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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1972

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Action Line Welcomes Inquiries For Community Help

The Enterprise invites readers to contact Action Line for questions or problem solving. Every request is considered, though high volume limits acknowledgment and responses.

Bill to raise veteran education allowance in grind to committee

A Guilford County Veterans Service official says the G Bill for veteran education aid is in a joint committee to resolve differences after House approval over a year ago. The VA sought 190 dollars monthly for a single veteran, 200 by House, 250 by Senate, with final action needed and a presidential signature.

House of Representatives House Anon Guilford County Veterans Service Senate

Road paving plea and local Q&A in High Point column

Letters discuss unpaved Mendenhall Road from West Green Drive to the county line and urge a petition by property owners for paving. A Sept. 11 scraping relief is noted. city engineers may endorse public necessity if a majority supports it.

Mendenhall Road West Green Drive High Point Anon. A

Public Safety at Phillips and English Under Review

A reader reports near misses at the Phillips and English corner near a service station with an S H Green Stamps sign obscuring traffic. The building inspections department says sign ordinance corrections were completed on September 25.

Phillips and English Anon. A Hill

Meany Orders Drives Against Nixon Dropped

AFL-CIO President Meany pressures state labor councils to rescind anti Nixon resolutions and uphold neutrality in the presidential race. Several state AFL-CIO leaders report friction as councils work to back McGovern or oppose Nixon while Meany faces court actions and calls for a trusteeship.

Nixon CIO George Meany Richard Nixon Meany National Federation U.S Oklahoma Afl Cio Henry L. Sikes Aflcio Council North Carolina Afl-Cio Wilbur Hobby Pat Gorman Afl-Cio Amalgamated Meat Cutters George McGovern Gorman McGovern Afl-Cio Executive Council John F. Henning California Sacramento Minnesota Nebraska Iowa Texas Colorado Afl-Cio Colorado Aflcio

Wholesale Food Prices Rise Amid Inflation Outlook

Washington AP reports a broad rise in wholesale prices, with farm products and processed foods up six tenths of one percent and industrial commodities up two tenths. Over 13 months under Nixon's controls, prices climbed 43 percent, while the September index reached 120.2 from a 1967 base. Dr. Marina Whitman notes progress in inflation reduction but warns extending controls to farm prices could spark shortages and rationing.

Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics Nixon Marina Whitman President’s Council of Economic Advisers

Nixon says no presidential tax hike in 1973

President Nixon held a 40 minute Oval Office news conference denying any plan for a presidential tax increase in 1973 while warning that congressional overspending could force one. He touted grain deal benefits and defended Watergate probe while promising vetoes against last minute legislation. He pledged to aid the elderly with property tax relief and noted a push to cut burdens on retirees.

Washington Nixon Oval Office Vietnam Congress FBI State Department Alger Hiss House Committee On UN

McGovern Pushes New Internationalism at NYC Cleveland Appeals

Democratic nominee George McGovern attacked Nixon on foreign policy calling it unconscious isolationism. He urged a New Internationalism including recognizing China and withdrawing from Indochina while maintaining adequate defense. He outlined a 13 page manifesto in New York City and Cleveland with emphasis on openness in immigration.

New York George McGovern Nixon South Dakota People’s Republic of China Peking McGovern Indochina U.S Europe Cleveland New York City

Nixon Rail Pension Veto Overridden in Congress

Congress overrode President Nixon's veto on a bill granting 900,000 retired railroad workers a temporary 20 percent pension increase. The House vote was 353 to 29 and the Senate 78 to 5, with the measure set to expire June 30 unless new funding is found.

Washington Congress Nixon House Senate Alan Cranston D-Calif Cranston

Interest Rates Rising and Loose Credit Shake Markets

New York AP reports rising prime rates with Bank of America reaching 5 percent, sparking stock market declines while economists expect no repeat of the 1969 1970 credit crunch. The piece recalls high rates past and their impact on firms, housing, and employment amid Fed restraint.

New York San Francisco Bank of America The Tierd Gaines Hanover Trust Co Gaines Federal Reserve Board

Former FBI agent testifies on Watergate bug reports delivery

Alfred C. Baldwin III, a former FBI agent and Marine captain, says he delivered eavesdropping logs to the Nixon committee after monitoring a phone tap in the Democratic National Headquarters. He describes his role, bosses, and the June 17 Watergate entry, detailing targets and communications.

LOS Angeles FBI Committee Los Angeles Times Times Jack Nelson Ronald J. Ostrow Alfred C. Baldwin III New Haven Conn The Baldwin Marine Corps the Times Howard Johnson Democratic Watergate Complex Washington D.C Martha Mitchell Atty John Mitchell James W. McCord Jr Nixon Committee McCord United States Nixon Watergate O’brien Spencer Oliver

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