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16 Sep 1971
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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1971
Page
1
Kangaroo Meat in Hamburgers True or False
Anonymous source claims garoo meat mixed with beef is used for hamburgers. We answer false asserting wallaby burgers would be the term. Kangaroo meat is edible and ground for patties, but hamburger is described as ground beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon. A
Wallaby
Public Works to check Fairview ditches after resident complaint
A resident asks who to contact about ditch maintenance after three years of neglect. Public Works at City Hall will verify ditches on Fairview areas and address the issue to prevent runoff damaging driveways and vehicles. The exchange also notes the International Platform Association, founded 1903, with about 9,000 professional members and Talent Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Fairview Avenue
Fairview Road
Fairview Street
Public Works
City Hall
Q. 1
Brookshire Rd
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Encyclopedia of Association
America
Talent Magazine
Questioned claim of 50 pound Brazilian bullfrog
An 1967 National Geographic article on the largest frogs notes Goliath frogs in Africa and an unverified 13 pound claim, with the largest official 7.2 pounds. It finds no record of a 50 pound South American frog and suggests the tale may refer to a Brazilian bullfrog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
Rio Muni
Africa
Janis Joplin's Death Age and TV Film Possibility
The reply states Janis Joplin died at 27 on October 4 1970 in a Los Angeles motel room from a heroin overdose. It also notes there is no known film of her that could be shown on television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janis Joplin
Los Angeles
Why the forget me not flower bears its name
An ancient German tale tells of a knight drowning who tosses a myosotis sprig to his love and cries forget me not. Coleridge popularized the name in 1802 allowing forget me not to replace myosotis as the species name and symbol of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Coleridge
France
United States
Pond behind the Pointer Theater needs owner action
A reader asks who owns a pond behind the Pointer Theater and calls for city or public works help to address rats snakes opossums and a “little bit of everything” in the area. The Public Works Department contacted the owner to request attention to the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer Theater
Public Works Department
Reaction to 32 cal rimfire rifle and ammo source
A reader asks where to buy ammunition for a 32 cal rimfire rifle and for information about the gun. Baney's Pawn Shop in Lexington is cited as carrying the ammunition and its proprietor, Mr Baney, is described as an authority in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Baney
Baney
Lexington
Peat Nsramnenes
North Carolina to Pay 5% Teacher Pay Increase
Gov. Bob Scott ordered immediate payment of a 5 percent raise for all teachers, verifying eligibility under the Nixon wage price freeze. He cited guidance from the Cost of Living Council and Agnew and said the move fulfills the 1971 General Assembly action amid a dispute over timing with local boards. The North Carolina Association of Educators urged rapid disbursement, arguing equality with other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Bob Scott
General Assembly
North Carolina
Scott
Cost of Living Council
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Nixon
Puerto Rico
State Department of Public Instruction
Nold Weber
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
North Carolina Association of Educators
NCAE
Attica Hostage Deaths Probed by Noted Pathologists
Two renowned pathologists Dr Henry Siegel and Dr Michael Baden examined 42 deaths in the Attica riot but released no findings. The four day uprising ended with 10 prison employees and 32 inmates dead as state troopers and guards reclaimed the prison. Congress opened a probe into the carnage as Gov Rockefeller and President Nixon face calls for reform and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
Monroe County
Henry Siegel
Westchester County
Michael Baden
New York City
Washington
Congress
House Select Committee On Crime
Claude Pepper
D-Fra
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Albany
White House
Nixon
James L. Buckley
New York State
Buckley
Nixon May Reconsider Viet Cong Pullout Deadline
President Nixon could modify the 1971 withdrawal deadline in response to Beijing. Administration sources say talks in Paris on POW releases are stalled as both sides await a breakthrough. Officials expect a November shift in withdrawal pace, possibly cutting troops by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Paris
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Edith Strikes Louisiana Coast With 90 MPH Winds
Hurricane Edith hit Cameron Parish and eastern Louisiana driving 90 to 100 mph winds and heavy rains. One death occurred in Lake Charles with a man washed overboard. Tornadoes damaged two Baton Rouge schools, homes, and a mall. Other twisters hit St Martin and Iberia parishes as evacuees fled inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
St. Thomas More Catholic
Sherwood Plaza
St. Martin's Parish
Iberia Parish
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Cameron Parish
China Seat Agreement Reported
United States and allied nations reportedly agreed to a revised U.N. Security Council plan that would give the seat to Peking while keeping Nationalist China in the world body. The tentative deal was to be formalized at the U.S. mission amid strong support for the shift and pressure from Japan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N. Y
United States
U.N
China
Security Council
Peking
Japan
Nixon
U.S
Taiwan
United Nations
World Organization
William P. Rogers
Council
Magazine Will Cease Publication Look to end with Oct. 19 issue
Look magazine will stop publishing after the October 19 issue due to rising costs and shrinking ad revenue. Gardner Cowles of Cowles Communications cited postal rates and weak advertising as key factors despite strong reader interest and a record 28 million readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Look Magazine
Gardner Cowles
Cowles Communications
Cowles
Look
Government backs phosphate detergents over alternatives
The government advised housewives to use phosphate detergents despite concerns about water pollution. Officials cited health risks of substitutes and said phosphates remain a major pollutant. EPA head urged cities to resume phosphate use with federal aid for plant cleanup, while NTA remains under scrutiny for health and environmental effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesue L. Stein- Srane
aRan Ennemo
Federal Water Quality Administration
Ruckelshaus
One Killed As FBI Rescues Hostages
In Marietta Georgia an abduction targeting T R Smith president of Concord Banking Co and his family ended when FBI agents stormed a motel room. One gunman Marvin Grissom of McDougal Arkansas was killed and two FBI agents Johnny L Wendt and Thomas J Wilson were wounded. The Smiths were rescued unharmed and Grissom died at a Marietta hospital. Investigators sought a second suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car
Valone
State Correction
Marietta, Ga
FBI
Marvin Grissom
McDougal
Ark
T.R. Smith
Concord Banking Co
Concord
Atlanta
Smith
Leo E. Conroy
Conroy
Aloeal
Johnny L. Wendt
Thomas J. Wilson
Grissom
Marietta
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el Froggo Gigantico
Brazil
Joplin
Pond Spruce
Kan
Mexico
Nashville
AIA
Petersburg
Gulf of Mexico
Miles
Edith
Lafayette
Audrey
Magazine
Steinfeld
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles C. Edwards
Food and Drug Administration
Beceeer
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