Action Line Adopts Personal Help Tone
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise with concerns or questions. It encourages calls or writing to the line for assistance, suggesting an approachable service to address problems.
02 May 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1967
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise with concerns or questions. It encourages calls or writing to the line for assistance, suggesting an approachable service to address problems.
A doctor notes cotton handkerchiefs feel gentler for drippy noses but tissues remain more convenient, despite lint. The exchange weighs comfort against practicality in choosing between cotton hankies and tissues.
In letters to the paper residents discuss a long delayed Pershing Street link from Wilson to Anderson. An engineer notes the unopened, dedicated stretch requires abutting property owner funding for grading and utilities, while a notary seal cannot replace a lawyer for transfer deeds. legal steps are outlined.
A reader asks if a disabled widow can receive Social Security disability benefits in addition to her deceased husband's benefits. The answer notes current rules require sufficient work credits and mentions a pending bill to allow such claims for widows with no personal eligibility, but reports of political opposition in Washington.
Traffic engineers study intersections to decide on signals using warrants based on vehicular and pedestrian volumes accidents speeds and intersection layout. Decisions stand on merit and can be revised with changing traffic patterns under national standards adapted to local conditions.
The United States plans to pull up to 35 000 troops and four squadrons of combat planes from West Germany with a projected 100 million dollar saving next year. Britain and West Germany will also adjust forces and spending under NATO planning. The redeployment, pending 14 nation committee approval, keeps troops ready in Europe while stationed in the United States. The 24th Infantry Division will see at least one brigade remain in Germany.
The plan shifts about 16 000 to 18 000 troops from Germany to the United States totaling roughly two thirds of a U S division. Three brigades will rotate in FRG for annual exercises and forces will stay ready for quick redeployment. Five tactical fighter wings remain in Germany with four squadrons moved to the U S.
California agriculture faces multi million losses as a month of heavy rain and frost harms crops. May brings warmth but Sierra Nevada snow banks threaten flood damage in the San Joaquin Valley. April rainfall breaks records, delaying planting in Fresno County.
Washington Congress again delays a threatened nationwide rail strike as President Johnson is urged to propose legislation to resolve the wage dispute. Railroads oppose government seizure and a police state settlement. six shop unions threaten a 20 day deadline.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Britain will apply to join the European Common Market and also seek entry to Euratom and the European Coal and Steel Community. He outlined key negotiation topics including agriculture, living costs, Commonwealth trade, sugar producers, capital movement, and pound stability.
U S Marines report taking Hill 881 in the northwest corner of South Vietnam amid ongoing combat near the Laos border. Marines face North Vietnamese regulars as rain and winds hinder air support. Across the region 16 of the 9th Infantry Division were killed and 40 wounded in a Mekong delta fight.
A union strike against Dean Foods Co. triggered a lockout by the Associated Milk Dealers and the Chicago Area Dairymen’s Association. About 50 dairies halted deliveries, causing milk shortages across Chicago area outlets including schools and homes while hospitals operated under special arrangements.
Washington AP reports cancer death rates climbed over 30 years with 1937 112.5 per 100000 rising to 153 today. Dr. Kenneth Endicott cites smoking as a major factor and notes gains in early diagnosis and treatment. Chronic illnesses from smoking and deaths from lung cancer prompt calls for reduced smoking.
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