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Readers are invited to send questions or help requests to Action Line at The Enterprise. While every inquiry is considered, high volume means not all requests can be answered or acknowledged.
28 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to send questions or help requests to Action Line at The Enterprise. While every inquiry is considered, high volume means not all requests can be answered or acknowledged.
A student asks about journalism majors and talent tests. Advice notes strong English skills and reading, plus a test from Famous Writers School in Westport Connecticut. A sewing class project for elderly women seeks borrowed or donated sewing machines via Action Line.
A reader asks if club members living outside High Point who signed a bond issue ad to support higher taxes are dishonest. The reply argues broad civic interest transcends residence, noting citizens may influence state and national matters beyond their locality.
A reader asks if Social Security tax always recoups before age 65. The answer notes outcomes depend on lifespan and contributions. An SSA example shows a high earner paying $3,765.60 by 1970 with retirement at 65 yielding $193.70 monthly, taking about 19 months for a single and 13 months for a couple to break even.
A reader asks if anyone in High Point has seen Buffalo Bill Cody. Mrs. Dan Gorman notes Cody was her grandmother's first cousin but she never met him, while the narrator jokes about family connections and being buffaloed.
U S military sources say all Air Force combat units will be withdrawn from South Vietnam by year end 1972 leaving advisers and technicians only. The United States is pressing a heavy bomb campaign in Laos and Cambodia to force North Vietnam to make concessions and enable withdrawal. Up to 500 warplanes conduct daily raids against North Vietnamese targets while air support may continue from Thailand bases and 7th Fleet carriers.
Mrs. P. A. Williams fights woodpecker-like flickers hammering cedar siding in her Raleigh home. She has shot at them, patched holes, and kept gallant pets nearby as neighbors hear gunfire at 4 a.m. daily.
Senators warned of expanding U S involvement in Cambodia as Mansfield and Stennis suggested new steps. Rogers faced questions after a closed session on Cambodia limits and Moorer hinted that curbing airpower could delay Vietnam withdrawals.
A federal judge in Cleveland voided the Portage County grand jury report on Kent State University disturbances last spring. He preserved 25 indictments against 13 students, ruling the report exceeded powers and violated secrecy. The judge declined to rule on Ohio’s anti riot law’s constitutionality.
Tax Reform Act of 1969 broadens non filing rules for 1970. Unmarried filers under 65 with income 1700 or more must file. 65 or older exempts unless income reaches 2300. Married couples under 65 with combined income 2300 or more must file. add 600 if one spouse is 65 and 1200 if both are 65+. Self employed individuals must file.
Washington AP Connally, nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, tells the Senate Finance Committee that there will be vital changes in Nixon era economic policy and he will participate vigorously. He cautions against viewing current policy as a planned recession and notes progress in lowering interest rates. He supports jawboning and an easier money policy if the Fed agrees.
A House bill to legalize liquor by the drink seeks local elections in 80 NC counties with ABC stores. Rep. Claude DeBruhl and fellow sponsors say the measure has wide support and could advance to a favorable Alcoholic Beverages Control Committee report.
Rep. James C. Johnson of Cabarrus introduced a bill to raise the cigarette tax from two to five cents per pack to fund education. He acknowledged a hard battle and did not specify expected revenue.
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