20 May 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1971
Page
1
Readers ask how to remove a circular scratch from plate glass after a rubber windshield wiper blade failed. GM researchers consider non scratching plastic for wiper clamps while Rumbold notes glass polishing can fix superficial scratches and body shops offer polishing methods.
An anonymous reader asks about talking to someone by phone to resolve problems without home visits. The Inner City Ministry runs Contact at 882-8121, offering listening help from trained laymen and referrals if needed, with no required self-identification and no visits unless asked. The column also provides practical tips for removing graffiti and cleaning gum from carpets using paint remover, muriatic acid with gloves, ice to harden gum, scraping, and dry cleaning solutions repeated with detergent, then drying.
Lakeside Amusement Park in Virginia opens on Saturdays and Sundays from April 3 to May 18, then daily except Mondays through Labor Day September 6, with continued Saturday and Sunday operation through September. Gates start at 9 a.m., rides at 11 a.m., and the park closes at midnight between Roanoke and Salem, about 112 miles from High Point.
A. It is a contraction of God be with you, akin to the French adieu, meaning I commend you to God.
A reader recalls a 42 year old girl who could not chew meat until braces corrected misaligned teeth. The writer adds a similar case from Duke and suggests consulting a dentist. They also request not to dial area code 919 when calling Winston from High Point.
President Nixon announced that the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to pursue this year a framework to limit antiballistic missiles and limit offensive nuclear weapons. He said the move marks a major step toward breaking the stalemate in SALT talks started in 1969, with details to follow from the White House.
President Nixon secures victory as Senate rejects Mansfield plan for a 50 percent reduction of the 300,000 U.S. forces in Europe by end of 1971. The vetoed measure failed on a 61 to 36 vote, signaling continued resistance to deeper troop cuts.
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F Burns rejected returning to tight money as a means to strengthen the dollar internationally. He urged that a tough anti inflation policy and domestic expansion be pursued, aligning with Nixon administration economists who view growth as essential despite the currency crisis. The Senate fight over draft policy and war powers framed the broader debate on U S foreign commitments and authority.
In Leningrad nine Jews were convicted on hijack plotting charges and related anti-Soviet slander. Gilya Butman, 38, received a ten year labor camp term, while Mikhail Korenblit, 33, drew seven years as the court closed the case tied to the June 15, 1970, abortive hijack attempt. second Lenin grad trial in the matter.
Rep. Wilbur Mills condemns Nixon's five billion dollar revenue sharing as a dangerous first mortgage on state and local governments. He cites no strings attached safeguards but warns federal monitoring could expand over time and create disparities among cities in North Carolina and beyond.
Housing Secretary George Romney lauded mass produced modular housing as transformative for the industry. The first modular unit under Operation Breakthrough rolled out and headed to Kalamazoo for assembly. Levitt Building Systems plans 600 modular homes this year and 2000 by 1973 on one shift, with seven plants planned nationwide.
Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr urged a new disclosure law to prevent political misuse of government data systems. He called for a habeas corpus style action for computers and said the public must know what data is stored. The North Carolina Democrat chairs the Constitution Rights subcommittee probing surveillance and privacy.
House Democrats clashed over a Dec 31 withdrawal deadline for U S forces in Indochina led by Rep. Bella Abzug. Her push drew mixed private protests and public support, risking caucus quorum as opponents fear harm from her high profile leadership.
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