29 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1968
Page
1
A reader is urged to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to share concerns or questions. The notice invites callers to explain problems or worries and to write ACTION LINE, c/o The Enterprise for assistance.
Readers question why drivers do not unite against a 9.7 percent hike in auto liability premiums. They note higher claims and premiums, cite Assembly actions and a Superior Court order pressuring rate increases, and criticize lack of blame or organized action among motorists.
The discussion explains that Academy nominations occur late year with 3000 members voting, followed by early year final voting counted by Price Waterhouse. King's assassination did not affect outcomes. most winners attend, with Hepburn absent due to France. The license question confirms a failed test does not end current license validity.
Roger Boles of Golden Triangle Development Corp says Sandy Ridge acreage has just been purchased and clearing begins in two weeks. The 18 hole course will include a clubhouse and restaurant. It will be public with no membership requirements, opening in the fall of 1969.
Reader notes that the McArthur Memorial building described as a renovated church is actually a renovated courthouse. The structure has a churchlike appearance, supporting the initial impression of its original use.
In the month after Johnson reversed course on Vietnam, the administration pursues two tracks. One seeks a negotiated peace with North Vietnam, the other a gradual U S disengagement handing more control to Saigon while troop reductions begin. Officials warn time may run out for Saigon with a new president.
In Greenwood Mississippi the selective buying campaign led by the Greenwood Movement has driven nearly all Negro business from downtown and the shopping center. Johnson Street merchants reached a deal to hire Negro workers and press leaders for city talks, while Mayor Sampson spurns dialogue with the movement.
U S troopers of the 1st Air Cavalry, flown in April 19 into the A Shau Valley, reported finding an enemy camp and large quantities of fuel, trucks, rifles, and ordnance. Despite heavy anti aircraft fire, initial three day casualties were relatively light with 16 helicopter crew wounded and fewer than 50 North Vietnamese killed.
The Poor People's Campaign began with a late start as Rev. Ralph Abernathy and the Committee of 100 outlined demands to the Agriculture Department. They urged abolition of subsidies to large farmers, farm workers’ rights to collective bargaining, and free food stamps for the ultra poor.
Amos Watson, 59, Milpitas, climbed a fence into the lion moat at the San Francisco Zoo. A 450-pound male lion named Tommy grabbed him. keeper Don Farrington fired a .30-06 rifle, killing the animal between the eyes. Watson was hospitalized with gashes and a broken leg.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller will reveal his political plans at 11 a.m. Tuesday, his press secretary said. Reports in Albany say he may declare candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination as he plans a Cedar Rapids trip to Iowa with a full press corps.
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