23 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1967
Page
1
Reader asks how to clean aluminum siding to avoid spotting. The answer from Pierce Aluminum Specialties: use water and mild detergent. The piece notes aluminum may still show some spots despite cleaning.
Lloyd's Landing at Murrells Inlet South Carolina suggests live minnows on a flounder rig. Use a float and bottom weight with two hooks: one minnow near the mud and the other about a foot higher.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 17.6 miles, opened in 1965 costing about 200 million dollars. It is noted as sturdy engineering with a financial weakness as tolls fail to cover annual interest of 10.8125 million dollars plus operating expenses.
The book Tales From Cabin Creek by Dr. A C Reed is reportedly in stock at P S A Straughns but sold out. An order can be placed and a copy expected when inventories are replenished next year. Edward Broughton Co. is the publisher.
The text notes that American Indians in regular society face similar issues as others, while those on reservations follow tribal rules and show limited progress beyond subsistence. It suggests contacting the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington for descriptive information and mentions heightened national sensitivity on the topic.
Amy Vanderbilt says no fixed hat rule for afternoon weddings and customs vary by formality and locale. The Q suggests no White House decree with guests choosing freely. For the round 80 inch bed linen, Dewey Smith of American Supply Co cites a circular pad with fitted sheets at $32.50, available via major department stores. alternative is local seamstress work if wide sheeting is found.
Discussion argues that merging Guilford County schools into a single system may not guarantee efficiency or better pay for teachers. It notes Forsyth County voters rejected a bond for higher pay, while Mecklenburg reportedly faced no salary friction. The piece warns against assuming countywide consolidation yields automatic benefits and suggests caution pending broader development.
President Johnson plans an audience with Pope Paul VI to justify U.S. course in Vietnam. He told 2,500 Cam Ranh Bay troops that the enemy cannot win, while Rome reports and Vatican hints keep the visit possible amid pacifist calls and world-wide travel.
The Greek regime led by Premier George Papadopoulos announced amnesty for 2,600 political opponents seized since the coup last April 21. They also set a referendum on a new constitution and indicated elections may be delayed to avoid Communist influence, with a draft charter proposing a strong executive and monarchic limits to be voted on no later than September 15.
Danes many members of a cult led by 46 year old cab driver Knud Weiking anticipate two thirds of humanity dying in an atomic war by Sunday. He claims Orthon from a galaxy guides him and that flying saucers will transport survivors to outer space. A Blackpool real estate agent reportedly heard the same messages in 1961.
President Johnson flew from Australia to Thailand then Cam Ranh Bay to meet U S fighters and wounded men. He told troops the enemy cannot win and spoke of a "victory of confidence" across Asia before heading to an undisclosed destination, with the Viet Cong promising a three day truce starting soon.
The announced 24 hour South Vietnamese truce for about 475000 U.S. troops starts at 6 p m Sunday with air raids continuing. B52s fly high over the demilitarized zone targeting suspected artillery and supply lines while SAM missiles threaten flights. Navy pilots are missing after two fighter bombers were downed, and air strikes extend to Kep Airfield and a northern railroad yard near Hanoi.
The Enterprise will not be published on Christmas Day to let employees spend the holiday with their families. Normal operations resume on Tuesday, December 26.
The first day of winter brought an inch of snow in parts of eastern North Carolina as a cold front moved through. Rain preceded some snowfall with Asheville Greensboro and Raleigh reporting rainfall totals around an inch to an inch and a half. Lows tonight are expected in the upper teens to upper 20s with scattered frost and clearing skies into next week.
Robert McKay, 46, Ohio Penitentiary death house custodian, lives with canaries and an electric chair while seeking parole after six years of an armed robbery sentence. He writes novels and short stories in his limited privacy, hoping to leave prison life behind as his work gains publication.
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