14 Sep 1970
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1970
Page
1
Postmaster advises recipients can stop future mailings by filing a prohibitory order. The order identifies the mailer and requires the unwanted catalog and envelope be presented. If the son is over nineteen, post office action ends with removing contact only for minors listed.
The letter discusses gendered insults and the lack of male equivalents for harsh female terms, noting social biases in equality and suggesting a need for more balanced vocabulary. It also includes a brief inquiry about UFO reporting directed to the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena with a Washington address.
Readers inquire about minimum wage and overtime pay and child labor rules with a reference to the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts office in High Point. A separate inquiry about stopping a 14 year old from bedwetting is addressed with advice stressing family pressure and a Spock book for home guidance.
Washington AP reports that hijackings by Arab guerrillas sparked U.S. congressional moves for retaliatory air sanctions. Bills seek international traffic shutoffs, with penalties on nations harboring hijackers or refusing to secure passengers and planes. House hearings on more anti hijacking measures proceed as Nixon strengthens flight security.
Washington AP reports little progress in avert a nationwide railroad strike threatened by four AFL-CIO unions as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday Labor Department mediators cite a deadline and limited progress but agree to more talks. President Nixon could invoke a 60 day delay under the Railway Labor Act as a last resort to keep trains running.
DETROIT AP The UAW and GM head toward a possible midnight strike as both sides rail against inflexible demands. About 344000 workers in 145 plants in the US and Canada could be idle if no agreement is reached. The union seeks higher wages to curb inflation and strong pension protections.
Walter Ridenhour of Charlotte North Carolina is believed held hostage by Arab guerrillas in Jordan. He is among at least 55 people from three hijacked jetliners still detained as a special TWA flight returns freed hostages. His wife Patricia Ridenhour appears on a TWA release list, suggesting she was released separate from him. The couple were on an around the world tour and boarded the final Athens leg.
With crime rising Americans seek personal protection measures from cheap locks to costly alarm systems. The article summarizes criminal mindset, urging homeowners to deter thieves by making burglary hard and risky, including insights from a thief about tool use and door security.
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