23 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1968
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to call or write ACTION LINE to share problems or worries and to seek help or answers. The notice emphasizes accessibility and availability of the service for timely assistance.
A reader asks about a February 15 moon halo and its weather meaning. An expert notes halos arise from ice crystal clouds and weather can be hinted, though not certain. The second item complains of a Ward English traffic signal stuck on red, with Moss noting prior fixes and ongoing tuning to improve flow.
Clyde Lewis of Tucker Dry Cleaning cautions that home treatment may set stains. He advises promptly taking garments to a professional with notes on the spot and warns against delaying cleaning for ink glue nail polish or blood stains.
Readers complain about unsafe Ward Street underpass crossing due to heavy truck traffic. Public Works responds that a new walkway is being built to protect schoolchildren and improve pedestrian safety.
Reports say North Vietnamese attacked Hue’s Citadel with a battalion and unleashed heavy shelling on the Khe Sanh Marine base. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces counterattacked, reporting enemy casualties and limited own losses as air power and ground combat continued around Hue, Khe Sanh, and Con Thien.
Navy engineers study a missile that would rise upright on the ocean surface and be remotely fired from a submarine. It would have a weighted base to prevent tipping and feed target data before launch. The plan, part of Strat-X, ranks higher than truck mounted or concealed silo concepts.
Nixon tailors a campaign speech to audiences in New Hampshire and Wisconsin highlighting a set of points on Vietnam credibility American prestige dollar stability protests crime and leadership. He emphasizes telling the truth to the public and maintaining will to see the war through. He draws strong applause across audiences.
A Gulf of Mexico winter storm grows in strength and moves into North Carolina. Clouds spread northeast with sleet and snow reported inland in Georgia and South Carolina. The forecast calls for mainly rain along the coast and snow in western counties, with the storm center near Cape Hatteras Saturday night.
Brezhnev told 6,000 at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses that the United States is the main source of world war and that the Soviet Union must strengthen defense with modern rockets and nuclear weapons. He denounced the Vietnam war and praised Warsaw Pact unity after returning from Prague talks.
Sen Thruston Morton R Ky said he will not seek a third term citing personal reasons. He announced at a downtown Louisville news conference that he plans to retire after 27 years in government. The move opens the field for potential successors in a key Republican stronghold.
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