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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
1
Readers are invited to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to ask questions settle problems or share worries. Call anytime or write ACTION LINE, c/o The Enterprise to receive guidance or support.
A reader recalls a dog lost to an accident and suggests finding a new home through Mrs. Rhonda Best of the Humane Society. She can be reached at 885 4922. Advice includes creating a secure backyard area to prevent harm and mischief.
Owls are called the Night Watchmen of our Gardens for their rodent hunting. Larger owls eat rabbits and squirrels while smaller ones target mice and rats. Some hunt birds, insects, or even fish. They tear or swallow food then vomit indigestible bits.
Reader asks about health harm from gasoline fumes after a spill. The response warns fumes can cause headaches and breathing irritation and advises airing vehicle for a long time. It suggests removing upholstery and restuffing to reduce odor and improve safety.
A reader asks about devices to help arthritis patients enter bathtubs. Thomasville Nursing Home uses a simple shower stool. hydraulic lifts like Porlo Lift ($250) and Hoyer Tub Lift ($230) exist via McLarty's Drug Store and can be rented or bought with possible Medicare help. The note commends safety but notes no back scrubbing and ends with a hopeful, humorous aside.
A reader asks why school buses aren’t heated. The reply explains limited funding blocks heater installation and added amenities. The columnist jokes about warming strategies and notes the heat from passengers but stresses budget constraints.
A GAO report to Congress finds hundreds of high school graduates and some college students received federal paychecks from Detroit antipoverty programs. Weak screening allowed ineligible youths, sponsors misused funds, and progress follow up was minimal, leaving program effectiveness unknown. The Detroit effort, with Chicago, relied on city arms rather than an independent nonprofit for central antipoverty administration. Nearly $15.7 million in federal funds supported 16 Neighborhood Youth Corps programs in 1966 and 1967.
Israeli warplanes attacked Arab positions in Jordan near the Jordan River and Ziglab Dam, with no casualties reported though homes and plantations were damaged. On the Suez Canal front, Israeli fire supported by Egyptian skirmishes caused no casualties. Jordan reported Israeli helicopter strikes in the southern desert killing one soldier and wounding two civilians, with further cross border actions cited near Gharandal.
A veteran of 19 years died after being trapped on the second floor of a building slated for demolition. Fire crews recovered the body as investigators assess the blaze and structural hazards.
Marina Elizabeth Habe the 17 year old daughter of Eloise Hardt and Hans Habe was found slain in a brush filled ravine near Mulholland Drive after an evening with 22 year old John Hornburg. Investigators said she had been dead since early Monday and a car seen near her home early Wednesday is being investigated. No arrests yet.
An Olympic Airways DCG plane hijacked by a lone Greek gunman redirected from Crete to Cairo after takeoff for Athens. The hijacker fired a warning shot at the cockpit as he demanded flight to Egypt. The suspect was taken into custody and 97 passengers and crew were provided accommodations by Egyptian authorities.
Washington AP report outlines planned congressional study of tax reforms focusing on charitable institution tax-free status and capital gains exemption for heirs, while oil depletion allowance faces no review. Treasury proposals to be examined by Nixon administration after Johnson. Congress to push long term Internal Revenue Code revisions with Mills guiding deliberations.
West central New York shooter Ralph MacLachlan, a meat cutter, killed his estranged wife and three others in a Wednesday rampage before turning the gun on himself as officers closed in. The attack began at the family home in Westernville. a neighbor’s home and a Jeep theft attempt ended in a fatal chase through Adirondack foothills. Police indicated no motive immediately, noting a two week separation from his wife. MacLachlan, 37, was described as an outdoorsman and worked in Oneida. Affected victims included Mrs. MacLachlan, 33. sister-in-law Mrs. Dane Ringrose, 35, and Ringrose’s 12-year-old daughter Barbara. Mrs. James Pepper and her infant son were among the wounded.
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