16 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1968
Page
1
A public appeal invites readers to call or write ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to share concerns or questions, offering direct, ongoing contact for community guidance and problem solving.
Reader questions about blocking driveways, railroad crossovers, Cub Scout uniforms, and presidential assassinations are answered. Advice covers parking ordinances and traffic engineering, enforcement limits, Scout fundraisers, and a concise list of four assassinations with dates and places.
A former monument professional explains cleaning approach for gravestones. For granite use muriatic acid with water and a brush, while marble requires a mild detergent method.
President Johnson harshly pressed Hanoi for a serious early response to peace efforts during a Hawaii stop. He met Adm. Sharp and Adm. McCain to discuss Vietnam military matters and planned neutral site talks while meeting South Korea's Park and staying at Kaiser's seaside estate.
Florida smokers turn to roll your own devices as cigarette prices rise up to 50 cents a pack. Machines cost 75 cents to 695 dollars and can yield 50+ cigarettes from cheap tobacco and papers. Store owners report rapid sellouts since April 1 tax increase. officials expect a temporary surge before normalizing.
Western space experts say a second pair of Russian satellites docked in space, signaling progress toward a manned moon mission and a space station for military use. Analysts compare this to Gemini docking, noting radar and control refinements and a multilaunch strategy to assemble a lunar-capable station in Earth orbit.
IRS relies on tipsters to detect tax cheats though reward cases are declining. About 100000 tips yearly exist, with only 624 rewards in the last complete fiscal year. Rewards reach up to 10 percent, averaging 4 to 6 percent, and require information that materially recovers additional tax.
Five fliers were rescued and one was lost as North Vietnam air war cost the United States four more planes. Two F105s were shot down near Dong Hoi and two Navy F4s collided in the Gulf. all four crewmen parachuted or were rescued.
The Judiciary Committee approved a bill to move Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Veterans Day and Columbus Day to Mondays creating four annual three day weekends. Business groups travel agencies and airlines favor it for efficiency and reduced absenteeism while patriotic societies veterans groups and churches oppose fearing unpatriotic or impious behavior on holidays.
Nixon signals calm while Rockefeller weighs a draft run and could revive interest in the Republican convention. Romney’s withdrawal left Rockefeller as a potential disruptor and Nixon’s team views Reagan as a secondary threat with an uninstructed Iowa slate competing against Nixon’s preferred 24 vote slate.
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