23 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson urged Congress to fund a nationwide pollution cleanup from river basins to their sources. He proposed 50 million dollars for a demo phase and national action to stop pollution threatening public health, with authority for federal intervention if needed.
Governor Moore told the AP he will remove inspection stations if needed and will pursue all complaints in the auto inspection program. He acknowledged early bugs but expects improvements over time and aims to be remembered for reducing highway deaths.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey completed a 15 day Air Force jet tour through the Far East and returned to U.S. territory at Elmendorf Alaska after refueling. The journey covered about 3 500 miles to Washington and will bring the total cost of the trip to roughly 43 000.
In 1966 amid tall buildings the author questions modern life and values, asking who our God is and what matters most. The piece reflects on the lingering image of a tall Cross across the city and the significance of moral choices.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy discusses potential peace talks with Communist participation before elections. He notes Americans must be realistic about negotiators possibly seeking such inclusion and distances himself from proposing a coalition government.
A three judge federal court in Charlotte hears a challenge to North Carolina’s tuition grants plan. The program uses public funds to aid private school pupils and was added to the state constitution in 1956 to forestall desegregation. The Pearsall Plan bears the name of Thomas Jenkins Pearsall, Rocky Mount lawyer and former legislative committee chair.
Paris reports President says nations must arm themselves financially and militarily to defend future generations. He warns that relying on U S aid could turn France into a debtor nation and leave it dependent on foreign capital.
Defense chief Robert McNamara testifies in a 220 page statement to a closed Senate panel, warning that U S plans depend on willingness to cope with possible broader war as Johnson administration stresses negotiations and military aid to South Vietnam. He cites Sino Soviet splits and Moscow Beijing tensions shaping free world strategy.
Miami Beach AP reports a 20 cent minimum wage dispute linking LBJ with labor unions. AFL-CIO split over yearly rises. White House favors 1.40 this year and 1.60 next year, while labor leaders push back against 1968 timing and congressional limits on contracts.
Constable Ernest W. Walters was shot to death on the porch of a Winston-Salem home where he had gone to evict occupants. A resident woman was held for questioning while two workmen were in the front yard during the shooting.
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