23 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1967
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to call or write ACTION LINE with questions problems or worries. Command line contact options include a phone line and mail c/o The Enterprise for guidance or solutions.
Ferndale JH plans to post assignments Friday afternoon August 25 on outside doors for weekend planning. Northeast may post by Friday or Monday August 28 to 29. Griffin hopes to post Tuesday August 29, 1960.
News item reports on the escape of Guy Roger Liverett from Stokes County Prison Camp on Sept 9 1965 and the resulting pursuit notices across Thomasville Davidson County and Plymouth. Court records show a 12 month suspended sentence activated, with welfare tracing an out of state address for potential enforcement of child support.
Gardenia leaves turn brown and drop after frost. Fred Yoder warns these sensitive plants should not be protected from cold as it delays hardening. Place the shrubs in the coldest yard spot to slow blooming until freezing risk ends.
A High Point attorney weighs in on separation ethics and living arrangements in North Carolina. He says a sleep in maid in the same house is not illegal if she is solely a maid, but warns of potential marital and societal scrutiny.
A reader asks for tomato paste and a volunteer researcher found the recipe in the New York Times Menu Cookbook at the Winston Salem public library. The paste process takes time but it sounds tasty for readers who request it.
Traffic Captain W H McSwain cites General Statute 20 217 stating no stopping on the other lane of a divided highway if a sufficient median or barrier exists. Stopping would obstruct traffic and create a hazard. The rule does not apply to mountable medians like S Main.
A reader asks where to get an electric razor sharpened. Frank Roberts of the New South Motel Barber Shop suggests reading the brochure, checking with the dealer, or contacting the manufacturer for a service center. Replacement blades or entire heads may be available locally. otherwise return to home base for renovation.
The item reports mixed reactions to Martin Luther King Jr's Vietnam stance and attacks on the Johnson administration. It notes fear among war supporters and rising critique from African American groups while suggesting a shift in public sentiment toward peace.
Four Bronx men linked to the John Birch Society were seized in dawn raids along with 250000 rounds of ammunition an anti tank gun a sub machine gun and explosives. They face charges of conspiracy to murder possession of explosives and weapons law violations.
The AP report details a 12 page anti white U S agitprop published in Peking by Robert F Williams urging violence in U S cities and urging Negro GIs to "eliminate" white comrades in Vietnam The piece advocates logging sewer lines burning facilities and breaking windows while refusing to fight in Vietnam and urges violent acts against perceived enemies It notes postal customs and justice officials face First Amendment limits in policing foreign propaganda and questions circulation tracking for Williams irregular publications
AFL CIO president George Meany supports a temporary 10 percent hike to fund the Vietnam war but opposes the administration’s broader tax plan. He urges higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations while protecting vital domestic programs and warns against spending cuts.
London reports the British Foreign Office condemned China’s burning of the British diplomatic mission in Peking as uncivilized. Britain imposes exit visa requirements and restricts Chinese diplomats to a five mile radius, suspends diplomatic radio transmissions, and notes relations may hinge on Beijing’s behavior.
Dr Gregory Pincus co founder of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology died at 64 in Boston. He helped develop the first practical oral contraceptive pill with Dr Hudson Hoagland and collaborated with Dr John Rock. The pill later gained FDA approval and changed birth control worldwide. He also developed estrone and was an authority on reproductive cycles. Survived by widow Elizabeth, son John, daughter Mrs Michael Bernard, and siblings.
Lagos radio said federal troops drove Biafran fighters from Ore and pursued them toward the Midwest, with heavy casualties reported. Bridges north and west of Ore were blown to slow the advance, about 115 miles east of Lagos, as battles raged in cocoa country three hours from the city.
American warplanes intensified pressure on North Vietnam with raids from Hanoi suburbs to 30 miles from the Chinese frontier. Bridges around the capital, including the Canal des Rapides span, were targeted for the fourth time as pilots faced strong antiaircraft fire. No losses reported. six planes were shot down the previous day. In South Vietnam, guerrilla attacks continued with casualties and threats to the Sept. 3 elections.
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