21 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1968
Page
1
A reader questions the term cole slaw and learns it derives from Dutch koolsla meaning cabbage salad. The piece notes no Mr. Cole invented it and explains kool meaning cabbage and sla from salade.
The Guilford County tax office conducts a June auction of tax liens. Bidders acquire rights to the tax amount plus six percent annual interest, with six months to foreclose if the owner does not pay. Foreclosure yields a commissioner’s deed and often little more than tax plus interest, making resale difficult.
A reader asks officials to close openings in a drain pipe under Apex Street where children crawl inside. Public works officer Carl Wills says the openings, called threats, will be reduced so children cannot fit through. The letter notes past curiosities but urges protective action.
The Continental Divide partitions U.S. waters flowing east to the Atlantic and west to the Pacific. It runs through New Mexico west of the Rio Grande, through Colorado and Wyoming, along the Idaho Montana border into Glacier National Park and Canada, with an unofficial Eastern Divide in the Appalachians guiding waters toward the Mississippi or the Atlantic. The French Broad River flows northwest toward Tennessee in a noted example.
The writer notes glaucoma causes 12 percent of world blindness and 3,500 US cases yearly. A June 5-6 glaucoma clinic at Wesley Memorial Church is sponsored by four Lions Clubs and supervised by local ophthalmologists with Duke Medical School doctors assisting.
A pre dawn blast damaged the Soviet Embassy at 1125 16th Street NW with shattered windows and debris spreading across nearby buildings. No injuries were reported and police, FBI, and Soviet officials noted uncertain explosive type as investigators collect evidence.
U S Marines resumed bombing with jets in Hue as communists held the city interior. Bombs and rockets scorched a citadel area while Marines on the south bank reported enemy activity and a heavy firefight. Lt Gen Cushman said the fight could last weeks with fresh supplies and a division committed to the battle.
Saigon police arrested Buddhist leader Thich Tri Quang days after detaining two other political opponents. The arrests occur as the new anti Communist front The People's Congress for National Salvation unites diverse groups to counter the Viet Cong offensive. U.S. officials call timing remarkable amid government backed efforts.
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson moved to hold a vote of confidence to stave off a forced cabinet resignation after the defeat of a key tax bill in the House of Commons. Conservatives opposed the move, saying no other option remained.
The minority Liberal government faces a general election after an 84-82 defeat on a 5 percent income tax surcharge. Prime Minister Pearson called the defeat a hazard of minority rule and warned that further losses could trigger more elections. Opposition leaders, led by Stanfield, pressed for resignation as Liberals split over succession.
Washington AP reports the Pentagon will keep the one year Vietnam duty tour despite manpower debates. Officials say there is no sentiment to stretch the tour and it remains a morale tool. Possible measures to ease shortages include activating Guardsmen and reservists, boosting draft calls, shortening Vietnam tours, and recalling troops from Europe.
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