05 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1969
Page
1
A concise call to use ACTION LINE for answering questions, settling problems, or easing worries. It invites readers to call or write to The Enterprise to discuss concerns or seek guidance.
A reader asks how to overwinter geraniums. Expert Chris Florance advises cutting back plants to six to eight inches and placing them in a polyetherene porch, water sparingly until late February, then resume regular feeding to ready them for summer planting.
The AFL-CIO in Atlantic City debates raising the federal minimum wage from 2 to 2.50 dollars amid rising living costs. Nixon admin opposes action now while Meany weighs presenting either the 2 or 2.50 figure to about 1,000 delegates, with support and strategic concerns noted. The group represents 13.6 million workers in 121 unions and faces potential congressional backlash.
Florida Governor's mansion press secretary declined to deny a Knight newspaper report of secret contacts between Washington and Hanoi. President Nixon reportedly held thorough weekend discussions on Vietnam with Henry Kissinger, leaving open possible new U S approaches after Ho Chi Minh's death.
Sen. Russell B. Long has collected at least 329151 in oil royalties since 1964 sheltered from federal taxes by the 27 percent depletion allowance. Louisiana records show 1196915 over five years from four state leases with private leases undisclosed. Long, a Louisiana Democrat, says he is a small independent in an industry dominated by giants and sees no conflict of interest. He notes his state produces more oil and gas per acre than any other, and says he inherited wells and has not drilled for oil in five years.
A House subcommittee urged moving ROTC units from Ivy League schools and cutting defense education funds tied to non ROTC programs as campuses resist ROTC. Harvard Dartmouth and Columbia face disbandment steps while the Pentagon warns against pulling programs, favoring campus retention if changes occur voluntarily.
In Choisy le Roi France a North Vietnamese spokesman told a group of six Americans seeking missing servicemen information that families need not travel to Paris and Hanoi would respond by letter. Thomas Swain of Saint Paul Minnesota said the Hanoi promise to investigate and notify families about the status of their relatives was confirmed. Details about each serviceman’s disappearance such as unit aircraft base and other pertinent information were to be provided through the promised correspondence.
A split among Republican senators over Judge Clement Haynsworth's Supreme Court nomination tests the new GOP Senate leadership. Minority Leader Hugh Scott and Senator Robert Griffin show cautious support with reservations about ethics and judgment. President Nixon urges swift confirmation amid internal GOP criticism and pressure from Southern Democrats.
LOS ANGELES AP The United States began allowing Mexican government officials to cross the border without inspection in Operation Intercept. A U.S. spokesman said restrictions were lowered and Mexican officials notified. The crackdown began three weeks ago along the U S Mexico boundary. A Mexican vice consul protested after a search. Customs agents arrested boat owner William Lenahan 27 of Seal Beach California in San Diego on drug charges.
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