26 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1970
Page
1
A reader questions why a VPI versus Davidson game ended on a foul and if officiating is fair. A sports editor notes fouls can end games and talks of possible rule changes. Separate letter explains candy tax at theaters, confirming total 42 cents, and guidance on antique/ magazine sales with modest values and contact sources.
Mrs. R. J. A. Yoder's offers pure strain German Johnson tomato seeds. The large pink variety is not generally sold in seed packets and is sometimes hard to find for gardeners seeking this popular heirloom.
Mrs. H. A. suggests paint remover and a large wire brush to strip a blistering and peeling cement porch. If readers have easier methods, they are invited to share them for publication.
Mrs A A Apple notes pruning timing for home fruit trees. Apple peach and pear trees can be pruned November through March, grape vines in December and January. Rot arises from a fungus. spray weekly from bloom to harvest with a fungicide, capton for homeowners, other fungicides used by commercial growers.
The column notes the high volume of reader requests it receives and apologizes for being unable to respond to every call, letter, or request. It highlights its aim to feature the most interesting items despite limited capacity.
Five enlisted Marines from the 1st Marine Division 7th Regiment face murder charges for the Feb. 19 killings of 11 children and five women in Son Thang, 27 miles south of Da Nang. The five are held at a Marine brig as an investigation proceeds under Maj. Gen. Wheeler.
About 800 demonstrators surrounded a Bank of America branch in Isla Vista while police and fire crews watched. A phalanx of 240 officers dispersed the crowd with 34 arrests for failure to disperse as 15 to 20 officers were lightly injured and fires and window smashing were reported following a campus speech by William Kunstler.
Senators Javits and McGovern announced they will vote against G Harrold Carswell’s Supreme Court confirmation citing civil rights concerns. The move adds to GOP and Democratic opposition as more senators edge toward rejection and the nomination faces a tough fate.
Lawrence F. OBrien announced he will not accept the DNC chairmanship after informing Hubert H. Humphrey. He cited lack of consensus within the party and said he will not allow his name to be presented. Sen. Fred R. Harris has resigned, effective next Thursday.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird states the United States uses air power in Laos only to safeguard its Vietnam position and has not altered Laos policy in three to four years. He says no ground forces fight in Laos and bombing targets enemy supply routes to South Vietnam.
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved a key part of President Nixon’s welfare revision plan, a federal subsistence income for working and jobless poor. The bill sets a $1,600 federally financed family income floor to qualify for aid, with states contributing up to 30 percent of any amount above the floor.
Saigon AP report: National Assembly member Tran Ngoc Chau, sentenced to 20 years for illegal contacts with a Communist agent, is arrested after a 80 hour standoff as police clear the National Assembly building. Newsmen describe a violent scene and U.S. officials express concern over the crackdown.
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