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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1972
Page
1
Why The Whammy on Interstate 85 Radar
A reader questions radar use on federal highways within North Carolina. Officials explain police enforcement spans city streets and federal roads. highway patrol focuses outside city limits but can arrest anywhere in NC. For confidential medical care, minors should seek help with a parent or through a health department clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate 85
Highway Patrol
Main Street
Surrett Drive
B.S. A
North Carolina
John Staley
High Point
Guilford County Health Department
Montheu
How long must a wife be married to draw his Social Security
The answer is complex but generally a wife must be married at least one year to draw her husband's Social Security. Several exceptions exist, so call the Social Security office at 883-4166 between 8:30 and 4:30 to learn how it applies to your case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. A
Social Security Office
Community Q and A on local issues and plans
Readers pose questions on sewer smells and health dept delays. Officials cite no city problem and request names for investigations. Other queries cover soot from Marsh Furniture smokestacks, tree removals near a vacant lot, and a Kennedy school reunion with a photo request for the paper.
Richmond Flooded as James River Tops Record Level
Governor Holton declared Virginia in a state of emergency as the James River flooded Richmond, closing downtown offices and banks. National Guardsmen patrolled flood zones while a crest expected near 35.5 feet threatened Main, Franklin, Grace and Broad streets and impaired I-95 south of the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Linwood Holton
Virginia
James River
Richmond
Holton
Nixon
James
Agnes
The
City
Shockoe
Main
Franklin, Grace
Broad Street
National Guardsmen
9Th Street
14Th Street
Pound Free Floats After Government Lifts Exchange Support
Britain ends government backing for the pound to establish a new rate, triggering market turmoil. The move sparks a dollar run and gold jumps to around 64 dollars an ounce while exchanges close in London and across Europe. Valery Giscard d Estaing says central bank governors will meet in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.S
Frankfurt
Switzerland
Zurich
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Paris
Nixon
Tens Of Thousands Flee As Storm Follows Agnes In Northeast
A new rainstorm after Agnes deluged the East, flooding the Ohio River and smaller streams. Tens of thousands evacuated in New York and Pennsylvania, some by helicopter, as National Guard rescue units operated. Death toll at 47 with scores missing. Virginia declared a state of emergency and Richmond flooded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
Associated Press
Ohio River
New York
Pennsylvania
National Guard
National Weather Service
Middle Atlantic
Florida
Reubin Askew
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
20 Percent Social Security Hike Moves Toward Passage
Washington reports a 20 percent across the board Social Security increase appears headed for congressional approval by late next week. Sen. Frank Church and Rep. Wilbur Mills discuss the plan as a potential rider on a debt limit bill to win quick House and Senate action before the November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Church
Ways and Means
House
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Meat Imports May Combat High Prices
President Nixon said he is considering temporarily lifting meat import quotas to ease rising food prices while keeping options for tougher controls. He directed studies on the impact, noting any effect would appear over the coming months and may not be immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh Furniture Co
B.S. A
Jack Perdue
Health Department
Washington
Nixon
Newsmen
U.S
Oval Office
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
Price and wage controls eyed as food prices soar
The Cost of Living Council met at the White House to weigh expanding price controls to curb rising food prices. A Price Commission recommendation to remove raw agricultural product exemptions was discussed, with officials unsure if action would be taken. Nixon hinted meat import options without ruling out control moves. Rumsfeld called the commission’s action a modest missive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cost of Living Council
White House
The
Price Commission
Nixon
Mere
Donald Rumsfeld
Nixon Signs Education Bill Critics Busing Provisions
President Nixon signed the 21.3 billion education bill describing its antibusing provisions as inadequate and a political evasion. He urged a moratorium on court ordered desegregation and warned the USSR would outpace the United States without parallel arms talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
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High Point Bank and Trust
H.P. Bank & Trust
S. Main
Clinards
John Clinard
Kennedy School
Hasty High School
Annie Mae Handley
Baltimore
Elmira
Corning
Olean
Painted Post
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
Brandywine Creek
Chadds Ford
N.C. Wyeth
Monongahela
Allegheny
William Long
Jack Perkins
Lake Barcroft
Fairfax County
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
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