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Readers are invited to call or write Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or help. The paper notes high volume prevents answering all requests but will consider every inquiry.
02 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1970
Page
1
Readers are invited to call or write Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or help. The paper notes high volume prevents answering all requests but will consider every inquiry.
A Davidson County resident reports two weeks without garbage collection in a Thomasville area, with flies and odors from uncollected bins. Health officials say three of four company trucks broke down, now repaired, with regular pickups expected the week of May 25.
The Seventh Division Engineer says Old Mill Road is not in any current paving program but expected to be considered for paving at an early date.
The paper states cable television will reach High Point in 1970 but Archdale residents are not included. J B confirms Archdale will not have service.
The seller claims are avoided and benefits may be psychosomatic rather than due to copper’s thermal qualities. Stars wearing them are not proven to aid arthritis and no therapeutic claims are supported.
A Duke Poison Control Center director clarifies that peach seeds contain cyanide but require large amounts to harm. leaves of peaches grapes and cherries are not toxic though caution remains with cherry wild leaves.
An anxious reader asks where to write for an address of someone in New York. Another note requests finding a mother after 15 years of separation. guidance suggests contacting the Police Department and the Salvation Army Missing Persons Bureau via War Cry for assistance.
A reader asks for a no parking zone where Hodgin Street meets English Road citing limited visibility up to 150 feet and blocked view when vehicles park on Hodgin. The Traffic Engineering Dept agrees and recommends a no parking zone to improve safety at the corner.
The 10 percent income tax surcharge aimed at funding the Vietnam war ends July 1 as the new fiscal year begins. The move will reduce federal revenue by about 4.5 billion dollars but may boost consumer buying to help counter a near recession ahead of the November elections. Nixon plans to seek new taxes next January if conditions improve.
The White House signaled B52 bombers could stay in Cambodia after June 30 if needed to protect U S forces in South Vietnam, though no tactical air support for South Vietnamese after the withdrawal deadline was ruled out. President Nixon planned a nationwide speech to outline progress and faced a Senate test vote on curbing his Indochina powers.
House records reveal Secretary Rogers told a subcommittee he opposed sending American troops into Cambodia. The full testimony was largely deleted as the transcript was released amid a dispute over national security classifications.
In Peru a massive earthquake devastates a 600 mile coastal belt. More than 1,000 dead officially, with fears up to 30,000. Hundreds of thousands homeless as landslides block routes and winter cold looms. Relief efforts include paratroopers, hospital ship Independencia, and engineers rebuilding key corridors.
Ford Motor Co says it cannot meet the federal proposal forcing 1973 cars to use air bag systems. GM had deemed the timetable technically feasible but unable to be met. Ford officials cite a June 24 Washington conference date and note current lack of a working system.
North Vietnamese forces overran part of a South Vietnamese mountaintop artillery base in the northwest, inflicting at least 46 South Vietnamese deaths, 84 wounded, and 15 missing. At least 57 North Vietnamese were killed. the Tun Tavern firebase was attacked with small arms, rocket grenades, and satchel charges.
President Nixon, spurred by Soviet buildup in Egypt, is expected to approve the sale of additional combat planes to Israel and resume diplomatic efforts. An administration review of the Middle East is nearing completion after Soviet fighter flights in Egypt. Senate pressure with 73 signers urged swift action as Abshire awaited a joint resolution.
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