20 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1972
Page
1
The Duke Poison Control Center at 919-684 8111 handles calls for poisoning emergencies. Dr. Shirley Osterhout says callers should identify themselves and that local doctors should be contacted first to avoid delays.
The state allows annulment on specific grounds. Impotence must exist at marriage and show true inability, not willingness. Underage status requires verifiable misrepresentation such as pregnancy to trigger a six month waiting period to confirm non pregnancy.
A reader asks if direct dialing truly bypasses operators. An answer notes party line limits require operator ID of caller on DDD calls and explains the dial tone or re dial sound may arise from equipment storage and route selection rather than operator redial.
A reader asks how to obtain a Social Security card. The answer directs them to the Social Security office at 422 N Green Street where they will issue one.
Readers debate compensation for sitters, noting 50 cents hourly is outdated and suggesting higher pay. Experts explain sitters aren t covered by minimum wage laws and rate negotiation governs pay. A church news inquiry about submitting items to local outlets is addressed.
President Nixon urged Congress to pass a larger defense budget and a new technology program to spur job creation. He pressed for action on more than 90 administration proposals, including welfare reform and revenue sharing, and outlined plans to finance public schools without heavy property taxes. He also signaled future talks with China and the Soviet Union to reduce tensions.
Washington reports President Nixon will submit a full employment budget to Congress, aiming to spend what the economy can produce. Economists note the plan ties deficits to a theoretical revenue level and predicts a large 1972 deficit around 40 billion dollars as unemployment hovers near four percent.
Miami activist Roxey Bolton urged naming storms after U.S. senators or using genders alternately at the NOAA hurricane season conference. National Weather Service official Karl Johannessen resisted, proposing an alternating male female system amid debate on gendered storm naming.
US officials say North Vietnamese MIGs are feinting to draw American planes from striking the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. Despite bolder sorties, MIGs downed one Phantom in recent operations, while U S commanders shift fighters to guard bombers in the MIG threat area amid reduced Southeast Asian air power. They note North Vietnam's radar gives early warning, aiding the MIG force.
A full page ad proclaiming the Democratic party broke will run in about ten newspapers in early February outlining a $9.3 million 1968 debt payoff and a fund to back 1972 candidates. Treasurer Robert S. Strauss says the two step plan includes later ads tied to bill notices and possible tax credits up to 12.50 per person, or a 50 dollar deduction, for political contributions.
Strauss said the national committee faces a 1968 debt and fund buildup for 1972. A nearly $1.5 million bill from AT&T and subsidiaries for phone service remains due, with plans discussed for payment and prepayment for the July nominating convention in Miami Beach. He noted no repayment plan was possible but pledged good customer status.
Washington officials debate Henry Kissinger’s role as national security adviser amid criticism he oversteps at times. While Nixon is seen steering foreign policy, insiders fault U S policy toward East Pakistan and India, with some saying Washington sided with the weaker power and bungled the crisis.
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