13 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1968
Page
1
Local column compiles reader inquiries on trash pickup delays a cornerstone mystery recliner repair and sewing tips plus mail order shopping advice. It includes mayoral banter about city services and practical guidance from Berkline to Seventeen magazine inquiries.
The note commends Chief Laurie Pritchett and the police and fire departments for exemplary service under trying conditions. It also honors the National Guard Red Cross and other groups for canteen service and lauds citizens for responsible conduct.
American B52 bombers hit Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam in five missions. In the Vinh Binh Province raid 74 miles southwest of Saigon troops found 200 enemy bodies, the largest single-B52 kill figure reported. Other raids targeted western Kontum, Khe Sanh, and near Hue.
West Berlin and other West German cities faced a tense weekend after two days of violence sparked by Rudi Dutschke the leftist student leader shot on West Berlin's main street. The suspected gunman Josef Bachmann was wounded in a police gunfight after the attack. Police used horses night sticks and water cannon as thousands disrupted newspaper deliveries from Axel Springer publishers across major cities.
FBI agents press the investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder with substantial physical evidence and new eyewitness details. Atty Gen Ramsey Clark cited strong leads while officials refused comment. searches span Memphis to Birmingham with reports of a white Mustang linked to a suspect named Galt.
World Easter observances mix tradition with unusual events as Pope Paul VI leads the Good Friday cross walk in Rome and Jerusalem marks a unified but tense Easter under Israeli rule. Juxtaposed are Judeo Christian rites in Illinois and university sit-ins protesting racial discrimination with ongoing national mourning for Martin Luther King Jr. and calls for charity over consumption.
The antigun crime bill stalls as confusion over handgun sale restrictions delays Senate action. Judiciary panel may reconvene after disputes over mail order bans and amendments by Dodd and Hruska.
Pat Nugent son in law of President Johnson arrives at Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base to join the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing as an apprentice weapons mechanic. He will serve in Southeast Asia through January 25, 1970, with a typical one year tour unless his unit deactivates. The wing operates F4 Phantom jets on close air support missions over South Vietnam.
The Charlotte News reports that Charlotte firemen and policemen will receive 77,000 dollars for overtime during recent racial tension. About 72,000 dollars goes to policemen while city employees are paid overtime at time and a half.
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