ACTION LINE answers reader queries on local issues
In High Point and surrounding areas ACTION LINE fields questions on topics from liquor liability and public safety to pool memberships and eye bank donations. It locates Brookwood Swim Club, advises on citizen arrests, NBA dunk rules, and helps find farm tours, book appraisals, and rare books with named contacts and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Crisco
Crisco
High Point Lions Club
Frank Smith
N. C. Eye Bank
Winston - Salem
Oklahoma
Smith
Lions Club
P. A
Charles Sanders
Halifax
Neal Austin
Sanders
U.S. Jets Fight MIGs Near Hanoi In Heavy Air Scramble
U S air forces clashed with six duels against MIGs near Hanoi with two kills claimed by American pilots. F105s faced heavy defenses while B52 bombers conducted four strikes across Vietnam. Mortar fire hit an Army outpost near the DMZ and two Saigon area targets were attacked as ground operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Hanoi
RADIO
U.S
South Vietnam
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Thursay
U.S. Army
4Th Infantry Division
Quang Ngai
Kontum Province
Unseasonably Cold Weather Grips North Carolina
Unseasonably chilly conditions bring a Charlotte record low of 34 and Asheville at 28 as frost affects Piedmont and Coast Plain. Officials warn of scattered frost tonight and a cooling pattern with inland lows 34 to 42 and coastal 40s, while Montana sees snow and livestock warnings persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Piedmont
Coast Plain
Montana
Northern Plains
Dakotas
Wyoming
Utah
North
Carolina
United States
Westmoreland Aims to Rally Home Front as War Escalates
General Westmoreland addressed Congress governors and key lawmakers urging unity and continued support for the Vietnam war. He drew praise from opponents and supporters alike but failed to stem sharp congressional criticism of Johnsons escalation and bringing the general home. Leaders predicted increased resolve at home and possible troop expansion beyond half a million, with debate focused on sustaining public backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Congress
U. S
Johnson
Westmoreland
House
John W. McCormack
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Daylight Saving Time Begins in 45 States and Alaska Exemption
Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 A.M. Sunday in 45 states with clocks moved forward one hour. Some states may exempt themselves by legislative vote or federal approval, including Michigan, Hawaii, and Alaska for 1967. Indiana and Kentucky may observe mixed time zones, while petitions for changes arrive from North Dakota, Texas, Nebraska, and Kansas.
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Chicago
U.S. Department of Transportation
Michigan
Hawaii
Alaska
Indiana
Roger D. Branigin
Department of Transportation
Kentucky
Transportatin Department
North Dakota
Texas
Nebraska
Kanas
47 Day Extension Likely to Avert Rail Strike
Congress appears set to grant President Johnson a 47 day no strike extension in the rail dispute with six shopcraft unions. Support stems from a pledge to push legislation soon, with Senate and House committees moving the resolution toward Johnson for signature before the Wednesday 12:01 A.M. strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate Labor Committee
White House
House Commerce Committee
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Wake Forest Names New President J Ralph Seales
Wake Forest College selects Dr J Ralph Seales 48 dean of arts and sciences at Oklahoma State University as new president succeeding Dr Harold Tribble who retires. Trustees set June 12 name change to Wake Forest University and aim for broader liberalization with non Baptist trustees considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston - Salem
Wake Forest College
J. Ralph Seales
College of Arts and Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Harold W. Tribble
Wake Forest University
Tribble
Wake Forest
Winston-Salem
Scales
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
University of Oklahoma
University of London
Jay
Okla
American Guild of Organists
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Manor Drive
Cedron
R.P
Brookwood Swim Club, Inc
Diamond Carter
A. m
Carter
Barney
NBA
NCAA
Eye Bank
English
The
National Guard Armory
Burton
A. E. A. Traffic Engineering
R. V. Moss
Ward
Action Line
Red Jets
Chilly Weather Grips
N.C
Barbara Avedon
Phillip Sobel
Frances Bloom
Eae
Morse
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Labor Committee
Wake
DR. Scales
PiXies
Mitch
By Wohl
United Festere Syndicate
Sunday Enterprise
American Friends Service Committee
Southeastern
AFSC
South
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