22 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1971
Page
1
A note explains readers may write to Action Line in care of The Enterprise and that every request is considered though high volume limits responses. It outlines that acknowledgement is not guaranteed but inquiries are welcomed.
A letter disputes police use of boosters on 27.065 MHz Channel 9 for emergency communications. FCC rules require priority to life safety, and citizens should cease transmitting when directed. Expert William Harris notes antenna height, not boosters, yields range, and commends the High Point Police for effective service.
A reader asks if weekly home card games with friends constitute gambling and violate the law. The columnist notes many bridge games involve money but home poker or gin rummy among friends, played late at night, typically does not amount to illegal gambling.
A reader seeks after hours vet care for a convulsing kitten. Vets rotate Sunday emergency calls, use recordings or pagers for after hours, and explain night charges deter usage. Some vets discouraged night hour listings due to abuse and economics.
The piece quotes Richard W. Velde of the Justice Department urging reform as officials acknowledge U S prisons and jails fail to rehabilitate or protect the public. Attica to New Orleans, 200000 adults and 1 5 million awaiting trial or term pass through aging facilities with subpar programs and squalor.
Washington AP reports men with low draft numbers who lost college deferments will be first called once inductions resume after Nixon signs the draft extension. Officials say most qualified men with lottery No 125 or lower will be drafted, with about 20 000 draftees needed this year and total under 110 000.
Gendarmes stormed a prison hospital in Clairvaux France and found two hostages slain by mutinous prisoners. Nurse Nicole Comte was critically wounded and guard Guy Giardot was dead. Convicts Claude Buffet and Roger Bontemps were injured and captured after demanding arms and ammunition.
Washington experts doubt that Chairman Mao is near death or mortally ill though the AP analysis by Lewis M. Gulick notes uncertainty about Mao Zedong's condition and leadership.
Western observers note China may delay the Oct 1 parade at Tiananmen and signal possible leadership changes as Mao Tse-tung, 77, remains publicly healthy. Reports of halted flights and new war preparation directives hint at internal political maneuvering while Chou En-lai stays positioned.
The government reports higher living costs and wages for August after Nixon’s wage price freeze. Costs rose 0.3 percent led by gasoline. wages for about 45 million workers gained two cents hourly and 1.43 weekly to 129 dollars. Purchasing power rose 0.7 percent month to month and 1.1 percent year over year.
A private Piper Cherokee crashed into a Augusta residence killing the pilot. Margaret Ann Collier, 16, was buried in debris and rescued unconscious after a frantic search. Her parents, siblings, and home suffered severe damage and burns. authorities name Don Gray as the pilot aboard.
London reports confirm the cancellation of China's National Day parade for economic reasons. Mao Zedong reportedly in good health, and officials in Beijing deny any leadership unrest or illness as Western dispatches note possible internal party shifts.
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