31 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1969
Page
1
A reader seeking help is invited to call 885 2051 or write ACTION LINE c o Tha Enterprise to share concerns. The notice invites opinions, problem solving, and worry relief through reader guidance, typical of a community advice feature.
A reader asks about eight week night courses through the Adult Education Department at G T I for trades like data processing. Another letter confirms turkey vultures exist, describing their appearance and behavior. A Q A summarizes the Federal Reserve System’s role and structure, and readers seek updates on Phillies Giants games and Archdale post office access for box holders.
Reinforced U S and South Vietnamese troops ringed a valley south of Da Nang to trap part of a North Vietnamese division in the Que Son Valley. Expected to contain elements of two regiments of the North Vietnamese 2nd Division, contact was light, suggesting many troops may have slipped away. The allied force strength rose to about 3,000 with reinforcements.
U S Marines with a South Vietnamese battalion push from four directions into the hills around the Hiep Duc refugee center near Que Son. The fight centers on Deo Ram peak with light opposition, as allied forces press to trap retreating North Vietnamese units in the Que Son Valley. Since Aug 12 about 1,000 enemy killed. U S losses about 75 killed and 328 wounded.
William Karraker, 50, an insurance executive and eighth Stanford heart transplant recipient, died Saturday after his heartbeat irregularities. He had been hospitalized at St. Joseph's in Stockton after a late Friday admission following a heartbeat issue. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause. Karraker had filed to run for Stockton city council and helped plan a survivors list with other transplant recipients.
Larry Breedlove, 20, of Springfield owns the title to a foreign car bought last November and fully paid for this Saturday. The car, stolen from a church parking lot in February, remains missing with no theft insurance. He kept paying installments so the thief wouldn’t have to worry about repossession.
Six Israelis remained detained by Syrian authorities as passengers and crew of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 evacuated after a hijack hoisted the plane toward Tel Aviv before diverting to Damascus. Arab hijackers, two in custody, threatened further action while Western diplomats eyed possible releases.
Governor Bob Scott appointed Lt Col Edwin C Guy to lead the North Carolina Highway Patrol succeeding Col Charles A Speed. Capt Charles B Pierce will become patrol executive officer. Guy to be promoted to colonel when sworn in. Guy, 52, joined the patrol in 1939 and holds multiple police science and chemical testing credentials. Pierce has served 22 years in the patrol and was promoted to captain in 1967.
The Associated Press reports a major weekend of folk rock with The Nice and the Bonzo Dog Band in Wight and Texas International Pop Festival at a Dallas area speedway. About 150 police prepared for a large crowd as 200000 weekend revelers gathered, while a baby was born at a speedway site. Sky River Rock Festival opened in Tenino, Washington, after the state supreme court overruled merchant and Birch Society objections.
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