14 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1969
Page
1
Reader questions cover North Carolina divorce notifications and general guidance. A humorous wart remedy list follows with dubious cures and a plug for a local healer. The column also answers gardening inquiries about Japanese beetles, camping near High Point, and creek litter, offering practical steps and park options.
China and the Soviet Union traded notes over a border clash in central Asia as Beijing reported its patrols withdrew under Soviet attack to prevent worsening the situation. Moscow offered no casualty details while both sides warned of consequences and a decisive rebuff. The United States sought to remain neutral, aiming to ease tensions with both powers.
In Saigon Maj. Gen. G L Mabry met with civilian attorney George J. Gregory, seeking Middleton Jr. release from Long Binh stockade. Mabry took the petition under advisement and offered to inform Gregory of any decision, with no clear timeline.
British troops moved into Londonderry to halt religious rioting after a night of violence across the North. Southern Irish forces were deployed near the city to support police and hospital units. Prime Minister Wilson held talks while Britain considers troop use.
Allied forces report heavy fighting north of Saigon and in the coastal lowlands of South Vietnam. U S analysts call the Tuesday attack the fall offensive's opening high point with over 1,700 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed. U S casualties range 100 to 125 killed and more than 60 wounded. In the Quan Loi An Loc Loc Ninh area, 124 North Vietnamese were killed in five battles as American forces pursued units. A separate clash near Tay Ninh City left 73 enemy dead with 14 paratroopers killed and 43 wounded in a daylong battle. The report lists 40 enemy mortar and rocket attacks, eight causing casualties. Lt Col John A Dowd of Woodbridge Va, Marine battalion commander, was killed by machine gun fire leading his men.
Washington AP government issues consumer protection regulations under the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967. States must set up inspection programs by December 15 or within a year under certain cases. The 452 page Agriculture Department manuscript outlines proposals and federal standards for meat inspection to be adopted by state programs. The move follows a two year campaign by critics including Ralph Nader who argued that lax or absent regulation fuels intrastate meat sales.
Treasury expert warns that despite most provisions closing escape hatches, a 50 percent income tax limit misses two major deductions for oil investors. depletion allowance and certain drilling costs may still be deducted, potentially letting the wealthy erase half their income. Chairman Mills seeks correction if bill advances.
Sen Edward Kennedy tells Boston Globe he can live with himself about the Mary Jo Kopechne tragedy while denouncing whispers and falsehoods. The Union Leader reports 17 calls charged to Kennedy’s card after the accident, with two accounts of how calls were billed and made amid investigations and questions about his actions that night.
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