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17 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
1
Readers are invited to call or write Action Line at The Enterprise for questions or help with problems. The staff considers each request, though high volume limits responses and acknowledgments.
Davidson County Community College Adult Education will offer a 33 hour Floral Arrangements course this fall. Instructor is Ed Taylor, a professional flower arranger, with L H Ballard, Associate Dean, handling information.
A letter cites repeated calls over ten years for ditch cleaning on Redding Street and E Lexington area residents request a mailbox at E Lexington and Johnson. Public Works says a work order exists and Crissman notes low use of the tested box sites. tests show little mail box activity. DeSalvo case summary recounts his 1967 escape and recapture, 1964 arrest, and subsequent incarcerations and escapes.
Public librarians found a note in the September 1954 National Geographic stating that snakes can bite underwater. The reference suggests readers may explore the article for details on underwater biting behavior.
A caller expresses concern about two young children left in a car in 85 degree heat for nearly an hour. The request asks to publish this in the Sound Off section to highlight dangers of leaving minors unattended in vehicles.
Senate Higher Education Committee debates restructuring state colleges. Sen. Russell Kirby says avoid multiple plans and aims for a definite proposal. Duke President Terry Sanford and others propose a strong statewide board with broad powers, while opponents push to keep the consolidated UNC system intact.
Edith weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm drenching Alabama with heavy rain and triggering tornadoes across Baldwin County and Escambia County. The storm's path threatened flash floods across the Appalachians from West Virginia to the Deep South as up to six inches of rain fell in parts of Mississippi.
Scientists strengthen the case that viruses can influence cancer development. Experts say proving a direct causal virus is difficult and that infection alone may not trigger cancer without other factors such as aging or radiation. The idea dates to Peyton Rous’s 1911 chicken tumor experiment and Nobel recognition decades later.
The Senate 47 to 36 defeats Majority Leader Mansfield's bid to table a compromise draft extension and pay raise bill. Nixon declares a victory as the fight over the draft continues amid threats of filibusters and further amendments.
Informants say President Nixon intends a faster pullout of combat troops from Vietnam. By end of November maneuver battalions will drop to under 20 percent of peak strength, with seven more cut over 20 months leaving about 20 battalions from a 1969 peak of 112. South Vietnam forms an infantry division to cover gaps as U S bases remain.
President Nixon says post-freeze policy will restrain wages and prices in major industries with selective restraints and strong enforcement. He cautions Phase 2 must operate with teeth and may target large corporations, while maintaining the 10 percent import surcharge and considering interest-rate action. Governors endorse indefinite wage-price curbs beyond the freeze.
President Nixon gave an Oval Office news briefing outlining secret discussions with mainland China on timing and agenda for a possible trip to Peking. He stressed no fixed conditions and acknowledged no public plan beyond exploratory talks as White House sources confirm ongoing arrangements.
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