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05 May 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to send questions to Action Line at The Enterprise. Though many requests arrive daily, the staff cannot answer everyone.
A resident requests grounds staff to cut bushes and poison ivy along Murray Street fence by Washington Park's swimming pool to deter trash dumping and wildlife. Park crews are spraying poison ivy and cleaning areas, with completion expected in two weeks per the director.
Readers submit questions on pet intelligence and a Q A summarizes that both cats and dogs show strong learning abilities comparable to many animals except apes and dolphins. The piece notes that no clear ranking exists between cats and dogs and emphasizes individual variation.
Washington reports the Treasury will bolster dollar stability without seeking a shift in exchange parities. Secretary Connally said the United States may raise eurodollar funds and aid foreign central banks, with another large offering of special securities to soak up excess dollars in Europe.
The American Cancer Society reports 229 examined with 8 suspected cases referred to dentists and doctors. Eighteen dentists and assistants donated time and First Union Bank provided space for the clinic.
Gov. Bob Scott’s proposal to consolidate 295 state agencies into 18 cabinet departments drew favorable reaction from lawmakers. Bills were introduced to implement the plan, with quotes praising the speech and noting it will require extensive coordination between the executive and legislative branches.
West Germany and four other nations suspend dollar trading to curb speculators betting on a mark revaluation. International authorities discuss measures including a possible mark up value and U S Treasury support with special dollar buying securities. Cabinet meeting in Bonn set for Friday to address the deepest European monetary crisis since 1969.
About 1,500 young people gathered on the Mall near Capitol Hill and 1,500 to 2,000 more at Lafayette Park across from the White House for antiwar demonstrations. Police sealed entry to the park as tensions rose ahead of a planned march on Congress and a separate march on the Justice Department.
Gov. Ronald Reagan disclosed he owed no state income taxes for 1970 due to business reverses and losses in his investments. His salary was $44,000 in 1970, rising to $49,100 this year, while Capitol experts noted federal tax details could not be determined from available finances.
Black candidates achieved multiple wins across Fayetteville Roxboro Laurinburg Columbia Dunn New Bern Plymouth Smithfield Burgaw and Greenville Tarboro and Kinston districts. Notable firsts include Howard Lee re elected as Chapel Hill mayor Samuel Burford first Negro on High Point council L R Morgan first since Reconstruction and Cofield electing an all black Town Board and mayor. Edenton saw incumbent Oscar Blair lose.
Civil defense officials report at least 20 dead and 20 missing after a sudden earth cave split a 700 foot wide 200 foot deep trench near St Jean Viainney. Rescuers search in heavy rain amid mud for survivors from 35 burned homes cars and a bus swallowed by the collapse.
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