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Residents seeking help or questions should contact Action Line at The Enterprise. The notice explains requests are considered but high volume prevents acknowledgment of every inquiry.
11 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1971
Page
1
Residents seeking help or questions should contact Action Line at The Enterprise. The notice explains requests are considered but high volume prevents acknowledgment of every inquiry.
James Logan cites 1965 67 World Health Organization data for mortality from coronary heart disease in men 45 to 64. US rate 598.4 per 100 000, Japan 100.6 per 100 000, ratio about six to one. Stroke rates differ with the US 75.3 and Japan 321.1 per 100 000. Finland highest at 729.3. Taiwan and Hong Kong next lowest.
Mrs H of Thomasville asks about nursing home help for her elderly father and fears VA pension loss. The adviser says visit Thomasville veterans service officer Coy Young or the High Point officer for assistance and confirms nursing home residence would not affect his disability pension or Social Security.
Residents raised concerns about overgrown lots and hazards at Mayberry Lindsay Street and Model Farm Road. Director Wills notes roughly 325 vacant lots cleared through sanitation enforcement since the program began a year ago. County Agent John Crawford explains grub worms are larvae of beetles, thriving in moisture, and offers steps to remove and treat areas to prevent recurrence.
A caller asks for the project completion date at Broad and English Street. The contractor plans to finish by December 1, 1971 while Traffic Engineer R V Moss notes multi task needs and movement of crews.
The Senate moved to a $1.1 billion economic aid bill for the rest of the fiscal year while the House sent a temporary funding measure to the Senate. Key agencies like AID and the Pentagon face looming deadlines as current authority lapses Monday. A veto fight over restored funds and a looming $1.2 billion military aid bill shape the stalled package.
Government officials say nearly a fifth of the average cost of living will be exempt from post-freeze price ceilings. The Cost of Living Council expanded exemptions to include used goods such as cars and homes plus crafts and dues, with new homes also exempt.
The Communist China delegation to the United Nations led by Deputy Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan hua and Ambassador Huang Hua left Paris with 20 aides for New York aboard an Air France flight. They were due at Kennedy Airport at 12 15 p.m. EST with nine in first class and 13 in economy. Huang, Pek ing's ambassador to Canada, joined the group from Ottawa arriving in Paris. he will be China's permanent UN delegate and Security Council representative.
Senate Judiciary Committee met in closed session to consider William H. Rehnquist and Lewis F. Powell Jr. nominations for the Supreme Court with a seven day delay possible. Tunney Bayh and others questioned rushing a decision as hearings closed and full Senate confirmation loomed. Powell supported by civil rights groups, Rehnquist faced opposition from labor and civil rights advocates.
Republicans on the House Banking Committee plan a counter move to strip Democratic amendments from Nixon Phase 2 economic legislation. They target a 90 day retroactive wage payment provision and weigh a substitute bill to delete some amendments while keeping others. Debate continues on extending economic control authority and handling consumer suits amid union pressure.
Organized labor opposes federal wage limits and plans to oust Nixon. AFL-CIO President George Meany weighs staying on or quitting the Pay Board as union leaders debate strategy. Meat cutters push for a walkout while Building Trades takes a cautious stance ahead of the AFL-CIO convention.
Catawba County deputy sheriff Ted Elmore was shot three times while stopping a car for checks near Newton. He radioed at 5 am, was found by a passerby, and taken to hospital. Authorities pursued the suspects, who fled into nearby woods as bloodhounds joined the search.
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