15 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1967
Page
1
Residents on Long Street protest a detour causing more dust and seek action. City officials claim oiling routes is unnecessary. Carl Wills meanwhile supervised oiling of unpaved portions, at no cost to residents, through April 12 during construction.
Reader questions address safe disposal of old ammunition and locating hospital bed lending services. Answers advise not to burn or dump ammunition, suggest burying as risky, and cite police cautions. Services for sickroom equipment from Council of Jewish Women and High Point Exchange Club are listed with contact details. Also notes on bridge widening plans and where to donate used clothing through local charities and alternatives for sale or loan.
A.J.H.S. and Allen Jay mention no board policy on lunches from home. Principal M Doyle Early says only restriction is no pop bottles due to breakage hazards. beyond that the board sets no official rule and each principal handles noontime issues as they see fit.
The Senate backed a Ribicoff amendment to provide a tax credit up to 325 per student for college costs including tuition fees books and equipment but lawmakers warn it faces tough odds in becoming law as Treasury opposition and House resistance loom. The measure targets education financing while other tax provisions ride along in the broader bill.
In its first formal assessment the spring High Point furniture market earned a good rating from four manufacturers. At a press conference at the String and Splinter Club, they reported strong opening activity, steady prices, and an encouraging 1967 outlook.
Thousands jam United Nations Plaza in New York to hear Dr. Martin Luther King defend honoring commitments and demand halt to bombing. In San Francisco, King’s wife and Julian Bond address crowds as organizers anticipate up to a half million participants in antiwar protests nationwide.
Martin Luther King Jr. calls for mass draft card burnings and public speeches as he urges an end to bombing. He cites U Thant and the UN in pressing for a ceasefire, arguing the war has no vital American interest and that Ky allies with a Hitler hero figure.
The Justice Department opened a full investigation into alleged misconduct by Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell at the request of House members. Republican leaders differ on outcomes with Laird urging action and McGregor skeptical of concrete steps.
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announced a fortified barrier along the northern frontier of South Vietnam to stem North Vietnamese incursions. The line of mine fields barbed wire and bunkers would extend 15 to 20 miles inland from the coast toward Laos, envisioned as a Maginot Line.
Two U S Air Force jets dropped bombs during a North Vietnamese air war mis struck and hit South Vietnamese troops 23 miles northwest of Qui Nhon. Casualties range from 29 to 41 dead and 50 to 70 wounded, with one U S aircraft shot down bringing total losses to 505th.
The Sunday Enterprise reviews the spring Southern furniture market with updates on market developments. It features a furniture designer profile, a manufacturer boosting product quality, and coverage of furniture television commercials. A look at new home furnishing styles rounds out the section.
Two FBI agents Lawrence Bria and Roland Purnell spotted two men entering the Hill Top branch of the Western Pennsylvania National Bank during a robbery. A gunfight left Daniel J. Koenig wounded in the face and Joseph H. Brown taken into custody with the other bandit. The bank recovered all $37,245. Koenig remained in serious condition. Brown received minor injuries.
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