Community Help Line Requests at The Enterprise
Readers are invited to contact The Enterprise Action Line for questions or problems. The newspaper notes high volume but assures every request is considered and promises response where possible.
16 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to contact The Enterprise Action Line for questions or problems. The newspaper notes high volume but assures every request is considered and promises response where possible.
A reader asks if it is legal to advertise higher priced seats and then refuse sale when upper balcony seats remain vacant. James Oshust explains that shows incur staffing and custodial costs and that upper balcony seats may not be printed or offered for sale if not printed, while advertising those prices is allowed.
A hedge along a driveway may be a nuisance if it blocks pedestrian or vehicular visibility. City code Sec. 18-11 limits front hedge height to four feet and requires setbacks. violations incur penalties of 50 dollars per day. If needed, involve police to enforce the order to correct.
On June 20 at around 2 p.m. the Winston-Salem event at Smith Reynolds Airport features the U S Navy Blue Angels parachute team the demon stration of Fornof twin Bearcats and displays of antique and military aircraft. Scenic jet flights are offered starting at 10 a.m.
The advice suggests fanning new bills, then crushing them together to prevent sticking. The claim is that this will guarantee bills will never stick again, implying a recommended but dubious technique for handling money.
A reader proposes a DIY rat control method using Rat Nip from a drug store placed on bread blocks away from children and pets, with water available if a branch nearby. The idea aims to kill rats found around the wharf area.
The New York Times suspended publishing Pentagon Vietnam war study material under a federal court restraining order pending a hearing on the government’s request for an injunction. Judge Murray Gurfein issued the order after a Tuesday hearing.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield vows public hearings to disclose the 7 000 page Pentagon Vietnam study despite a court halt on New York Times publication. He argues citizens have a right to know how U S involvement began and escalated.
A three judge federal panel in Greensboro ruled North Carolina one year residency to vote in local elections unconstitutional. The Andrews of Chapel Hill had faced denial registering for the May 4 Chapel Hill vote and the court ordered their ballots unsealed and counted. The decision noted the law does not apply to elections beyond local races.
An Oklahoma family sailing from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas drifted for days in the Gulf Stream before a Passat crew spotted them and towed their boat to Morehead City. The Spellmans and their two sons endured fuel and radio failures and subsisted on seaweed soup. They planned to continue home to Florida once repairs were made.
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County residents can buy a party kit with a glass tube and color changing chunks to gauge drunkenness. The program, part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Safety Action Project, also offers free items and aims to reduce alcohol related crashes.
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