21 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1971
Page
1
The Enterprise notes that seven southern states reported wages can be garnished under legal procedures. It advises checking with the state attorney general for specifics. Separately, Turn Key Three project children outside High Point district attend Guilford County schools in Jamestown, including Union Hill Elementary.
A person may petition the Superior Court Division after two years from discharge to seek restoration of lost citizenship rights including voting and public office. The petition, filed in the applicant’s county or the indictment county, requires conviction details and meritorious reasons. The court advertises the petition, examines testimony, and requires five witnesses of good character for three years prior to filing.
Public library references include Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature and the National Coordinating Council on Drug Abuse Education and Information in Washington DC. Other sources are U S Bureau of Narcotics in DC and AP booklet What You Should Know About Drugs. For local help contact Guilford County Mental Health at 404 N Wrenn St phone 882 4523.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield told a Democratic caucus at the opening of the new Congress that vigilance over U S involvement in Southeast Asia must be heightened. He warned the administration may have distorted aims of anti escalation legislation as reports say U S air support expands in Cambodia and Laos. He also noted domestic recession while saying the degree of involvement has changed rather than its nature. Senator Frank Church called for an inquiry.
Senate Democrats elect West Virginia's Robert C. Byrd as party whip over Edward M. Kennedy 31 to 24 in a secret caucus ballot opening the 92nd Congress. Republicans reelect Hugh Scott as minority leader as Baker fades. House picks Carl Albert as speaker with reforms to curb seniority. Nixon pledges bold domestic program.
Cambodian troops recaptured the northern end of Pich Nil Pass as South Vietnamese marines moved toward a linkup three miles away. U.S. command helicopters directed air support while Cambodians reported 51 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed and 61 wounded. Premier Lon Nol returned to Phnom Penh after talks with U.S. officials and Gen. Abrams.
North Carolina lawmakers prepared to introduce a 1 percent local option sales tax to fund cities and counties after the state supreme court voided the previous tax. Buncombe County representatives sponsor the bill, with a Friday introduction after drafting errors were found. Governor Scott will consult revenue officials and local leaders before delivering a recommendation.
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that a 1 percent local sales tax in 25 counties is unconstitutional and discriminatory for not being uniform statewide. Merchants were ordered to stop collecting immediately, impacting budgets across Buncombe to Wayne counties and triggering calls for legislative action to fill the gap.
Former President Harry S. Truman was hospitalized in Kansas City with an intestinal trouble flare up. He remains conscious and in fairly weak condition as diagnostic tests continue and a midafternoon bulletin is planned.
The Internal Revenue Service reports many early filers ignore the new peel-off label on the revised 1040 form. In the first week of 1971 as many as 10 000 of 100 000 filers failed to use or accurately complete the top section, risking delayed refunds and processing slowdowns.
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