25 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1972
Page
1
The inquiry asks about arranging a bus trip for a blind attendee to Miss Kuhlman’s Pittsburgh healing service. Lola Scott of Scott's Rest Home in Greensboro frequently organizes such trips. Call 299-5388 and leave a name to be notified when enough sign ups occur.
Easter Monday event at Oak Ridge and weekly shows at Southern Pines attract riders. Davidson County Community College offers horsemanship and a separate seamanship course with Adult Education Division contact at 475 1915.
Readers ask why wind chill is not routinely included in forecasts and where to obtain a wind chill table. Weather service official Hazel Tatro notes forecasts include wind chill when it affects feel-like temperature, with Northern stations stressing this need. a table was mailed for personal use. A separate note thanks an anonymous good Samaritan who returned a lost check and pen.
Shirley Chisholm of New York the first black congresswoman announced she is a Democratic presidential candidate at a Concord Baptist Church news conference in Brooklyn. The 47 year old former Bedford Stuyvesant teacher promised to run and criticized the Nixon administration while citing her unique qualifications and willingness to campaign nationally.
President Nixon plans a national televised and radio address at 8 30 p.m. EST amid signals a date for total U S troop withdrawal in exchange for POW releases, as Paris peace talks and Vietnam policy shifts unfold.
Shoichi Yokoi, a former Japanese army sergeant, emerges from the jungle on Guam after hiding since 1944. He says he feared capture and survived on fish coconuts and wild vegetables while two fellow soldiers remained with him until eight years ago. Officials plan repatriation to Japan as details of his life and family are examined.
Washington AP reports the 1971 deficit reached 2.047 billion dollars after imports rose 14 percent and exports 2 percent, the first annual red balance since 1888. December alone showed a 273.7 million deficit amid dock strikes and port slowdowns in Q4.
Raleigh AP Gardner, who lost NC governor bid four years ago, announces for the GOP nomination. His entry creates a three person race for the May 6 primary with Jim Holshouser and Thurman Willard also seeking the nomination. Gardner vows to win and be a stronger candidate this time.
The Air Force proposes disposing 2.3 million gallons of orange herbicide by incineration in Deer Park Texas or Sauger Illinois. The banned defoliant linked to birth defects in tests would be burned in commercial facilities with a 30 day agency comment period and potential public hearing.
The Air Force has not chosen a final method or issued contracts. Draft plans propose incinerating herbicide at 2,000 to 6,000 gallons daily, yielding 44.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide and 12.4 million pounds of hydrogen chloride converted to salt. The plan warns of environmental byproducts and waterway discharge.
Secret Service agents will begin guarding presidential candidates by early next month with at least eight of the 1972 entrants expected to receive protection. A panel will meet Thursday to set criteria, likely using national polls to determine major candidates and coverage.
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