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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1969
Page
1
Readers discuss payroll duties, address changes, and tax forms. A reader asks about W-2 mailing legality and potential misaddressing. Other items cover campus cleanup, Zip Codes sources, traffic safety near Roller Rink, workers compensation, jury duty pay, and overseas calling rates with procedural tips.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced further cuts to the Vietnam war budget, trimming B52 bomber sorties and laying up 18 Navy ships to save about 26 million. He postponed SRAM funding and reduced satellites and radar programs, tying the reductions to Nixon’s tax surcharge cut.
Eisenhower is brought home for burial in Abilene after a state funeral in Washington. The funeral train passes through Virginia and Appalachia while crowds honor the 34th president. Nixon attends in Washington, preparing for the final services at the Eisenhower Center.
A methane blast at Altos Hornos de Mexico coal mine near Barroteran trapped 145 to 168 miners about 1,700 feet deep. Seven bodies recovered, rescue efforts aided by troops and Red Cross. officials warn it may take 15 days to reach all trapped workers.
Memphis Tenn AP Judge W Preston Battle dies of a heart attack at 60 raising the issue of a jury trial for James Earl Ray. Ray had pleaded guilty March 10 to King assassination and was sentenced to 99 years. A motion for a new trial could arise if the judge dies.
The House Judiciary 2 Committee voted to favor a bill abolishing capital punishment in North Carolina after debating the issue in Raleigh. Rep. Howard Twiggs led the push, arguing the death penalty targets the poor and minorities, noting 79 percent of NC executions were Black and predicting Supreme Court abolition within a year.
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