponsors and lines up cross party support.
A Senate committee in Raleigh approved a congressional redistricting bill shifting only 10 counties. Senator George Wood said nine members voted yes with two absent and two abstentions, noting an average population deviation of 1.01 percent. County changes include Carteret, Greene, Caswell, Orange, Lee, Yadkin, Davie, Wilkes, Avery and Bladen moving between districts.
President Nixon told reporters he is ready to use extensive airpower in Indochina to protect U.S. troops with no ground participation in Laos Cambodia or North Vietnam. He reiterated no nuclear weapons and said decisions on strikes depend on military actions, including in southern Laos and along routes toward South Vietnam.
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