Action Line summons help at The Enterprise Office
Readers are invited to send questions or problems to Action Line at The Enterprise. The service considers each request but limited staff means many questions may not receive a reply.
19 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to send questions or problems to Action Line at The Enterprise. The service considers each request but limited staff means many questions may not receive a reply.
A reader asks where to obtain dry ice in High Point North Carolina and learns that local options are unavailable. The response suggests contacting Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp at 217 East Washington Street Greensboro for possible supply.
Questions cover vandalism of Central High School courts and doubts about pearl in vinegar. The Girl Scout badge system is described, detailing levels Brownies Juniors Cadettes Seniors and programs like The Sign of the Arrow The Sign of the Star and First Class Rank.
The piece links 13 to myths from Valhalla and the Last Supper, noting superstitions across cultures. It then answers a reader about will drafts, advising that a properly drafted will with clear provisions by an attorney prevents future claims by heirs, spouses, or children after death.
North Vietnamese forces attacked a South Vietnamese artillery base inside Laos, six miles inside the border, firing mortars rockets and artillery. The assault halted helicopter evacuations of 80 wounded and a missing U S crewman, as pilots reported extreme heat and hidden enemy positions.
The government reports January prices rose just 0.1 percent, the smallest monthly gain in almost four years. Overall costs were 5.2 percent higher than a year earlier, with food prices at supermarkets down 0.4 percent and meats and produce dipping, while eggs and dairy rose and restaurant meals climbed.
The North Carolina Board of Higher Education unanimously rejected a two-year medical program at East Carolina University and urged a one-year training within ECU’s Allied Health Sciences. It favored ongoing collaboration with UNC Medical School for seamless student acceptance and sought $1 million from the 1971 General Assembly to start the program in 1971-73.
In Silver Spring a Soviet diplomat's car was set afire and two other diplomatic vehicles were targeted in nearby Hyattsville. An anonymous caller claimed it was retaliation for Soviet Jewry, with the Jewish Defense League slogan Never again mentioned. No injuries were reported.
The North Carolina House Health Committee, in a split 10 to 6 vote, moved a bill to liberalize abortion rules to a favorable report after initially voting to kill it. It would allow any doctor to perform an abortion upon a woman’s written request, with residency of 30 days and in a hospital or hospital-connected facility. Rep. John Ingram urged the measure as a medical matter between patient and doctor.
A North Carolina redistricting measure realigns 10 counties with an average population deviation of 1.01 percent and broad Senate support. The plan shifts Carteret Bladen Greene Caswell Orange Lee Yadkin Davie Wilkes and Avery among districts while keeping all incumbents in place. House support is anticipated as Rep Dwight Quine backs the bill.
Egypt declares it will make no more concessions to achieve peace with Israel and challenges Israel to state if it seeks peace or territory. Al Ahram editor Heikal frames a possible path to fighting if Israel wants land. Cairo hints at a peace treaty if Sinai is returned and Suez Canal access could be allowed.
Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien urged the Democratic National Committee to approve open nominating reforms for 1972. The session focused on delegate allocation methods and strengthening inclusion of women, youth, and minorities to reflect state populations.
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