19 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to call or write Action Line in care of The Enterprise for questions or problems. The paper notes that while every request is considered, high volume prevents answering or acknowledging all submissions.
Most outages result from weather and the power company is not liable unless negligence caused the failure. Insurance may cover spoilage if evidence of rotten food is provided. A loaded freezer stays frozen about two days without power. dry ice can extend that period, with proper handling and ventilation.
An anonymous reader asks why Daylight Saving Time exists and how to keep it all year. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 mandated DST across zones but allowed states like Hawaii, Arizona, and Michigan to opt out. A permanent change would require new federal legislation. one nation, Britain, briefly kept the clock forward in 1968.
Mrs J W of Thomasville asks about dogwood planting then. The Dogwood Garden Club hosts a sale today until 5 pm and Saturday 9 to 5 at Emerywood Drive and West Lexington Avenue High Point, with azaleas and other shrubs also available. Nurserymen and garden shops typically stock or can obtain them quickly.
An anxious caller seeks rent and bill relief as her husband serves and their child is ill. Dorothy Cress, Red Cross service to military families case worker, says the organization can arrange a loan if military allotments and medical benefits fall short. Call 885-2945 for assistance.
Chief Building Inspector Freeman Hill reports the empty residence at 303 Osborne St has been vacant over a year and is unfit for living and a fire hazard. The owner has been notified for a required hearing, a lengthy procedure that may take time.
President Nixon addressed about 2,000 AFL-CIO delegates in Miami Beach urging continued labor participation in the wage price control program while pledging to push inflation stop efforts regardless of their support. He defended forthcoming trips to China and the Soviet Union as not electoral junkets.
Sen Henry M Jackson announces candidacy vowing to focus on jobs and economy. He criticizes President Nixon as untrusted and says rivals are too extreme, urging a trusted leader for workers farmers and businesses amid rising deficits and layoffs.
Washington AP Chairman C Jackson Grayson says the Price Commission may deny full labor cost led price increases if they worsen inflation. He cautions decisions will be case by case with emphasis on coal industry settlements. Congressional panels push retroactive wage raises faring against anti inflation rules.
The Senate rejected 61 to 31 a Republican amendment to strip labor unions of tax exempt status if dues fund political activity. The Democratic plan to use federal tax funds for campaigns survived a separate test 49 to 46 as Republicans failed to block it. Mansfield warned the fight would continue into next week with efforts to gain unanimous consent for a vote on the provision.
Jim Gardner says he will not run for the U.S. Senate this year and is weighing another bid for governor. The Rocky Mount resident pledged a decision before year end and noted he nearly won the 1968 governor race, while Jim Holshouser already faces a GOP challenge for the post.
Government data show the cost of living up two tenths of one percent in October despite a price freeze. Higher prices for 1972 automobiles, winter clothing, and shelter contributed to the rise, while weekly earnings for private nonfarm jobs edged down to $129.11.
Sen Edmund Muskie of Maine announces plans to campaign in North Carolina ahead of the 1972 presidential primary and to rejoin the Democratic party in the state. He criticizes the Nixon era on economy and war while rallying 1000 party regulars and meeting leaders. Governor Scott jokes about using green stamps as political leverage.
Senator George McGovern said Phase II of Nixon's wage price freeze likely won't work because it fails to address unemployment. He spoke at East Carolina University in Greenville after canceling a campus speech and planned a quick trip to Miami. He also voiced opposition to Earl Butz as agriculture secretary.
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