23 Oct 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1970
Page
1
The Enterprise notes that requests to Action Line are welcome but high volume prevents answering every inquiry. Readers are invited to write or call for assistance, with the paper acknowledging the challenge of timely responses.
North Carolina guidance explains contact points for investigators from private eyes to SBI and FBI. It notes studying law or accounting and private detective options as realistic paths, plus references to school and library resources for anatomy and meter reading. Traffic concerns at Richardson and N Centennial discussed with engineering plans to fix sight obstruction.
The Motor Vehicle Law assigns half of the personalized registration plate funds to the Department of Conservation and Development for travel and industrial promotion and half to the State Highway Commission for highway beautification. Through September 1970 net receipts reach $24,630. Mrs. Lee Wilder prepares beautification recommendations to be reviewed by the Highway Commission.
Santa Cruz California AP reports John Linley Frazier 24 charged with five counts of murder in a hillside mansion killings. He was arrested about a half mile from the scene after deputies staked out a mountain cabin where he lived. FBI aid and a note referencing environmental doom linked to the suspect.
The fall Southern Furniture market opened in High Point and along the Furniture Highway with buyers from all 50 states and foreign nations. Industry officials say improving conditions and abundant new offerings spark optimism for brisk business after the holidays.
President Nixon used the United Nations opening session to urge a pragmatic approach with the Soviet Union amid rising Cold War tensions. He and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a lengthy White House talk described as cordial, signaling potential for improved U.S.–Soviet relations and cooperation on Berlin, arms talks, the Middle East, and Vietnam.
The United States plans to supply Israel with about 200 modern battle tanks along with 18 K4 Phantom fighters and other gear, a move tied to a foreign military sales bill stalled in Congress. The M60 tanks cost roughly 176000 dollars each and 52.5 tons in weight, powered by diesel engines with about 30 mph speed.
In Moscow the U S Embassy pressed the Soviet government to grant consular access to Maj. Gen. Edward C. D. Scherrer and Brig. Gen. Claude M. McQuarrie Jr. held after a plane crossed into Soviet Armenia. Also detained were Maj. James P. Russell and Col. Deneli. The case is treated as a border incursion with authorities saying all are in good health.
Seven amendments will appear on the November 3 ballot including a proposal to allow a husband and wife to file a joint state income tax return. The measure keeps the current 10 percent tax rate and would take effect July 1, 1971.
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