24 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1967
Page
1
Reader asks if mistletoe is poisonous. An Agricultural Extension Service official notes several deaths yearly from eating berries and warns children not to eat them. No official record of mistletoe kissing incidents is kept.
Our coastal real estate spies suggest exploring property behind Bogue Sound near Morehead City. Look for a 40 to 45 foot wide lot on a river or inlet with boat access to big water at a reasonable price. Spend time scouting the area, then engage a realtor and strike a bargain from the asking price.
A reader asks about saving oil by lowering heat overnight. Furnaceman says insulation matters. well insulated homes may not save fuel by dropping ten degrees, while poorly insulated houses might. Suggests testing the theory for a month and offering double or nothing on any oil bill increase.
In a practical sense Santa stays north because reindeer thrive there and more children live closer to the North Pole. A move south would put him with penguin power and fewer nearby fans, making logistics harder.
A reader asks about blood donations and is told their type A positive record shows five donations from June 1953 to June 1955 in High Point. If missing donations exist, verify with the Charlotte center. An event on December 27 at the WGHP sponsored bloodmobile in the Sheraton Hotel ballroom invites all to donate and update donor cards.
Pope Paul VI urged a world shift toward a new moral order as essential for peace. He spoke of peace within and among nations, stressing forgiveness, brotherhood, and nonviolence, while noting his earlier appeal on Vietnam and meeting with President Johnson.
The Enterprise will not publish on Christmas Day to allow employees to celebrate with their families. The next edition will appear on Tuesday, December 26. The Christmas holiday is observed as the one day during the year the paper is not published.
President Johnson arrived in Rome for talks with Pope Paul VI on how to end the Vietnam War. Demonstrators chanted outside as he landed inside Vatican City walls and travelled by helicopter to the papal residence for a private meeting to discuss peace efforts.
A national poll shows Americans favor intensifying military pressure in Vietnam with no immediate de escalation. Public support leans toward a ground invasion of North Vietnam and a war of attrition, while remaining open to UN or Geneva settlement options.
In St Paul Minnesota two 14 year old boys Scott Leas and Clifford O Rourke found a newspaper wrapped bundle containing between two thousand and three thousand dollars in tattered currency after a summer spill along Cherokee Park path on June 23. Police were unable to locate the owner after six months and the money is turned over to the finders right before Christmas. The bank will send the decaying bills to the U S Treasury and the boys plan to divide the money and use it for college.
Saigon reported a Christmas Eve holiday pause amid 17 hours of independent truces declared by allies and the Viet Cong. Ground fighting dwindled as soldiers prepared for the 24 hour cease fire, while Hanoi sought a longer pause and Johnson praised U.S. forces at Cam Ranh Bay.
The Greek regime announced a sweeping amnesty releasing all detainees arrested after the April 21 coup. Among those freed are famed prisoner Andreas Papandreou and composer Mikis Theodorakis plus 2 600 other political detainees on prison islands.
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