07 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1968
Page
1
A reader asks if charging a Christmas gift to parents’ account is acceptable. The advice favors cash, or a special fund, or a loan repaid from future allowances. Earning money by extra household tasks is recommended to share the season and avoid freeloading.
The discussion covers whether Social Security checks rely on lifetime earnings or just the last working year, noting benefits depend on an average of earnings over several years and the final year is not decisive. It also lists Santa suit rental options in town at HPMA and A to Z Rental Co with prices and contact info.
A reader reports a dream of a space ship picking up a girl on Montheu Avenue last Monday night and asks to be kept informed. J E Lambeth of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena seeks witnesses to call 476-7287 to share findings and compare with past cases. No spacemen have been confirmed in Eldridge Cleaver’s disappearance. an 11 year old girl reported missing has returned home.
A reader recounts encountering a visibly disabled man selling needles in a store. The exchange was unpleasant, but the writer believes public assistance supports disqualified individuals with no private income, questioning the ethics of buying or gifting. The response defends the seller’s need to talk and argues the encounter was a minor, if ugly, interaction.
In Paris negotiators present tough public fronts while showing signs of flexibility in private talks. North Vietnam and the NLF push for a Communist dominated government in South Vietnam, while Saigon and its allies seek a negotiated settlement with Viet Cong disarmament. Both sides insist on sovereignty, complicating any cease-fire and political future.
The United States and North Vietnam have agreed on most procedural questions for the expanded peace talks but clash over the table shape. Washington favors two rectangular tables while Hanoi insists on a square table, with a possible compromise a round table under discussion.
Absenteeism in schools and workplaces rises due to the Hong Kong flu with up to 30 percent missing in some areas. New York City firms report 40 percent unusually high absenteeism, while Colorado reports about 50,000 cases and several schools close. The National Communicable Disease Center lists 13 states plus Puerto Rico and NYC with outbreaks. vaccines are not yet clearly effective.
In Lansing a gender memo war erupts as secretaries clash over dress and grooming. A chain of interoffice notes lampoons length rules for skirts and beards, touching on taste, age, religion, and national stereotypes amid Capitol politics.
U S and North Vietnamese negotiators agreed on seven procedural points for four-way peace talks but differ on seating arrangements. Vance and Lau reached consensus on speaker structure, room, attendee limits, languages, tape recorders, and press exclusion. Hanoi favors a square table to honor NLFs status. the U S prefers two long facing tables. a compromise like a round table is considered but not assured.
AP reports the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched atop an Atlas Centaur, a 4400 pound satellite with 11 telescopes. It completes a near circular 467 to 489 mile orbit to give astronomers unobstructed views of stars, galaxies, and interstellar gas, a potential leap in astronomy. NASA officials call it a major advance, likening it to the telescope’s invention. The project aims to reveal clues about the universe’s origin and space science capabilities.
North Carolina leaders and friends from the General Assembly and Council of State joined Gov. and Mrs. Dan K. Moore for a gala hosted at the Sir Walter Hotel and Raleigh City Club. The event honored Gov. elect Bob Scott amid Democratic transition traditions.
Aiken beauty Nancy Janice Moore, 22, announced engagement to Sen Strom Thurmond, 66. The former Miss South Carolina, who competed in Miss America 1965, said wedding timing remains uncertain, with plans possibly before year’s end. Moore said they met when she worked in his Washington office in 1966.
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