29 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
1
Readers ask about the Embra cigarette theme used in a TV commercial and whether a recording is available. The note cites marketing input from R.J. Reynolds linking the tune to The Way It Used To Be by Englebert Humperdinck, plus a query about music shop availability.
South Vietnam shows a major rural breakthrough as allied forces wrest control from Viet Cong across farms and hamlets. But North Vietnam massing along borders, while U.S. withdrawal policy looms, raises questions about the survival of a pro Western government in 1970 and beyond. The momentum is observable yet fragile amid political division and past ineptness.
Vietnamese Popular Force soldiers come home to Vinh Xuan in the Mekong Delta to embrace by children, showing a revived village life in Vinh Long Province. The piece notes Saigon’s Vietnamization aims to replace US troops and restructure Saigon’s 1 million-man army as Hanoi plans a possible winter spring push. Brig. Gen. Hubert S. Cunningham of the 17th Airborne Brigade is cited as a catalyst in the countryside turnaround.
President Thieu in Hamburg interview says the Vietnam war should fade in two to three years as government controls 90 percent of South Vietnam. He notes the Communists won t accept defeat or sign a treaty and that land reform continues amid war torn valleys. Troops from the 101st Airborne are aiding Viet Cong militants to build local confidence while pacification goals are scaled back and emphasis shifts to security and counterinsurgency.
Vice President Agnew escaped uninjured as anti American demonstrators threw three firecrackers at his car in Manila. Police clashed with a crowd outside the embassy while demonstrators shouted Yankee Go Home and handed out leaflets. Agnew noted the U.S. and Philippines stand together as he arrived, promising a decade of friendship.
Washington AP science report says dental decay could be virtually eliminated within a decade as evidence strengthens the idea of decay as an infectious disease. Public Health Service favors diet plus enzyme blockers, Navy and researchers pursue vaccines, crucial for isolated crews and long space missions. The goal could free dentists’ time and save about $1 billion yearly in patient costs.
A major winter storm shuts roads, floods towns, and triggers state of emergency across New England and Vermont. National Guard called up as up to four feet fell in northern parts, with blizzards, bitter cold, and fuel shortages straining residents. Helicopters and planes join ground crews to deliver aid to snowbound families while rivers deal with ice jams and runoff. East Wallingford reports 48 inches of new snow in two weeks.
French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann demanded explanations from Israel after five gunboats built for Israel slipped from Cherbourg before the arms embargo. The boats, capable of 40 knots and 147 feet long, were near Haifa after a Christmas Day departure, with Israel's chargé d'affaires claiming no instructions and will consult his government.
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