07 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1967
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE with questions problems or worries. It offers a phone option and a mail address at The Enterprise c o The Enterprise for correspondence.
The dialogue discusses teen labor in tobacco farming. It suggests wages are unregulated, with the farmer paying as little as possible based on the boy’s effort and the farmer’s willingness to pay. It notes that at age 15 such work typically falls outside labor laws.
City Council debated tax relief for N Main Street firms during street improvements. Traffic engineer Moss plans manhole work to restore near normal flow in two weeks, while City Attorney Walker cites constitutional limits on tax exemptions. Jae Eldridge, once a famed 1930 pitcher nicknamed the Duke of Spero, now around age 80, lives in Glenora with his wife and recently suffered a stroke but remains reasonably healthy.
Charlie Harville was born in High Point and lived on Colonial Drive until 1941. He joined WGHP TV staff in 1963 after military service in World War II and a few years of travel. He later settled in Greensboro with his wife and their nine children.
Readers ask about keeping Easter lilies. Outside planting is possible now but bloom may resume next spring. After blossoms fade, cut stalks 2 3 inches above bulbs and plant bulbs 9 12 inches deep using fresh soil mix. Foliage will die back in winter but not be harmed by cold.
The reader is told that deeded cemetery plots remain owned by the purchaser or heirs. unused graves may be sold or willed, or revert to estate if no will. Management does not reclaim deeded spaces for unpaid plots if payments continue reasonably.
U S artillery fired a burst of 150 pound 175mm shells at the Ben Hai River bridge after reports of massed enemy near the border crossing. Nguy en Van Thieu warned of bombing Hanoi or invading North Vietnam if attacks continued. Air strikes hit missile sites near Haiphong Haiphong.
The Goldsboro News Argus ran a Page One apology to readers over 40 after calling a 56 year old man elderly. The paper said the mistake was a grave error and noted the story was written by reporter John Rains aged 22.
Bobby Baker former Senate aide noted for outside dealings was sentenced to a concurrent one to three year term on seven counts including income tax evasion theft and conspiracy no fine ordered parole eligibility after one year if upheld Baker will appeal through attorney Edward Bennett Williams and remains free on bond prior to appeal.
Washington sources say Social Security benefit boosts may take effect by July 1 as Congress works toward aligning payments with living costs. The House backs a limited initial increase with later rises, but Democrats cite complexity and other handicaps delaying a larger raise.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrived in Paris to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as clashes erupted near the Arc de Triomphe. Police moved in to separate protesters including students, with the Champs Elysees and Place de l Etoile scene reported.
Israeli and Syrian forces clash on the Sea of Galilee frontier with tanks artillery and mortars while air combat rages above. Israel says six MIGs downed four after renewed fighting, Syria says none lost and claims Israeli planes over Syria. Local shelling harms civilian houses in villages Nasserieh and Izzed in.
U S District Court Judge George L Hart Jr dismissed Adam Clayton Powell's suit seeking a seat in Congress, ruling the federal court has no jurisdiction over House seating matters. Powell plans an immediate appeal to the U S Court of Appeals, arguing separation of powers and constitutional challenges to the House exclusion.
Chief William Barnes says two police officers could have been saved if witnesses or bystanders intervened during the fatal shootout at the Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan. John C. Cooley, 32, is charged with first degree murder after disarming Sgt. William Fletcher and slain officer David Van Curter. Army veteran Thomas Gorham subdued Cooley and prevented further bloodshed.
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