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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1976
Page
1
Rhodesian women volunteers join the Women's Service Corps to aid defense efforts. Not assigned to combat, they will serve as drivers and support personnel for troops, strengthening logistical readiness during wartime. The program reflects civilian women contributing to national security under AP Washington.
Readers ask about the GGO boties sale schedule and duration. The ABC board reports all 6,000 bottles sold within hours on the tournament start Monday, with sales limited to Greensboro nine stores. This marks the fifth year of the commemorative bottle program.
Unemployment benefits must be reported on state tax returns though not on federal returns. For benefit amounts, visit the Employment Security Commission office to have records looked up, as information is not provided by phone. To correct a birth certificate, write the vital statistics office for an amendment form and ensure the copy matches the correct person.
President Ford's defense budget gains early support in Congress with Senate and House panels targeting 113 and 112 billion for the coming fiscal year. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld credits shifting U.S. concerns over Soviet power and notes Congress reflects national mood.
About 450000 riders faced delays as 1900 municipal workers from 10 crafts walk out over proposed pay cuts. Pickets blocked Municipal Railway facilities despite a court order, threatening a citywide action. Mayor Moscone stayed in City Hall as talks were possible only if invited by the board. Emergency services remained active and transit officials urged taxis to absorb stranded riders.
At a Wallace campaign stop in Madison hecklers wearing Arthur Bremer masks disrupted the event and abused Wallace and Henry M. Jackson. Bremer is a convicted would-be assassin of Wallace, sentenced to 63 years. Separately, Ford announced Rogers Morton as campaign manager, replacing Bo Callaway amid controversy.
A 26 city study by the Southern Regional Council charges federal housing funds from the 1974 act were diverted to projects for the affluent. Examples include tennis courts in Little Rock and Chattanooga, a parking garage in Spartanburg, and a Gulfport fire station. NAACP and Urban League officials call for tighter oversight citing waste and bias toward wealthy areas. Local officials varied in responses especially in Birmingham where funds supported many neighborhoods but left key needs underfunded.
Union and trucking industry negotiators remain far apart on key economic issues as the midnight strike deadline approaches. Labor Secretary Usery notes wage, benefits, and cost-of-living allowances are in dispute while mediation continues. About 400,000 truckers and warehousemen move 60 percent of U.S. manufactured goods. a Taft Hartley injunction and cooling-off period are possible.
AP reports a nationwide truckers strike would disrupt auto industry, farmers, small businesses, and the U S Postal Service. About 60 percent of manufactured goods move by 400000 truckers who have approved a strike. GM and Ford warn a walkout would halt production within hours and end by week’s end if no contract is reached.
Dr. Francois Alouf of Northwestern University Medical School says spring fever has a biological basis and can lift mood for some while deepening loneliness for others. He notes climate change triggers the effect and that personal associations with spring shape whether it feels positive or a downer. The psychiatrist cites patients who experience heightened loneliness as spring arrives.
New York faces potential transit shutdown as 34,000 subway and bus workers push for cost of living raises while the Transit Authority demands productivity gains to fund any increases. Mayor Beame, unions, and mediation officials describe no clear resolution, with emergency plans in place if talks fail.
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