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04 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Page
1
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A reader recalls traffic signals that rang when lights changed. The two color system used red and green with a loud melodic ring to warn drivers. Bells were removed after yellow caution lights were added and driving grew more complex.
The Three Stooges originated in the 1940s with Moe Howard Curly Howard and Larry Fine. Curly died and was briefly replaced by his brother. Moe and Larry continued performing with an unnamed replacement in nightclubs and theaters.
In 1959 Khrushchev used his shoe gesture at the United Nations amid a year of global conferences. He toured cities from Los Angeles to Camp David after Russia reportedly landed a rocket on the moon. He claimed disarmament could come in four years while promising shorter workdays for Russian workers.
Reader asks about guinea fowl. A. G. S. A. Guides note lack of demand keeps guinea fowl unraised and unsold outside major cities. Some gourmets in NYC buy them, but nearby areas rely on farmers who sell or trade ready birds and eggs amid their noisy roosting and exotic look.
Mrs. S. asks about a Big Brothers chapter in High Point and how to contact Aubrey Strother, senior probation officer for Guilford County Domestic Relations Court. There is no official chapter. Baptist churches assign volunteer friends through Strother to help youths at risk, via application and referral.
President Johnson agreed to direct contacts on peace between North Vietnamese and U.S. representatives and will fly to Hawaii to confer with top American officials from Saigon. Washington expects Hanoi to respond with initial contacts in Moscow, Vientiane, or another capital with embassies to set a time and place for real talks on scaling down the war.
A group urges intensified bombing by President Nguyen Van Thieu while a government statement welcomes current steps toward peace talks. In the photo from left are Ong Trung Luu, Nguyen Dinh Ly, Nguyen Quang Luyen, and Nguyen Huu Duc.
Western officials say preliminary talks on Vietnam peace may begin in Moscow next week. Russian informants claim Hanoi privately vowed no major offensive if bombing ends and a partial Khe Sanh siege lift is already under way. They caution against early optimism and expect talks to last months. Moscow or Paris are possible sites with Moscow favored.
South Vietnam’s government says it welcomes moves toward U S North Vietnam peace talks and agrees to a partial bombing halt as a first step. President Thieu consulted with the United States and allies after Hanoi offered to meet U S representatives. A Roman Catholic bloc in the Vietnamese House criticized Hanoi’s offer as a trick to stop bombing unconditionally.
The Saturn 5 failed to restart its third stage after two second stage engines quit, delaying Apollo 6 and risking a manned lunar mission. NASA officials said the miss still proved the rocket could reach orbit, though the wrong orbit was achieved, and a manned flight remains a possibility after further review.
Advance elements of a large U.S. relief force pushed through light fire to within about one half mile of the besieged Marine base at Khe Sanh. Marines and air cavalrymen moved in three prongs while engineers mended bridges and roadblocks.
Tornado outbreak across Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky and surrounding states leaves 13 dead as storms push east. Arkansas reports six twisters in two hours and a Cisne Illinois man drowns in a swollen creek while search parties comb ravaged rural areas for further victims.
Reports from Moscow indicate neither North Vietnam nor the United States nor the Soviet Union can confirm any information on Vietnam talks in Moscow. Hanoi had said it would contact the U.S. to end attacks, but officials offered no details. A neutral diplomat cited limited comments on bombing curtailment.
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