12 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1971
Page
1
The Enterprise advises contacting the school of choice for admissions details. Most technical schools require applicants to be 18 or have a high school diploma or equivalent. Special consideration may be given on an individual basis for those not meeting entrance requirements.
An anonymous reader asked about women seen in shorts near the YWCA on February 16. The response identifies them as YWCA Rear Guard members, jogging as part of a fitness regimen. They meet Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 30 to 9 00.
Citizens ask about laws against spitting on sidewalks and polluting water in High Point. Officials note city codes ban spitting in Municipal Lake and other polluting acts as nuisances. A reader questions dam surveys near Jamestown and Randleman. Corps of Engineers explains Randleman Lake project ongoing with mapping, acquisition rules, and a 1977 target completion depending on funding.
After an armed forces memorandum demanding a new nonpartisan government, Premier Suleyman Demirel resigned following emergency cabinet talks. Military chiefs warned they might seize power if reforms were not enacted to end unrest and restore economic and social order.
South Vietnamese troops in Laos evacuated Fire Base Sofia near Sepone to avoid a trap, moving six miles southeast to about 8 miles from Sepone. The unit, a regiment of infantry, abandoned the base 2% miles southeast of the point, with ongoing sweeps for enemy forces and caches along a 25 mile front. Associated Press journalist George Esper cited southern headquarters reports of the withdrawal.
U S command reports nearly 1200 sorties over Laos as weather clears. South Vietnamese claim Sepone remains unoccupied due to valley terrain while reconnaissance continues. American helicopters sustain support flights. 6 aircraft losses, 1 dead, 7 wounded, 2 missing. B52s press Ho Chi Minh trail network amid limited ground contact in Laos.
In Washington a Democratic crafted move attaches a 5 billion Social Security expansion to a House debt limit bill. The amendment raises the minimum to 100 dollars monthly, increases average benefits to 136 for individuals and 223 for couples, and lifts the wage base to 9000 next year.
Senate investigations hearing cites Sen. Ribicoff alleging former Rep. Mendel Rivers sought to halt an inquiry into Earl F. Cole actions in Vietnam. Cole testified he feared being betrayed andConnector Rivers had intervened before his death on December 28.
A private Marine memo details Army paid prime time ads costing 10.6 million and fears it will undercut Navy and Marine recruiting. The Office of the Secretary of Defense paused paid time for 13 weeks to evaluate the Army campaign begun March 1 in 1200 markets, while concerns over bonuses for enlistees surface.
President Nixon and Rep Wilbur Mills clash over textile imports as Mills pushes for negotiated curbs with Japan while opposing broad protective statutes. Nixon orders monthly import monitoring and weighs quotas or talks with Hong Kong Taiwan and South Korea as alternatives.
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