13 May 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1971
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or help. It notes inquiries are considered but high volume limits complete responses. The appeal encourages writing or calling to seek assistance.
Readers ask about magazine delivery and recycling. United Waste Materials pays 25 cents per 100 pounds for newsprint while Jiffy Manufacturing accepts magazines with newspapers up to 5 percent and pays $1.00 per 100 pounds for newsprint. Hours: weekdays 7 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 7 to 11 a.m. McCain Sanitarium near highway 211 in Scotland County may have an appeal for magazines this summer.
Residents may petition city engineers for paving. Forms mailed to property owners must be signed by over 50 percent of owners representing more than half the frontage. Assessment is 7.00 per foot with corner lots at 5.50 for the first 150 feet, then 7.00. Engineers are backlogged.
The American Association of University Women holds its annual used book sale in front of Kmart this Saturday May 15 from 10 a.m. until sold out. Bring any books including children’s and cookbooks. donations can be picked up by calling 885-4249 for Mrs Lib Conner. Proceeds support AAUW educational work.
A reader asks about weekly disposal of grass clippings and leaves in a street drainage fearing it causes blockages. The response warns that street stormwater drainage is prohibited under Sec. 18-25 and labels the action naughty.
A reader asks how to remove stubborn burn stains from a pot’s bottom after squash cooked. Advice suggests soaking in soda water and scrubbing with steel wool, with repeated soaking and scrubbing steps.
Congressional overseers will wait to judge the plan by Blount to reduce 15 regional mail centers to five and centralize authority. The move may lead to 3,500 white collar retirements, while 640,000 union workers are protected. New regional centers would be in New York, Philadelphia, Memphis, Chicago and San Francisco. Aimed at reversing two decades of deficits, the plan includes a 1984 subsidy.
Severe weather battered Mississippi Alabama and Georgia with strong winds hail and tornadoes. Mobile homes were overturned roofs blown off and power outages reported across multiple counties with injuries in Atmore Tuskegee Riverdale and Gulfport along with damage to the Airport Holiday Inn in Atlanta. Authorities noted funnel clouds in Phenix City and widespread tree damage.
The FTC ruled grocery stores advertising sales must have enough goods on hand to meet reasonable demand at the advertised price. Rain checks cannot substitute for stock and the rule may extend to department, drug, and hardware stores. Violations could incur civil penalties.
The Nixon administration seeks a broad upturn as unemployment hovers near 6 percent and inflation remains above 5 percent. April data show slower income gains and persistent weak momentum, prompting talk of continued federal stimulus and possible tax cuts if needed.
The American supersonic transport SST gains life through a 201-197 House victory expanding the debate beyond two prototypes to a potential fleet. President Nixon backs the move while critics call it a legislative travesty. Sen. Proxmire vows further tactics to kill the project.
At the Paris peace talks Ambassador Bruce proposed flying or sea transfer of North Vietnamese prisoners from South Vietnam to a neutral country under the Geneva convention. Sweden signaled possible help in repatriation. Hanoi demanded a reasonable withdrawal date before discussing prisoner releases and broader cease questions.
In Winston Salem Russian schoolchildren compare U S outfits with their own patched clothes and barefoot look. Mrs George Konstantinov sends American pupil photos to Russia drawing concern from a niece and pupils who raise a collection for the poor in Russia but cannot remit money.
Washington backed down on dropping the $15 million rat control program for 1972 amid criticism from Rep. Sarbanes and other lawmakers. HEW officials say re evaluation justified restoring the effort, which operates in cities including Baltimore Chicago New York Atlanta Cleveland Milwaukee and Seattle. The program also targets derelict buildings and trash heaps while educating residents, with Baltimore reporting significant declines in exterior rat signs.
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