10 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1968
Page
1
Citizens seek ways to be heard amid turmoil with calls to write to national and state officials and vote in November. The column notes frustration with lack of clear answers and urges informed civic action while offering guidance on engaging lawmakers and using elections.
The season begins Easter Monday with a 200 lap modified sportsman feature plus hobby and claiming division races. After that the races run every Saturday night through fall. Rules: modified sportsman cars via NASCAR Daytona Beach Florida. Hobby and claiming rules via Universal Services Winston Salem 1049 Northwest Blvd 27104.
Mrs M A Hard to say but Howard Palmer of Sherwin Williams warns wax makes varnish sticky and spar is for exterior use on boats and picnic tables. Start over by removing old varnish with solvent or wax stripper, then sand seal sand and finish with interior varnish.
A reader shares a theory about the phrase mind your P s and Q s. Printers set type by hand and stored it in racks with backwards facing letters. P and Q letters looked similar when reversed, so printers were warned to mind their P s and Q s while handling the type.
President Johnson closes marathon talks at Camp David amid cloudy peace prospects in Vietnam. Hanoi sends a formal message while Phnom Penh site is opposed. Johnson meets Klaus of Austria and hosts top officials as Tet consequences are weighed.
Governor Moore asked the ABC Director to reopen liquor stores and lift the liquor sale ban, signaling a change in alcohol regulations amid a broader policy shift in Raleigh.
Greensboro mayor announces curfew lifting on a trial basis effective immediately while liquor and firearms sales bans remain. City officials say violence last Friday followed the King assassination spurred the curfew. Gasoline sales limited to tank-fill units. citizen responsibility emphasized. Governor outlines martial law restrictions easing and calls for normalcy and recovery for all North Carolinians.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey prepares to enter the Democratic nominating race after a possible East River primary contest with Kennedy and McCarthy. He says he is more encouraged than ever and will target state conventions for delegates while avoiding primaries.
The House Rules Committee chair Mississippi Democrat says enacting the civil rights bill would echo Dr. Martin Luther King's slaying. Key votes loom on the measure with an open housing ban on sale or rental, amid party splits and shifting support from Rep. John B. Anderson and others. The bill faced delays and possible conference talks, tied to open housing provisions and historic debates on similar measures.
A 614 aboard ocean ferry Wahine ran aground at Wellington harbor mouth and capsized in a fierce New Zealand storm. Officials feared 150 drowned as rescue boats fought 123 mph winds to pull survivors from the waves. Passengers described chaos in the lounge and mothers guiding children to lifeboats while the ship lay on its side a mile from shore.
More than 100,000 allied troops from five nations fanned out across Saigon and 11 surrounding provinces in the largest offensive of the war. The drive involves U S divisions Vietnamese and allied units including Australian New Zealand and Thai forces with no major casualties reported yet.
Tear gas and unruly students forced the closure of Central senior and junior high schools at Indiana Avenue and Linwood Boulevard Manual High School at East Truman Road and Lincoln High School after police dispersed crowds. Police and Missouri National Guardsmen remained near the area as youths gathered for a memorial march tied to the King era events.
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