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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1972
Page
1
Readers are invited to call or write Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or problems The notice notes that every request is considered but due to high volume many cannot be answered or acknowledged
Readers learn to shell sunflower seeds and eat them like peanuts. The article lists nutrition values and vitamins and explains drying methods to harvest, either by sun or attic drying, with prevention of mold and birds. It also covers storage and husk removal before eating.
Readers ask why West Chester Mall lacks public restrooms while other large centers like Hickory offer them. A clerk says major stores such as Penney's Belk's Tas himer's and Kress provide facilities and can direct patrons to them.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a plan to set minimum monthly Social Security at 200 for individuals with 30 years of work and 300 for couples. The measure raises low earners toward the maximum benefit, with costs of about 110 million yearly initially and 1.5 billion long term. The proposal links benefits to years worked and adds 50 percent for spouses, aiming to narrow the gap between low earners and maximum beneficiaries.
Senate Republicans press to end hearings on why the Justice Department dropped antitrust action against ITT. Leaders Scott and Hruska call the inquiry a political circus, while Democrats push to continue to probe potential improprieties and connections to the GOP convention. Harold Geneen slated to testify again after ITT memo questions.
The Commerce Department reports February imports at 4.405 billion while exports total 3.805 billion, yielding a 597.6 million trade deficit the second largest on record. Leading economic indicators rose for the eighth straight month, though by 0.5 percent the smallest gain in five months, amid effects from the West Coast dock strike and a currency realignment.
More than 60 000 Protestants massed at Stormont in Belfast protesting Britain's seizure of power. A general strike halted commerce and services for a second day as tension with the Catholic Irish republic intensified. Two civilians died in a Limavady bombing bringing total deaths to 290.
Washington officials summon 12 major chains to discuss higher prices while farmers gain a modest lift. The February market basket for a year rose to 1297 dollars, up 50 dollars from a year earlier, with meat prices climbing and analysts predicting continued grocery inflation for 1972.
AFL CIO President George Meany told Price Commission members that the burden of inflation control lies with the commission while wages remain stagnant. He argued regulations favor big business and hurt consumers, urging stricter enforcement as Nixon and Meany clash in an election year. Prices rose 0.8 percent while wages edged up three cents to $3.54 per hour.
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