18 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1970
Page
1
Football scores listed show Wake Forest Clemson Duke N C State Tulane North Carolina Maryland and South Carolina with unclear results and missing context for several matchups.
Readers ask why High Point residents lack a direct line to the Guilford County Animal Shelter. The county manager's office is studying feasibility and cost of a dedicated line or extension, with updates promised.
Consumers seek Ralph Nader address while readers urged to join Write Hanoi Campaign via American Red Cross Winston-Salem chapter. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary rally petitions for Geneva Convention compliance and prisoner humane treatment, with nationwide mail campaigns to Project POW in Kansas City and VFW leaders in San Bernardino.
Unanimous approval expected for a 1971 80 strategy outlining growth goals for developing nations at least 6 percent average annual GDP and 3.5 percent per capita, with industrialized nations urged to devote 1 percent of GDP to development aid including 0.7 percent as aid. U S support noted though reservations remain, with key figures like Sen. Javits signaling cautious acceptance.
President Nixon urged the great majority to reject a small minority’s obscene language and rock throwing during a four state campaign swing. He told crowds in Teterboro and Burlington to speak up with their votes and not respond in kind to antiwar protesters. The rallys were disrupted but Nixon thanked supporters and highlighted the silent majority.
In Jordan four villages near Ramtha were attacked as Jordanian tanks and artillery reportedly opened fire on Palestinian guerrillas. The claim came from the Voice of the Central Committee, linked to Yasir Arafat and the PLO, amid a halted truce.
Police and soldiers across Quebec hunted FLQ separatists who abducted James Cross and Pierre Laporte. The count of those detained reached 255 with raids in Montreal and Quebec City. hostages faced threats of execution if jailed terrorists were not released.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau declares an unceasing pursuit of those responsible for the Ottawa crisis as Canada moves to invoke the War Measures Act. He tells the House of Commons information on the two hostages fate is not yet available while Parliament debates the motion.
The United States starts its fifth phase of withdrawal by pulling three combat units totaling nearly 2,000 troops from Vietnam. The pull aims to reduce U.S. strength by 40,000 by Christmas, leaving about 34,000 in South Vietnam. South Vietnamese plan new offensives in Cambodia with some U.S. air support to aid withdrawal, while fighting continues in the region with several casualties reported. U.S. B52s hammer the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos for the ninth straight day, and two battalions of the 4th Infantry Division plus a dog detachment are among the latest units to stand down.
Capitol Hill will host an open forum on elder care Tuesday called by Rep. David Pryor to probe nursing home conditions and press for investigation and reforms. Pryor cites over one million seniors in 24 000 homes and urges Congress to act while noting many facilities are well run.
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Denver five year old Zachary Milnes collects donations daily after kindergarten to help his four year old cousin Frank Abeyta injured in a car crash. Frank remains in critical condition with a broken neck, legs, and collarbone and faces long hospitalization. Zachary started by giving 27 cents and asks relatives for more to cover medical costs.
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