30 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
1
In The Enterprise June 11 1971 a one car wreck is described as northbound on Mangum near Ennis Street hitting a pole. The reader questions the Ennis Mangum crossing. the paper confirms Ennis does not intersect Mangum and notes the wreck involved driver E Grimes.
An reader asks how to remove about twenty black widow spiders around a house. The answer recommends spider insecticides containing Diazinon Malathion or Propoxur and suggests calling a professional exterminator if signs persist or nests are hard to reach.
The legality depends on intent and use. Growing poppy plants is not automatically illegal, but cultivating them to produce illegal drugs like opium or heroin is unlawful. Local and state laws regulate controlled substances and their production, and misuse can lead to criminal charges.
Citizens discuss bus station improvements and street widening funded by taxes. Notaries now sworn in at the city county tax office in High Point with Paul Craven authorized. notary fee rises from 7.50 to 10.00 for a five year commission.
Sen Mike Gravel read portions of the 7,000 page Pentagon Papers, revealing State Department messages urging allies to signal likely Hanoi denunciation of talks, possible resumption of air war and the political risks seen before Johnson’s 1968 peace bid.
Three Soviet cosmonauts perished when Soyuz 11 returning from Salute space lab flight landed. Officials and experts speculated oxygen-system failure during re entry or post‑landing incapacity. The crew Lt. Col. Georgy Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev completed their mission after 23 days aboard Salute.
Raleigh AP Lodge leaders announce Oct 25 as date for General Assembly to reconvene as an extension of 1971 session to tackle restructuring of higher education. Speaker Godwin and Lt. Gov. Taylor said the meeting will focus on university system changes with hearings planned after current session ends around July 9.
Congress moves to resolve a two year extension of the draft law with a midnight expiration looming for the first time since 1948. Senate and House conferees face a final hurdle as they press to avert automatic repeal.
President Nixon announced Turkey will stop opium poppy production by mid 1972, a move he called a major breakthrough in curbing heroin supply. Turkey plans licensing crackdowns, will buy up current crop, and seek alternative cash crops with U S aid to be determined.
North Carolina Selective Service suspends all inductions and physical examinations as of Thursday pending final congressional action on renewing the draft laws. National headquarters directs a halt, with a possible change if Defense needs rise. registrants exist in reserve for possible induction if required.
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