08 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1968
Page
1
A brief urging readers to contact ACTION LINE with questions problems or worries, inviting calls or written messages to The Enterprise for assistance. The notice emphasizes accessibility and prompt attention to reader concerns.
The reader asks how officers identify locals and issue city tag tickets. The reply notes traffic officers recognize locals by state tags and licenses, but city tag enforcement has not yet led to citations for missing display.
In a rowdy notice from residents of Gatewood Avenue and surrounding districts, complaints accuse High Point officials of unequal curbside leaf and trash pickup. The letters cite repeated calls over weeks, heavy snow, wind damage, and ongoing yard debris, urging a Southeast service boost and more responsive public works.
A reader asks who can remove cement blocking a damper and restore a fireplace. Herman Hazlewood of J C Reynolds Builders recommends a brick mason with fireplace know how. George Idol, listed at 882 8574, comes from a family of construction experts and offers help on days when bad weather keeps outdoor work from proceeding.
A wife writes that she had to work Friday while her husband was off for Thanksgiving at Thomasville Furniture Industries, suggesting smaller firms may adjust holidays. The author recalls a prior era and notes a shift to shared leave at TRI, pondering recruitment ideas without criticism.
Barbecue Auction at a local society offered country hams hair cuts antiques and athletic equipment among other items. Star photo by Rick Swain accompanies the story in the same edition.
In Paris, Allied diplomats staged a small reception for the Saigon delegation led by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. French authorities pressed to curb large Vietnamese protests and kept neutral stance toward the Viet Cong delegation. American negotiators hoped for preliminary four-party talks to begin early next week after a month-long Saigon boycott delay.
President elect Nixon met with Republican leaders amid plans to announce his full cabinet in a single reveal possibly Tuesday night. Names floated include Lt. Gov. Robert Finch to HEW, Gov. Volpe to Transportation, and Moynihan as labor head. State and Defense posts unsettled.
In Saigon both sides treat the war as prologue to a political showdown. A cease-fire is seen as imminent, with the Viet Cong expanding revolutionary administration plans and Saigon pushing an Accelerated Pacification Campaign. High stakes drive risky moves as both sides rush to finalize political structures before Tet.
Sears, Roebuck, and Co. issues an urgent recall for jewelry pins decorated with deadly sequirity beans. An estimated 300 to 400 pins were sold in 117 cities across 138 stores. Beans used as eyes or centers in ornamental designs pose a fatal toxicity risk if chewed or swallowed.
AP reports a bomb blast destroyed a Highway 9 bridge four miles west of Vandergrift base near the DMZ cutting a major Marines supply route. Engineers quickly erected a bypass and truck convoys resumed, risking logistics strain for the 3rd Marine Division with no allied casualties reported.
In Palm Springs, California, Republican governors accused the Johnson administration of rushing last minute policy changes to hinder President-elect Nixon. The GOP group elected Ronald Reagan as chairman, with Raymond Shafer as vice chairman, and praised Ray Bliss as national chairman while denying Bliss’ replacement was discussed.
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