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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1975
Page
1
Washington AP meteorologist Helmut Landsberg told a House subcommittee that heat from buildings and pavement creates urban heat islands that raise summer rainfall, alter wind fields, and trap pollutants. He cited measurable pollution impacts but noted improvements where controls exist. Other meteorologists planned to discuss CITY HEAT on 2A.
Readers submit wage and labor questions about federal and state rules including the federal minimum wage and overtime, and state overtime thresholds. The column provides contact numbers for federal and North Carolina labor questions and tips on Civil Service exam steps and veteran affairs guidance. It also notes a past inquiry about plastic doves from Wilton Enterprises and mentions catalog availability and a card-file note.
The ABA screens fewer than 12 potential nominees submitted by the Ford administration. Ford will not be bound by the ABA recommendations. Levi sent the list to the ABA and an ABA official doubts it will add names. The president plans a careful pace with full court importance, and Betty Ford advocates a woman on the court.
President Ford visited North Carolina Central University in Durham and said he would consider a black running mate in 1976, naming Sen. Edward Brooke as a possible replacement for Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. He spoke at a 50th anniversary convocation and connected with 4,500 in attendance before heading to Raleigh and Atlanta. The event featured hecklers about North Carolina’s death row, while Ford pledged support for the NC Central football team and listed track greats.
The Senate voted to extend oil price controls for 30 days, delaying price increases until a final energy bill is drafted by Dec. 15. President Ford has not decided on signing the broader compromise while Congress negotiates a complex plan that could lower prices for months. Conservative critics blame the measure for not boosting domestic production and expanding energy agency powers. Rep. Clarence Brown predicts a December vote on the compromise by both chambers.
In Cartesville Georgia a church dispute over a smoke-handling cult turns violent as seven visiting members bring snakes into Calgary Holiness Church on August 17. The Rev Doyle Hatfield testifies he was struck by a snake and witnesses describe swinging and flinging snakes during the controversy. Several defendants face assault charges alongside disturbance of worship while others remain charged only with the public worship disruption.
The House intelligence committee voted 10 to 2 to cite Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for contempt of Congress for withholding subpoenaed documents on eight covert overseas operations. Republicans and Democrats spar over executive privilege claims tied to approvals by past presidents Kennedy Johnson and possibly Nixon.
The FTC proposes a rule to hold loan agencies and third party creditors equally responsible for buyer satisfaction in cases where purchased goods turn out to be lemons. Hearings start no earlier than next spring. card firms and unsecured personal loans are excluded. The rule would require bold notices in future contracts stating that holders are subject to claims against the seller and that recovery is limited to amounts paid.
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