29 Jul 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1970
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to write or call Action Line for questions or problems. It notes the high volume prevents answering every inquiry and asks for understanding while considering each request.
You will need your British passport and a smallpox vaccination if you haven't had one within the past three years. Also be sure you're clear with the Internal Revenue Service. No blood test is required according to the clerk's office of Middle District Court.
The column advises peppers should be picked when they have a rich color. Cut stems about a half inch above the cap to avoid brittle branches. For drying, harvest before the first frost and hang peppers upside down in a well ventilated area, then string and hang in the kitchen.
A reader notes annual sightline problems on Emerywood Drive due to tall grass on city right of way hindering eastbound Rockspring Road traffic. Respondents suggest traffic engineering should relocate stop signs and trim grass. city reports rank growth will be addressed promptly.
Washington House Senate conferees reached tentative agreement on a bill to take the U S mail from Congress control and raise mailmen pay eight percent Derwinski said major differences are locked in and a final vote will occur Thursday after reviewing language on details
Citizens ask how law applies to minibikes on a golf course and why officers enforce it differently. The note cites golf carts used on Brentwood Street and ponders whether NC built minibikes fall under course restrictions, stressing golf courses serve golfers only.
The text notes there are about 29 000 spider species with many yet undescribed and states a spider should have four pairs of legs. It explains pedipalps near the mouth and their six segments used to crush and cut food. It contrasts spiders with insects which have six legs and three pairs.
President Nixon planned to sign the District of Columbia Crime bill expanding police wiretap powers and allowing no knock entries and pretrial detention. The measure aims to curb capital area crime and serve as a model for states, with debate over civil liberties and enforcement.
Congress sent President Nixon an education bill totaling 4.4 billion dollars with 541 million over his request and is moving toward an 18 billion compromise housing and related programs package. The Western White House urged spending restraint as negotiators finalize the deal.
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill allowing class action suits to aid consumers. It would let groups sue firms for minimum losses of $10, despite opposition from the Nixon administration. The measure goes to the Judiciary Committee then to the Senate, with judges to review settlements.
The city faces a growing power crisis as heat persists and Con Ed cuts voltage by 3 percent for a third day. Generators failed prompting calls for reduced usage including elevators escalators and lighting while 400000 kilowatts from outside sources were unavailable. Subway service had been reduced but returned to normal for rush hour as utilities cooperate to ease strain.
Cambodian government troops retreated from the Kim Rom plateau southwest of Phnom Penh after an 18 day clash with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. Five battalions were overrun and several hundred soldiers were killed or wounded, while enemy losses were believed lighter. The defense collapse came despite limited air and artillery support.
TEL AVIV AP The Israeli cabinet split as right wing ministers threaten to quit if the U S Middle East peace plan is adopted The Gahal party led by Menahem Begin accuses the Rogers proposal of destroying Israel and demands acceptance of territorial terms.
Moshe Dayan told Tel Aviv students he would reluctantly accept the U S plan but warned Israel cannot abandon its allies. Local reports say Dayan fears withdrawal terms threaten Israel’s security by ceding areas from 1967 war including Gaza, the Golan Heights, and Sinai coast.
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to at least $2 an hour, arguing current $1.60 fails to keep pace with inflation and leaves workers near poverty. He also pressed for double-time overtime, a shorter work week, and extending FLSA coverage to about 17 million more workers.
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