Action Line Help Requests Answered by The Enterprise
Readers are invited to write or call Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or problems The paper considers every inquiry though high volume prevents acknowledgment or answer to each one.
27 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to write or call Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or problems The paper considers every inquiry though high volume prevents acknowledgment or answer to each one.
Residents question why buses run through Emerywood but not through Eastwood Rolling Acres Eastover Park and Ridgecrest. The response urges petitioning the bus company and city council, and suggests an annual resident poll to gauge regular patronage before routes are granted.
Public record details show how to locate a car or truck license number when only a name is known. The High Point police list by numbers, while the DMV maintains a cross reference of names and numbers. A copy may be obtained for $1 from the Registration Division of the DMV in Raleigh.
A reader asks if any female urologists exist in the United States or Canada. The secretary of the American Urological Association says there are no female members, but notes some may practice in pediatric or female urology outside the association. The column also discusses larkspur toxicity and old remedies for lice, warning about potential poisoning from plant parts and suggesting caution with homemade preparations.
Nicolette Milnes-Walker the 28 year old British psychologist completed a nonstop solo Atlantic crossing in 46 days. She landed at Port O Call Marina Newport Rhode Island amid light rain and cheers from about 50 onlookers. Her parents greeted her as Coast Guard boats towed the 30 foot sloop to shore.
Saigon sources say Maj. Gen Ngo Dzu’s drug charges were part of a plan to realign Vietnam’s military leadership for Thieu’s election campaign. The scheme sought to replace Gen Ngo Quang Truong in the Mekong Delta with a loyalist, but early leaks thwarted the plan.
An AP analysis notes the Viet Cong and the National Liberation Front now back anti Thieu campaigning as October elections near. They push mobilization to thwart rigging and favor Thieu removal, signaling a possible shift in regional power if a new government emerges.
At Houston SPACE CENTER AP reports the Apollo 15 crew fired their main engine for one second in a test to assess lunar landing viability. The 2:14 p.m. EDT burn aimed to verify ignition despite a short in the system and could pave the way for Friday's moon landing attempt by astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden.
Lunney expressed optimism about a midcourse firing on Apollo 15 to refine course to the moon. A flashing cabin light signaled a possible propulsion issue while Cape Kennedy launched the mission, with backup electrical systems ready in case of a misfire and ground evaluation planned for results.
Apollo 15 schedule in Eastern time lists engine firing to adjust the trajectory at 4:30 p.m. Then a 7:19 p.m. live telecast begins and 7:39 p.m. marks James Irwin entering the lunar lander Falcon followed by David Scott. They later inspect the Falcon and return to Endeavour with a rest period planned overnight.
Apollo 15 will carry cameras and instruments on the Endeavour to study the moon’s far side from lunar orbit while Scott and Irwin explore the surface. Scientists seek to confirm if the far side crust is thicker than the near side, explaining the lack of seas and the moon’s tidal locking.
Sen. Russell Long opened Senate Finance Committee hearings on Nixon welfare reform. He said the panel will back workfare over guaranteed income, rejecting House terms such as $2400 per year for a family of four and a $720 earnings limit.
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