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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
1
Seeking Fire Department Career At 21 To 31 Height Requirements
A reader asks about minimum and maximum ages and physical requirements for becoming a firefighter. The answer states applicants must be 21 to 31, at least 5 feet 8 inches tall, weigh 160 pounds, be able to drive without glasses, and pass a medical exam, plus a high school diploma or GED. Three vacancies exist and Chief Thompson is willing to discuss qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.S. A
Thompson
Residents seek cleanup on Hedrick Street lot with creek and debris
Public works says a petition among adjacent property owners is circulating so the street department can clean the stream. Trees will not be cut but building material on the lot will be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick Street
Anon. A. Public Works
Hydrant leaking on Southern Avenue prompts city action
Residents report a running fire hydrant on Southern Avenue for weeks with water waste and no proper valve, delaying repairs. Utilities officials say fixes target Saturday Oct 14 after prioritizing emergency repairs and supplying a valve to avoid broad water shutoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Avenue
Ralph Myers
Congress Battles Nixon Over Major Bills in Final Session
The Democratic Congress killed most major bills while backing a $30.2 billion revenue sharing measure Nixon plans to sign. They overrode a $24.6 billion water pollution veto and rejected a $250 billion spending ceiling, as Nixon labels the votes tax driven and the Democrats defend needed funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Thieu Rejects Coalition Rule Amid Paris Talks
In Saigon President Thieu reiterates opposition to a coalition including Communists after Kissinger huddles in Paris with Thieu and U S officials. A government spokesman says Thieu will not accept any tripartite solution not endorsed democratically by South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Information Ministry
Nixon
Kissinger
Paris
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Senate
Supreme Court
South Vietnam
Khanh
Viet Cong
South Vietnamese Information Ministry
Economy slows as inflation edges up in third quarter
The Commerce Department reported the Gross National Product rose at a 5.9 percent annual rate in the July to September quarter, down from 9.4 percent in the previous period, signaling a slower expansion despite higher inflation. The release notes solid gains in output while prices continued to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Asst
Harold C. Passer
U.S
German Wins Nobel Prize In Literature
Heinrich Boll, born 1917 in Cologne, wins the Nobel Prize in Literature becoming the first German novelist honored since Thomas Mann 46 years earlier. The Royal Swedish Academy cited his broad perspective on postwar Germany and its people, along with keen characterization. Boll has served as International Pen Club president and debuted as a writer in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Heinrich Boll
Germany
Thomas Mann
International Pen Club
Royal Swedish Academy
Boll
Cologne
Congress approves arms pacts while funding weapons programs
Congress ratified the arms limitation agreements with the Soviet Union and backed funds for new weapons projects despite objections. In domestic policy it balked at several Nixon proposals and vetoed some including a broad child development program. It did pass economic and tax measures needed to stimulate business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Soviet Union
Nixon
McGovern Faces Tough Questions On Live TV Tour
Senator George McGovern handles nettling issues in a televised person to person session across Ohio and West Virginia. Questions target amnesty abortion marijuana and his altered ticket with aides screening off camera. He defends defense cuts jobs pension reform and states rights on abortion. He plans ten programs with next stop in New York and meets Toledo labor leaders before Philadelphia appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Ohio
George McGovern
Ohio
West Virginia
McGovern
New York
Gordon Weil
Toledo
Philadelphia
United Electrical Workers
Nixon
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate Finance Com
Henry A. Kissinger
Lawmakers Exit Washington After Quick Adjournment
Congress adjourned early as lawmakers left town with no quorums after overriding Nixon on a 24.6 billion water-cleaning bill and a 250 billion spending ceiling proposal while a highway mass transit measure and anti skyjacking bill failed in the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Senate House
U.S
Air Armada Resumes Search For Boggs
Anchorage Alaska AP 73 military and civilian aircraft renewed the hunt for a light plane missing since Monday with House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs and three others aboard. Coast Guard cutters and mountain rescue experts join a 560 mile search from Anchorage to Juneau as fog and rain hinder visual sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boggs
Coast Guard
Juneau
Boggs
Nick Begich
Begich
Russell Brown
Don E. Jonz
Fairbanks
Gulf of
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Lyles Chevrolet
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Ms. A. T
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Pentagon
Constitution Hall
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
White House
George Esper
Associated Press
Vu Khanh
National Assembly
The
Ann Mead
Sen
Lucas County Recreation Center
Sen. McGovern
Air Armada
Air Force
Portage Pass
Federal Aviation Administration
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