04 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
1
A reader asks about renewing licenses in other cities as waits at the High Point office stretch for hours. The Enterprise explains examiner shortages and offers tips to reduce waiting times, and notes a private bus service to Kirkman Park School operates independently of the school.
A verse urges patience until March 21 for the true awakening of spring when social schedules constrain nature, suggesting heed to the senses rather than fixed dates.
A reader asks how to remove salt from a salt pickle pottery pitcher. Mrs. Walther Allman suggests re firing by a potter, or boiling water with vinegar or borax, repeated 12 to 15 times. for decorative use few soakings plus wax sealing. Also notes on Standard Table Company history and relocation details.
Hundreds of U S helicopters carried South Vietnamese troops six miles deeper into Laos be tween Saigon and the border as North Vietnamese counterattacks intensified. Officials report new sectors around Highway 9 and near Sepone with no contact yet drawn with the enemy. Casualties surge across allied forces with U S and South Vietnamese losses peaking in the week.
The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 in all elections. House action followed with a 32 to 2 vote. If approved by Congress and ratified by three fourths of states, it could apply to the 1972 elections. Alaska Georgia and Kentucky already allow 18 year olds to vote.
Four U S airmen were abducted by five armed Turks near an Ankara radar base. The group claiming to be the Turkish People’s Liberation Army demanded 400000 dollars by Friday, threatening a firing squad. The men were Sgt Jimmie J Sexton and Airmen J C Larry J Heavner Richard Craszi and James M Ghulson.
The House passed Gov. Bob Scott's bill to raise NC minimum wage from $1.25 to $1.60 per hour. It plans $1.45 on July 1 and $1.60 next July 1, applying to firms with four or more employees and about 50 000 people.
President Nixon asks Congress for a 2 billion first year funding under revenue sharing to expand manpower programs. Funds would bypass narrow categories, partnering federal dollars with state and local decisions, with automatic triggers for more money if unemployment stays above 4.5 percent for three months.
Northwesterly winds drive a wall of water from Roanoke Sound into Manteo flooding downtown stores and closing Dare County roads and schools. Water levels reach three to six feet over NC 12 and on U.S. 64 264 across the Nags Head causeway. No casualties reported. Coast Guard dispatces crews to check for stranded residents.
North Carolina lawmakers Rep R C Soles and Rep Perry Martin acknowledged aiming to slow liquor by the drink by opposing a cigarette tax hike. Soles said he would use legal means to influence votes and denied a formal tobacco liquor swap, though both issues loom large for many representatives.
Soles opposed the liquor by the drink measure while Martin hinted support but delayed action. Martin denied alignment with DeBruhl and his mixed drink group, saying he had not attended campaigns or accepted contributions. He added he would be satisfied if voters decide the issue.
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