31 Mar 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1970
Page
1
A reader asks Action Line about returning TV exercise segments. Channel 8 says no current plans but may consider later. viewers urged to contact program directors to gauge interest and speed a potential revival.
A reader questions escalating City of High Point water and sewer charges. The column cites Public Utilities Director Williams explaining costs, trend data from 1913 to 1969, and prompts readers to track appliance use, limit hot water, and prepare for outages.
Washington sources report a fresh wage offer tabled by the government in renewed postal pay negotiations. Postmaster General Blount conveyed Nixon’s instructions as negotiators press to end the dispute following a nationwide walkout and court action that threatened mail delivery.
Washington reports a federal mediator has joined negotiations between the Teamsters and Trucking Employers Inc. as the current contract for 425,000 drivers nears expiration at midnight. The union seeks a $1.75 hourly wage rise, while employers offer a $1 raise over three years. no strike call has been announced yet.
A Japan Air Lines Boeing 727 hijacked by about 15 Red Army student faction members landed in Seoul after diversions toward Pyongyang were blocked. Authorities used North Korea deceptions at Kimpo Airport but the ploy failed and hijackers held passengers for hours before surrender.
A U S Navy fighter escorted a reconnaissance plane and shot down a MIG21 over Thanh Hoa province north of the DMZ. It marked the first North Vietnam kill claimed by the U S since bombing halted 17 months earlier and followed ongoing reconnaissance missions with escorts. The report notes continued ground fighting in the Mekong Delta with 33 North Vietnamese regulars killed in the Seven Mountains area and total casualties rising.
Washington AP reports meat costs may rise again mimicking last summer shocks. Government economists note uncertain outlook with some hedges but bleak prospects for holding meat prices. Total red meat output fell 4 percent in February from a year earlier.
The report notes last August round steak averaged 1.32 per pound with hamburger at 66 cents, and February prices slightly lower for steak and higher for hamburger. Hog prices stay near records as pork chops jump to 1.21. Experts expect more pork if baby pig production rises, while poultry slaughter climbs 13 percent from a year earlier. Meat imports offer little relief under voluntary quotas to avoid 1964 import limits.
The government escalates against the PATCO sick-in with threats of firing and suspensions. Attorneys seek temporary restraining orders to halt the strike as 522 of 1,666 controllers are absent across 21 centers. Volpe promises cash awards for workers who stay, while delays persist at major airports.
First Lt. James B. Duffy, 23, of Claremont, California, was sentenced by a military court to six months confinement and a $1,500 fine for the death of a Vietnamese prisoner. The eight man panel had initially faced a life sentence for premeditated murder before reconsidering after the verdict. Sgt. John R. Lanasa faces accusations tied to the shooting. Higher authorities will review the verdict and sentence.
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