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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1972
Page
1
Social Security History Mentioned by A Reader
A reader notes the Social Security Act was passed by Congress in 1935 under Roosevelt’s administration with monthly payments starting in 1940, and cites earlier laws covering workmen’s compensation and aid programs. The act’s sponsor was Robert F. Wagner of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Ground Squirrels and Road Widening Questions
Readers ask about feeding wild chipmunks and proper care. The paper notes wildlife do best free in their habitat and suggests seeds near burrows. Traffic engineer says Fairfield Road will widen to four lanes, five at busy cross streets, planned in 1972, with signal study afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Fairfield
Uwharrie Road
Claude
Moss
Fairfield Road
Difference Between Introvert and Extrovert Explained
Introvert comes from inward turning and refers to directing attention inside the self. Extrovert comes from outward turning and describes someone focused on the external world and social environment.
Lot Cleared Under Public Works Direction on Westchester Drive
The parcel between 130 and 134 Westchester Drive has been fully cleared. Clyde Weeks of Public Works directed the operation and supervised the clearing process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Drive
Clyde Weeks
Public Works
Kissinger Sets Four Day Visit to Red China in June
Henry Kissinger will travel to the People's Republic of China for a four day visit starting June 19 for concrete consultations with Chinese leaders. He plans to meet Premier Chou En Lai and Foreign Ministry officials in Peking to discuss normalizing relations and issues of common interest. He departs Hawaii for Shanghai and returns to Washington, sharing no topic with Vietnam at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
People’s Republic of China
White House
Peking
U.S
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Communist China
Chou En-lai
Foreign Ministry
Ziegler
Hawaii
Guam
Shanghai
Zielger
China
Vietnam
Senate considered doubling pensions for Supreme Court widows
The Senate Judiciary Committee planned action on a bill to raise widow pensions from 5000 to 10000 dollars a year and establish a matching government funded survivors annuity for spouses of justices. The measure would replace the present gratuity with contributory benefits and apply to six named widows including Mrs. Felix Frankfurter amid reports of Mrs. Frankfurter’s poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Wiley Rutledge
Fred Vinson
Sherman Minton
Robert Jackson
Podgorny Seeks Peace Talks As He Heads To Hanoi
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny arrived in Calcutta en route to Hanoi amid hopes he is on a peace mission. He urged a rapid settlement of the Vietnam issue and a halt to bombing, while talks in Moscow between Brezhnev and Nixon influence Hanoi negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Hanoi
Podgorny
Vietnam
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
Brezhnev
Ban Order Tightens DDT Use Across U S
Environmental Protection Administrator William Ruckelshaus issued a near total ban on DDT with effect by December 31, 1972. Public health uses remain allowed and three storage crop uses pepper, onion, and sweet potato. major crop uses such as cotton peanut and soybean are banned. An appeal was filed with the U.S. Fifth Circuit in New Orleans minutes after the release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
United States
Ruckelshaus
Robert L. Ackerly
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
EPA Bans General DDT Use After 17 Month Study
Environmental groups claim a victory as EPA Chief Ruckelshaus issues a 40 page ruling banning general DDT use in the United States effective year end after a 17 month review. He cites persistence in water and soil and potential health risks, while noting exports may continue and methyl parathion as a substitute requiring worker training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruckelshaus
EPA
Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
United National Conference On the Human Environment
McGovern Open to Kennedy as Vice Presidential Pick
Sen. George S. McGovern floated the possibility of selecting Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as his running mate. Kennedy indicated he could be persuaded if it made a difference, though he has not discussed the VP post with McGovern. The Globe described strategists hoping Kennedy would attract black and lower income Catholic voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George S. McGovern
Edward M. Kennedy
D Mass
McGovern
Statue of Liberty
Globe
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Sen
the Globe
Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Massachusetts Democrat
Dispatch
Early Action On Social Security May Be Blocked
Congressional wrangling over welfare reform threatens to delay Social Security increases. The Senate Finance Committee fringes a massive bill while a three way split slows progress. Ball says boosts require passage by Aug 10 to update computers. If held in one package, the measure faces lengthy debates before Nixon's door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Robert M. Ball
Nixon
House
Finance
Russell B. Long
Dla
Mao health warning stirs rumors in Hong Kong press
A South China Morning Post report says Chinese authorities warned Hong Kong leaders to prepare for a serious statement on Mao Zedong’s health after an urgent Central Committee meeting. Observers doubt Mao’s health has worsened and see no clear sign of leadership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Mao
South China Morning Post
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Party
China
Mao Tse-tung
Portable toilets loom large for 1960s conventions
John Eckoff of the Dade County Public Health Department warns that 500 portable toilets are needed for 100000 protesters during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. He estimates 115000 dollars to install and service them from July 10 to August 23 and raises concerns about water, food, garbage and potential health outbreaks among nondelegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Sharp
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
John Eckoff
Dade County
Yippies
Gay Liberation Front
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Eckoff
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Anon
Red
Tokyo
Hale Boggs
D-Miss
Gerald Ford
Justice
North Vietnam
America
South Vietnam
Nikolai Podgorny
DDT
Yuri Titov
Yelena
Titov
Rome
Russia
Titovs
Israel
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