19 Feb 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1967
Page
1
Washington AP report on the Johnson crime commission reveals it can curb lawlessness but requires massive funding, reform, and sustained social action. It urges federal spending to overhaul courts, police, and prisons and to tackle slums, education, and job provision to fight crime.
Winter work crews labored to restore power after a major ice storm hit the High Point area Friday night. Hundreds lost electricity and phone service, many seeking heat in motels or with friends as Duke Power Co and North State Telephone Co. workers rebuilt lines. The weather office forecast a warming trend that could help crews as they clear ice from limbs and lines.
An ice storm left crippled, electric heat dependent homes and damaged oil and gas systems in parts of eastern North Carolina. Repair crews from as far as Anderson, South Carolina aided efforts as rain eased and temperatures rose. Ice and icy roads caused hazardous driving though major wrecks were reported. rainfall reached up to 1% inches in several counties while rivers Cape Fear Neuse Tar and other waterways rose without imminent flood danger.
Soviet and Japanese reports cite partial anti-Mao victories from Inner Mongolia to Szechwan and Tibet. Mao loyalists push purges in Hupeh Shantung and Manchurian areas while Chen Yi defense frames the purge as vital against imperialism.
Princeton obituary reports Dr J Oppenheimer died Saturday at his home. He was 62 and a spokesman said a funeral service likely would be held Sunday. Oppenheimer helped pioneer the development of the first American atomic bomb.
District Attorney Jim Garrison said a plan formed in New Orleans led to President Kennedy's assassination. He claimed others beyond Lee Harvey Oswald were involved, challenged the Warren Commission, and said arrests and convictions will follow as the probe continues.
In Saigon the fighting lessened after a week of hard engagements with no significant contact reported by a U S spokesman. B52s bombed targets north of Saigon while Viet Cong mortars killed civilians in two villages.
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