18 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1967
Page
1
A discussion about odor solutions for suits prompts officials to deny using fish slime derivatives in sizing. Bob Malpass of Burlington Industries defends standard sizing practices while clarifying that starch is the common finish in suiting fabrics and that no animal or slime-based agents are used.
The Pentagon studies forming a new division at Fort Campbell or Fort Lewis to replace home based units heading to Vietnam as part of President Johnsons plan to add 45 000 to 50 000 troops. Most new forces are expected from Air Force and Navy, with Army remaining to fill contingents. The draft outlook for 1968 hinges on weeks ahead.
A reader asks why there is no word on whether gambling has ended in Hargrave Military Academy band barracks at Chatham Virginia. The reply notes secrecy and that barracks are patrolled by student officers and faculty.
A very young half century born in 1917. How does one join the Police Reserves Apply to Chief Laurie Pritchett. Basic requirements match regular staff aside from age limits and minor differences. Capt. G T Leverett heads the unit as liaison under the chief. On the job training plus classroom work prepare 25 men serving as auxiliaries for evening and weekend duties events and emergencies.
The delay is due to lack of a paving petition from property owners and preexisting rights of way issues. Engineer Max Palmer notes no formal request has been made, and until a petition is filed paving cannot proceed. An industrial firm has shown interest, but no concrete plans exist.
The record for most points at High Point College is 51 by Kirk Stewart in 1965 against Belmont Abbey. Paul Shinn says Gene Littles could break it if he keeps a hot hand for a full game.
Labor Day began as a tribute to workers in the United States with the Knights of Labor pushing the idea in New York City in 1882. The movement expanded until Congress made the holiday legal in 1894. Other countries mark May 1 as a workers holiday or observe it on the first Sunday after.
A reader suggests rubbing corn meal into a stuffed toy to absorb dirt. The responder agrees and notes corn meal acts like a dry shampoo by absorbing oils and grime.
Flood-ravaged Fairbanks the 30,000 population awaits the Chena River to recede. President pledges federal aid as 15,000 residents prepare to return to water-damaged homes and begin a massive recovery before winter.
U S command reports near record air strikes on North Vietnam with B52 raids into the DMZ and North Vietnam. Reports say 181 Communists killed in actions and 643rd U S plane lost. naval shelling continues as Marines face possible incidents near DMZ.
Parents in Mount Sterling protest the closing of NC's last one room school after the teacher's resignation to Tennessee. Officials plan to send 12 pupils to Coxes County schools across the state line. Eight parents petition to keep the school open in Haywood County. Mount Sterling sits 33 miles north of Waynesville.
Translated Viet Cong memo dated March 1966 urges not to seek a settlement, proposing simultaneous armed struggle and negotiations to accelerate defeat of the South Vietnamese regime. U.S. officials call the document highly significant, reportedly seized April 21 in Khan Hoa Province by the 101st Airborne Division.
The House backed a broad Social Security bill with changes to benefits taxes and eligibility. Provisions include a 12 percent general increase, higher minimums, raised wage bases, new earnings rules, expanded widows benefits, stricter disability rules, Medicare study for disability extension, longer hospitalization and direct billing, and state required programs for counseling, work, and child care.
President Johnson faces a news conference as polls show approval slipping to 39 percent after rioting and tax and Vietnam policy disputes. Officials cite tightened bombing controls near the Chinese border and plans to deploy 45 000 more troops while pressuring North and South Vietnam and watching South Vietnamese elections.
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