05 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1970
Page
1
Readers ask for the phrase for the point of no return in a Pan American Airways flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. The Answer discusses options like Passing the Rubicon and Hobson's choice, noting no single term fits perfectly and that the search continues.
Reader asks how to permanently repair a cracked cement bird bath on a high stand. The Cove liquid bonding agent is cited for permanent adhesion between concrete and other materials, with a claim of a stronger joint. A six gallon minimum order makes it costly. a one dollar test sample is offered by Hartline Products Company, Inc. at 2186 Noble Road, Cleveland Ohio.
Mrs. F F M notes that cookie and cake tins are available at discount and department stores so you can pack any kind including homebaked goods. Gourmet sections of grocers and some drug stores sell them in cans. Empty coffee cracker and shortening tins can be used too. It’s the contents that matter.
The inquiry asks why President Nixon did not place the wreath at the Unknown Soldier grave. The GOP replies presidents have delegated such duties when schedules conflict. The president was en route to rest and recreation in Clemente.
A reader asks if women are the money managers in the family. The reply affirms the idea as a light joke about practical consuming experience and value seeking in household finance.
Mrs Woodrow Hill of 475 1931 seeks information on the Japanese game Single Songs of 100 Poets and related materials or references for study. Contact details provided for further discussion and possible archival access.
A reader questions why President Nixon skipped placing the wreath on the Unknown Soldier grave. The reply notes Nixon, en route to R and R in San Clemente, California, entrusted the honor to Senator Tower of Texas.
The Justice Department report, labeled premature by Attorney General Mitchell, predicts about 97 percent of Black public school students in 11 Southern states could attend desegregated schools next fall if enforcement plans work. It notes that last year only 5.2 percent of 164,273 Black students in these states attended desegregated schools.
KCNA reported North Korea sunk a heavily armed U S spy ship west of the peninsula after it intruded into coastal waters amid a day of heightened tensions. A Navy source in Washington disputed the claim saying the U S has no ships in the area and no Pentagon confirmation followed.
New York stocks closed with small losses after an earlier decline. At 12:30 p.m. the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 702.42, down 4.11, after dipping below 700 earlier. declines outpaced advances 10 to 1 on the NYSE as investors sought to lock in gains from a recent rally.
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 5 percent, up from 4.8. Jobless totals reach 4.1 million as losses exceed new entrants. Total employment falls 475,000 to 78.4 million after seasonal adjustments. unadjusted unemployment stands at 3.4 million.
A Phoenix truck driver, Arthur Barkley, hijacked a TWA 727 with 51 aboard demanding $100 million. After a tense cockpit gun battle, Barkley was arrested and charged with air piracy. The plane landed at Dulles after two payoffs totaling $100 750 were exchanged. no passengers were injured. Pilot Capt Dale Hope was wounded tackling the gunman. co Pilot Donald Salmons on helped subdue him. Police and FBI secured the scene as passengers fled to safety.
George C. Wallace says his Alabama governor bid acts as a national poll on school desegregation and: he will not commit to a 1972 presidential run yet. He hopes Nixon restores freedom-of-choice desegregation and federal control back to states, while noting his focus remains on Alabama governorship.
Robyn Urrea recounts a hijacking aboard a TWA jet where a nervous man produced a gun after requesting the captain. The cockpit was sealed, passengers panicked, as the aircraft circled Dulles and landing became impossible due to weather and gunfire surrounding the hijack.
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