24 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1967
Page
1
Moscow reports that cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed when Soyuz 1 crashed after a landing attempt. Parachute lines allegedly twisted, causing the craft to hit the ground with great force.
President Johnson mourns Adenauer's death and invites Kiesinger to the U S at Christmas or later. NASA chief Webb calls for realistic U S USSR space cooperation after the second space death in three months as Soyuz 1 crashes.
A citizen Q and A column covers the origin of throw in the towel in boxing and legal capias for nonsupport. It answers tax refund timing, tree sap and pests, The Sound of Music source, Vietnam GI mail, Sunnybrook water sewer installation timing, and a vacant Elm Street hotel lot cleanup plan with city public works actions.
U S Air Force and Navy planes launched their first Vietnam war attack on MIG jet airfields in North Vietnam. Simultaneous ground crushing assault involved about 20 000 U S and South Vietnamese troops against three Communist jungle redoubts in War Zone C. Space for broader action limited by fog and smoke, with reports of some resistance and mine incidents but no confirmed damage figures.
General Westmoreland tells AP meeting in New York that antiwar protests will cost lives by emboldening the enemy. He calls for unified American support for troops in Vietnam and foresees bitter fighting ahead while praising battlefield progress. Senators Percy and Byrd urge more Asian troop contributions and discuss bombing policy.
Louis Harris reports Johnson would lose today to George Romney 54 to 46 while Nixon shows weakness among swing groups. Romney leads in the Midwest Far West and among Ca and Jewish voters and under 35s, with Nixon haunted by past losses and a tainted image.
A poll of about 2 100 Capitol Hill Club members shows Richard Nixon in first place and George Romney last. Dirksen Reagan Percy Brooke Ford also beat Romney with Nixon leading the GOP field in a survey of party leaders, senators, and staffers on who did most for the party last year.
Governor Dan Moore welcomed Gilbarco Inc to Greensboro praising the new 430000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing plant as a sign of regional growth. He noted the first Greensboro built gasoline pump serves the central motor pool in Raleigh and predicted the company’s 100 year Greensboro future.
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