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18 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1970
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to contact the Action Line for questions or help. It notes the line handles many inquiries but cannot acknowledge every request due to high volume.
The State Dept. of Conservation and Development notes rhododendron and azaleas bloom from May with peak displays split by elevation. At Craggy Gardens and Roan Mountain higher sites show best in mid June, while pink and white blooms peak late June to early July at 3000 feet and above.
A nine year old asks Action Line why Family Weekly omits child friendly articles. The reply suggests writing to the Family Weekly editor at 405 Park Avenue New York NY 10022 proposing a kids column.
A resident reports long standing issues with a junked car, sewage leaks, broken water pipes, and overgrown honeysuckle. City offices say the jungle has been cut and repairs are underway with the car towed and a plumber dispatched, in a joint effort by the city, owner, and realty company.
President Nixon pledged to pull out all American troops by June 30, but sources say about 10,000 U S troops remain in Cambodia as of Wednesday. The dispute over numbers centers on the total troops ever in Cambodia versus those now across the border in South Vietnam.
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces cut Highway 1 south of Phnom Penh and a second major road isolating Kompong Cham. The loss threatens access to provincial headquarters, Angkor Wat remains compromised as open city status is maintained to protect the temple ruins.
The House approved the Senate version of a bill extending the Voting Rights Act for five years and lowering the voting age to 18 by a 272 to 132 vote. President Nixon has supported 18-year-old suffrage only via constitutional amendment, while opposing extending the act as regional legislation. Speaker John W. McCormack, age 78, championed the passage as he nears retirement.
Nancy Morgan 24, a VISTA worker, was found nude with hands and feet bound inside a govern ment car on federal property in Pisgah National Forest near Asheville. Autopsy cites strangulation with no signs of beating or sexual assault. Authorities from state local and FBI oversee joint probe.
Former President Sukarno, 69, was reported near death in Jakarta after being rushed to an army hospital in a coma. Doctors said his survival chances were 25 to 75 against him as relatives gathered at the bedside.
Washington AP report describes 240 workers in 56 cities surveying prices in 18,000 stores to compute the Consumer Price Index. It notes a 6 percent yearly inflation, explains index points and dollars, and cites April figures with an $134 market basket cost vs $100 in 1957–59 terms. It also mentions wages at $117.98 weekly, up six cents, and slight purchasing power changes.
Washington reports a four-tenths of one percent May price increase, continuing the nation’s worst inflation in twenty years. Transportation and clothing led gains while food rose, with the Bureau recording a five-tenths percent monthly rise for May. Dr. Joel Popkin notes the rate has slowed from earlier months, though the four-tenths figure affects consumers more directly.
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