02 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
1
A scrambled note describes a grounded refrigerator incident with unclear timing and involved names. Frustration emerges as discussions steer toward a practical fix and options, while readers seek a clear resolution. The fragment hints at a missed plan and calls for better communication.
A reader seeks the address of Mrs M A Hazel Farlow in Park Street Randleman to order Grandma Moses style horse and mill pictures. Greek pastry sale planned at Greek Orthodox Church on January 11 and 12. orders through Greek restaurants. Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics course offered in Jamestown starting late January, details via Buord Frye at 4541488 or Box 324.
Senate Republicans map a compromise tax plan with a limited personal income rise and a 23 percent oil depletion allowance. Sen. Albert Gore leads the bill’s sponsorship while President Nixon would likely veto if a $1,000 threshold is included, as Louisiana Democrat Finance Chairman discusses administration leverage.
Bulletin reports US Circuit Court orders desegregation in Durham County and Durham City areas in North Carolina and Amherst and Halifax counties in Virginia. The orders require public schools to desegregate within two years via pairing, zoning or consolidation. Separate account describes a hamlet under Viet Cong influence with residents gathering in groups amid firing and cries.
The article explains the new lottery system for Selective Service begun in 1970. It details the random drawing from alphabetized birthdates to determine draft order, replacing earlier uncertain timetables. It notes 500,000 men in 1970 will be classified 1-A or 1-A-O, with 350,000 gaining deferral or exemption and about 260,000 drafted, depending on local boards.
Rich disjointed lines reference dates and names tied to the University of Wisconsin. Stolman mentions a birthday on September 14 and a birth date of April 24, discussing related people and places in a clipped AP style fragment.
A deadly blaze at a Lake Temiscouata area elderly home, northeast of Quebec City, killed and displaced many residents. Ninety was the number of elderly inside the 1950s institution, with 69 confirmed inside, and 55 feared dead as 15 escaped to hospital. Firefighters from nearby towns battled the blaze from dawn, destroying about 120 buildings and crippling the timber town, with damages pegged at 18 million dollars.
President Nixon called for a massive national commitment to end hunger and malnutrition and endorsed three congressional measures to cut poverty related malnutrition. He urged a guaranteed income floor for families, expansion of food stamps, and a commission on population growth and the American future.
Gen William Westmoreland told a House subcommittee the Vietnam War might have ended sooner if the bombing of North Vietnam had continued. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird defended Vietnamization, said escalation remains possible but ruled out nuclear use, while Westmoreland argued halting the bombing a year ago prevented gains by the enemy. He endorsed Nixon's policy and would not resume bombing.
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