15 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1971
Page
1
An anonymous reader asks how to quiet a midnight mocking bird without cutting the tree. The adviser suggests options: prowling cat, rubber snake or garden hose, plastic fright owl, ball of twine to tangle feet, or ear plugs, noting practicality varies by tree size.
Paris AP Bruce says at Paris Peace talks he is open to dialogue with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. He answers questions from Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh and asks for clearer meaning on seven points while stressing readiness to negotiate a timetable for withdrawal as part of an overall settlement.
YMCA operates Camp Pioneer on Brinson property under a five year lease with a yearly renewal option. Family seeks use of the site in summer and is looking for at least 100 acres within 15 miles of High Point. In the meantime the camp remains on the Brinson property.
A reader asks if carrying knives over six inches is illegal. The answer: no blade length rule. un concealed fixed blades are allowed. switchblades are illegal federally. Another item notes school attendance during legislative sessions in Raleigh and living arrangements, with guidance to contact local officials.
The answer notes that whether checks require both parties’ signatures depends on the imprint "and" or "or." On a spouse’s death half the balance may be released to the survivor while the rest is held for creditors and taxes. Dual or multiple accounts may require all signatories' signatures per the opening agreement. The court may decide the remaining balance on a deceased signer.
In Enterprise on Wednesday June 23 a photo of a nonpoisonous snake misnamed moccasin drew reader complaints. The letter explains true moccasins or cottonmouths are venomous and inhabit distant areas, and notes scale patterns below the anus distinguish venomous from nonpoisonous snakes.
The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America strike against the Bell System continues with about 400,000 workers. Effects on telephone service are minimal on day two as executives advise customers to dial standard lines.
In Saigon allied commands report last week 29 American troops 238 South Vietnamese soldiers and 1 103 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in action. Major Charles Johnson notes seven American deaths from prior wounds and six listed as missing. US nonhostile American deaths nine. 179 wounded. South Vietnamese deaths not specified. A second item: strike impact in Washington area with service disruptions and two week walkout. Union talks continue in New York and Washington amid strike end efforts.
Saigon Gen Duong Van Minh charges U S support for President Thieu and repression will jeopardize the October 3 election. He calls for Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker’s replacement and accuses Thieu of using U S supplied presses radios planes and cadres to campaign. Ky accuses Thieu of dictatorial moves.
Senate Democrats fell five votes short of overriding President Nixon's veto of a 5.6 billion public works bill. The 57 to 36 vote ended the effort to pass a program that would have created about 200 000 jobs, while Nixon supported a smaller 2.25 billion emergency jobs measure.
Richardson Preyer and the House Internal Security Committee seek explanations from mail officials about 38 postal workers known to be members of subversive organizations and retained on the federal payroll. The parties named include the Communist party Socialist Workers party Progressive Labor party Young Socialist Alliance and the Black Panthers. The inquiry follows a report that these workers handle the mails.
Law enforcement describes North Carolina bookie rings tied to national Mafia networks. The operation uses a hierarchical structure with a top money man, big wheel bookies, and layoff operators. Bets pass through pay phones. profits finance other crime, including narcotics.
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