16 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1969
Page
1
A reader asks about the flag resting on President Eisenhower's casket. The response notes that the flag is usually given to the widow, reflecting a common practice for honoring a fallen president.
In High Point residents wonder how Montlieu Avenue got its name. History-keeper Mrs. Fred Joyce cannot confirm the origin beyond a humorous tale of a Frenchman exclaiming Montieu c est un lieu des monts as he rode into town, leaving locals puzzled and amused by the phrase.
Reader questions leap from skating hair etiquette to a New York church burial vault robbery. A letter from Rev Michael Allen of St Marks Bowery describes vaults under the 1795 church where few burials remain and ashes may be placed by discretion. He notes NYC law on hermetically sealed caskets and recalls the vault break in and grisly desecration, with police guards and arrests. A band offers carpet cleaner for shoe polish stains with a band member contact option.
Washington AP reporting Mills and Mahon clash over repeating a large federal spending cut. Mills backs a spending ceiling to trim billions. Mahon doubts how much more can be cut and prefers to avoid a ceiling. Both influenced last year's $6 billion cut in exchange for a Johnson surplus claim.
The Pentagon said all evidence supports North Korea's claim it downed the EC121 recon plane over the Sea of Japan with 31 crewmen missing. Debris and claims cited, with no survivors found, while officials avoided comment on how destruction occurred or diplomatic fallout.
The article notes a U S Navy four propeller reconnaissance plane from Atsugi Japan is missing after contact with North Korean fighters near the Sea of Japan about 150 miles southeast of Chongjin. Kephote confirms the mission stayed within claimed air space. No survivors reported.
The Sirhan Bishara Sirhan jurors are closed to the physical evidence apart from 6 Нач exhibit no gun, with a verdict possible on first degree murder. Foreman Bruce Di Elliott, a TRW system analyst, leads a seven men five women panel as they request only a light bulb and chalk for their board. A second trial will determine gas chamber or life for first degree if convicted. defense seeks second degree with 5 years to life.
MEMPHIS Tenn AP Judge Arthur Faquin Jr set May 26 to hear James Earl Ray's motion for a new trial in King assassination. Ray pleaded guilty March 16 to murder and faces 99 years. eligibility hinges on Tennessee law and a pending motion Ray claims arose from a letter before Judge Battle's death.
Families of Navy crewmen reported downed aircraft by North Korea wait and wonder today. Chester Sundby, father of Philip, 21, said he hopes his son is found alive and that he is in the hands of the Lord. Sundby noted Philip enlisted two years ago while in high school and felt the Navy was acceptable. Mrs. Geraldine Smith urged stronger action, citing the Pueblo incident and calling for the government to act more decisively than in the past. She also shared her husband Richard E. Smith’s upcoming retirement after 24 years in the Navy and his past service at Pearl Harbor and aboard the Missouri.
Cambodia plans to resume diplomatic relations with the United States after Washington recognized Cambodia’s frontiers. Prince Norodom Sihanouk said charges d affaires would be exchanged, with potential future ambassadors. Saigon signaled readiness to reconsider frontier issues as the two nations reengage.
Czech agricultural students boycotted classes in Prague to protest censorship, state interference in sport, and strengthening of Soviet military forces in Czechoslovakia. A 300-strong group printed posters, held meetings, and posted a proclamation to urge political change before a key Communist party crisis session.
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