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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
5
The survey by Louis Harris reports 43 percent of Americans rate ending military fighting as more important than a satisfactory political settlement by 30 percent. The article notes public opinion before a broader political accord and hints at continued desire for a pause in hostilities.
Moore and Scott ride in an open car from the mansion to Memorial Auditorium where oaths of office are administered to Council of State members and the lieutenant governor. After the swearing in, Governor-elect Sage presents the oath, drums sound, and the parade signals the start of Scott's governorship with a return to Fayetteville Street for a seal ceremony in the Capitol Building.
Governor elect Scott will be inaugurated Friday in the old State Capitol Building Raleigh Capitol Square ceremony marks first handover of the state seal to the governor elect. Lt Gov elect Pat Taylor will also be sworn in at the event. Inauguration week begins with a gala reception Thursday night and Friday morning services at Hawfields Presbyterian Church near the Scott farm in Alamance County.
Reader asks about aging, weight loss, and a bladder problem. Response notes weight loss can reduce body size and explains stress incontinence may arise from age related changes or childbirth, suggesting medical evaluation. Also mentions gout remedies and a note on polyps and routine checks with medical professional guidance.
The article reports rising uproar over the liner Queen Elizabeth's shakedown voyage amid criticisms from newspaper commentators. It notes planned transatlantic runs to Southampton and New York, with faults blamed on the Clydeyard build and delayed completion.
Bob Hope, 65, ended a USO US trip to Vietnam visiting 16 bases with his troupe. He toasted Paris peace talks and quipped about Christmas missions as about 100 friends welcomed him home. His wife Dolores joined the crowd and joked about sharing him with the world.
The Seaquarium in Miami reports Snowball’s successor porpoise, captured near Charleston, has darkened from white to freckled, disappointing officials who hoped for an albino lineage. Trainers note the new porpoise, once pure white in Carolina waters, darkened after arriving in clear Florida waters.
In Columbia AP report the newly married Son and Mrs Strom Thurmond were honored at a public reception Sunday attended by about 2,000 people. The couple’s first public appearance since their Dec 22 marriage was at Dr Thomas F Jones’s campus home at the University of South Carolina. Nancy Thurmond wore a white satin gown and guests included Dr and Mrs Jones and other relatives.
Oswald and James Jacoby recount a telephone bridge match against Mrs Claire Stone and Mrs Bailey of Champaign Illinois. The eight hand duel drew a large audience and ended with Stone and Bailey beating the authors by 220 points though details of the hands were debated.
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