18 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1967
Page
1
D B A states the Amos n Andy show will not return to Channel 8 or any channel. Fred Barber WGHP TV program director says the NAACP claim it harms the Negro image led CBS to remove it from syndication. He adds that even Shirley Temple Civil War films could be affected by local pressure.
State Highway Department and Randolph County engineer W. M. Cherkes say US 311 bypass will alter traffic patterns near the Baker Road Petty Street intersection. Patrolman Swindell notes the crash involved a girl who darted from behind a bus and stresses caution at the site.
Attorney General Arthur J. Sills explains where to find the legal rules governing estate executors in New Jersey. He provides guidance on statutes, department guidelines, and official sources for duties and requirements governing probate administration.
A High Point resident asks about entering the Southern Furniture Exposition Bail on a tour. The answer notes passes are required and only bona fide industry representatives, news media, or invited guests with passes can enter.
The article notes that over the counter preparations do little for warts and urges a doctor for stubborn cases. It cheekily offers ritual rites such as rubbing with a stolen wet dishrag and corn, feeding corn to chickens, and burying a damp stick, calling it psychotherapy.
Citizens allege waste from the Borden plant on Montgomery Place drains into a field and a stream, emitting odor and posing a health risk to about 22 nearby families. Public works inspector Carl Wills, supported by county sanitation official Owen Braughter, plans an inspection with doubts this is regular sewage.
An HPC bulletin states the admissions committee requires English 4 units, math 2, foreign language 2, history 1, science 1, electives 6 for college success. Class standing and scholastic aptitude also affect admission. Apply now by writing to the Director of Admissions HPC.
The Senate approved a Byrd amendment reducing Social Security retirement to 60 for workers who retire early and accept smaller benefits. The measure, attached to a tax bill, would grant about 70 percent of 65-year benefits, as debate over health care and funding intensifies.
A downtown Miami Haven Hotel blaze killed Virginia Hopkins 39 and burned 68 year old Charles Foster severely. The top floor fire trapped more than a dozen guests who were rescued by ladders as fire department crews battled the flames. Fire officials cited a vertical separation wall as a factor limiting spread. Police said about 25 others on lower floors were awakened by screams and evacuated, with adjoining hotel residents also moved to safety.
Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 3 fires its arm like shovels toward the Sea of Storms as it completes the 237000 mile cruise to the Moon. The 2283 pound craft shows no problems in the first half of its voyage and is set to touch down about 7 p.m. EST Wednesday.
South Vietnam renewed its push for talks with North Vietnam and proposed both sides pull back forces from the demilitarized zone. A Vietnamese statement welcomed Canadian peace proposals and said Saigon stands ready to meet Hanoi directly or via third parties. The drive in the Mekong Delta and heavy fighting near Hue continued as U S and South Vietnamese forces reported enemy casualties.
Final passage of a bill to allow brown bagging in wet areas of North Carolina faces delay after House objections to two Senate amendments. The measure, approved 36 to 11 by the Senate, would permit brown bagging in wet cities and certain private clubs, with tactics including hotel cocktail parties contested and a conference potential noted. Additional changes aimed to limit dry counties remained under debate.
New York AP report outlines guidelines for the American Society of Girl Watchers as it grows to 5000 members. Founder Don Sayers explains rules include not ogling or whistling and maintaining eyeball control while observing women in public.
Enterprise reports optimism at the spring Southern furniture market as manufacturers and retailers anticipate better six months ahead. Backlogs ease, deliveries improve, and prices stabilize while plans for extensive summer and fall promotions unfold. The market runs eight days across High Point and the Furniture Highway through Thomasville Lexington Hickory Lenoir and Drexel.
Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen warned that the Soviet Union has formed a new ball game by aligning with Communist China to increase war material flow to North Vietnam. He said this undermines Johnson’s call for freer trade with the Soviets and suggests Congress may resist such legislation while Moscow aids Hanoi.
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