27 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1967
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to ask questions settle problems or share concerns. It encourages calling or writing to request assistance or voice worries.
The answer explains that the phrase everybody can win means a fair chance rather than guaranteed victory. It notes the language is carefully worded to avoid FTC complaints about false advertising and emphasizes equal odds rather than all winners.
The letter notes Pepsi was created by Caleb Bradham a pharmacist in Newton North Carolina around 1902 He patented and bottled the cola after mixing recipes for patrons The Thinker statue query cites Rodin and Dante Alighieri with background on Rodin’s inspiration and the Inferno citation.
A reader asks for next steps after a Planning Board session on Westgate Mall. The land on Westchester Drive is owned by David Royster and Cleveland Development Corp. Rezoning requires action beyond the commission, so a petition by Gene Ling to rezone for apartments could be circulated for commission consideration.
Four U S presidents were assassinated: Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington on April 14 1865. Garfield at a Washington rail station in July 1881, dying in Elberon New Jersey on Sept 19 1881. McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo on Sept 6 1901, dying Sept 14 1901. Kennedy in Dallas Texas on Nov 22 1963.
Higher Social Security taxes will be collected in 1968 while the federal stamp tax on real estate sales is repealed. The Social Security tax base rises from 6600 to 7800, increasing take home pay deductions for those earning above 6600 this year, with the government citing revenue shifts and a pending 10 percent surcharge proposal. IRS will mail 1967 returns forms this week with a filing deadline of April 15.
The year 1967 saw widespread fighting from the DMZ to the Cambodian border with both sides claiming gains. Analysts note no decisive battle emerged and predict a likely showdown in 1968 as Hanoi appears set on a fight-to-the-finish campaign with heavy casualties on both sides.
Betty Furness urges manufacturers to disclose exact product lifespans to consumers. She cites design life known to makers and marketers and calls for better public education on use of the consumer dollar. Her remarks followed a speech to the American Marketing Association.
Thai army chief Gen. Praphas Charusathien said three Communist battalions including North Vietnamese troops were poised on Thailand's northern border with about 600 men, while Laos reported a general North Vietnamese offensive and battles near Nam Bac Luang Prabang.
In Cordele Georgia a preliminary murder hearing for Mrs Janie Gibbs is postponed as authorities consider exhuming the bodies of four more family members who died in two years. An autopsy found arsenic in son Roger Ludean Gibbs 19 who died Oct 28 in Albany. Other children Melvin Marvin and two others plus husband Charles Gibbs died in prior years.
Biologist Dr Barry Commoner warned that high nitrogen use in farming and sewage could raise nitrate levels in crops and baby foods. He cited a Missouri study finding up to 0.8 percent nitrate nitrogen in beets and spinach and warned infants could suffer reduced oxygen in the blood if nitrite forms, urging investigation.
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