24 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1970
Page
1
Reader asks why no tennis net is present at the Central High School gym court and cites crowded practice on Council Street courts. A responder notes two sets of nets were stolen since last year, funds are tight, and new courts with metal nets are planned to prevent further losses.
If two people dial at the exact same instant it is possible though unlikely that both callers could be connected and hear ringing together. The local Draft Board processes one month at a time and for July may reach 190 numbers but may not.
Q and A estimate the cost of using a small window fan for eight hours nightly over 30 days. A one third horsepower fan equals about 250 watts, totaling roughly 2 kilowatt hours per night and 60 kwh for the month. At about 2 cents per kwh, cooling would cost around $1.20 for the period.
In New York Democratic primary, Arthur J. Goldberg wins the nomination to oppose Governor Nelson Rockefeller, while Adam Clayton Powell and Leonard Farbstein are defeated. Basil Paterson becomes the first Black statewide nominee for lieutenant governor. Herman Badillo would be the first Puerto Rican-born congressman from New York.
Officials from several meat packing firms claim artificial DES hormone lowers beef quality in fattener cattle. Government and industry sources dispute this, noting DES is used in about three quarters of U S cattle but residues are rare and meat with residues is condemned. See HORMONE on 2A.
An explosion heavily damaged the Canadian defense department headquarters in downtown Ottawa at dawn. Initial reports said a woman was killed, and a radio station received a warning call saying a bomb would go off in one minute.
Cambodian military spokesman said American jet fighter bombers attacked deep inside Cambodia to aid ground troops amid heavy fighting near Kompong Speu and Kompong Thom. Eyewitness accounts noted OV10 targets marked for South Vietnamese jets as Saigon hesitated to confirm details.
The Nixon administration proposed a plan to achieve a cease fire and restart U N mediated talks. Israel Egypt and Jordan have discussed it with U S officials with Rogers set to discuss publicly this week. The plan calls for Israeli withdrawal from most 1967 territory in exchange for Arab acceptance of Israel.
Alexander Dubcek, key reformleader in 1968, has been removed as ambassador to Turkey by President Ludvik Svoboda. Prague Radio said he would be reassigned with no details. His party membership is suspended and an expulsion vote looms at the Central Committee meeting.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Soyuz 9 flight moves the USSR toward a space station as the next U S objective American observers doubt a permanent station is near Yet Soyuz 9 provides data on medical physiology and hardware duration in space Cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov returned after 17 days 17 hours surpassing the Gemini 7 record by four days They were said in good condition but four days of exams showed weight loss and other effects
A young Marine, Pfc. Thomas R. Boyd, 19, was acquitted of unpremeditated murder in the Son Thang killings near Da Nang. He testified he did not kill civilians or enemy soldiers, cried with relief, and embraced his attorney and commanders outside the court.
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