09 May 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1971
Page
1
The column advised fall planting for evergreens with ample watering and oversized rootballs filled with loamy soil. It also clarified that a concert rumor about Freedom Knight at Greensboro Coliseum on May 29 is unconfirmed. ticket prices depend on seat and should be obtained from the box office.
Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr and Senator B Everett Jordan may be addressed at the Senate Office Building Washington DC.
Readers seek the origin of a long instructional song listing each state and its capital with verses about Raleigh Columbia and others. They note a possible Progressive Farmer page before 1960 and request any full lyrics or composer details. The column also answers questions about a waist slimming belt, plastic surgery centers in North Carolina, and nearby zoos for Triad residents.
Cape Kennedy launch details show Atlas Centaur rocket failure during the Mariner 8 mission. The first stage burned four minutes, then second stage trouble caused mission loss with the craft not on flight path. A twin Mariner 9 was planned for May 18 with a combined $153.6 million budget.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey visited Harry S. Truman in Independence on Truman’s 87th birthday. Humphrey said the only politics discussed was his time in the Senate and the trouble he caused. He praised Truman calling him his hero and expressed admiration for the former president.
Thousands rallied on Pennsylvania Avenue and at the Washington Monument urging victory in Vietnam. Speakers including Gov. George Wallace and Rev. Carl McIntire criticized no win policies while a late rainstorm interrupted the event.
AP reports Buddha's birthday ceasefire began with both sides observing truces. Within hours, Communist-led forces ambushed U S and South Vietnamese units, leaving 12 allied soldiers killed or wounded. Attacks occurred near Highway 1 and the Bong Son Plain with unknown enemy losses.
Eight new Cosmos satellites launched Friday by a single carrier rocket are in a mysterious high orbit with a perigee of 870 miles and an apogee of 950 miles. Tass offered no mission details beyond stating they carry scientific instruments for space research. The event follows earlier Cosmos clusters and the Salute Soyuz linkup, but the purpose of this mission remains undisclosed.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said prospects for reopening the Suez Canal and a broader Middle East peace are improved though not imminent. He noted progress toward an Egyptian Israeli canal deal as a likely first step while briefing after a week in the region.
In Brussels on Saturday European finance ministers failed to reach a solution to the monetary crisis sparked by heavy U.S. dollar selling. West Germany's Karl Schiller urged market driven exchange rates while France's Valery Giscard d Estaing warned floated currencies could push Common Market rates higher harming growth. He noted officials want limits of 0.75 percent fluctuation under current rules.
A panel urged the United States to help the United Nations obtain a cost free satellite based crisis communications network for rapid messaging and television coverage in wars and disasters worldwide. The group favored portable transmitters and US led access to satellite facilities for UN peacekeeping and relief operations.
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