26 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Page
1
Community column answers readers about unlisted numbers, telephone lines for weather, street repairs on S Main, affordable hearing aids, and police bicycle auctions. The piece cites North State officials, city engineers, and local hearing aid sellers while encouraging readers to check postings for upcoming auctions.
Piedmont Airlines disputes earlier column and confirms contracts for six 737-200 jets with first delivery in May and option for six more. The carrier also has ten YS-11s built by Nihon Aircraft, seating 66, with three in Dallas for electronic fitment. A. S. Rinehardt Piedmont Airlines.
Senator J. W. Fulbright called for a full Senate discussion on any further U.S. escalation in Vietnam, warning that sending more American troops would be disastrous. He questioned the Tonkin Gulf justification and urged re examination of U.S. aims, as Thieu and Bundy discussed bombing halts and North Vietnamese risk.
General Westmoreland says additional American forces probably will be required beyond the 525,000 already authorized. He cites aims to deny the enemy his objective and demonstrate U.S. resolve, while noting no precise troop number has been set.
The weather service warns of well below normal temperatures in North Carolina through the month with snow in western mountains and along the coast. In Vietnam, North Vietnamese forces ambush a Marine platoon near Khe Sanh as U S air and artillery bombardment continues and casualties rise.
A 746 foot Japanese ore carrier Shozan Maru, blocked in Gaillard Cut after grounding with a 75 foot hull gash, was moved out freeing the canal. Salvage crews pumped air to ballast tanks as tugs guided the ship to a wider section. traffic remains slow with one lock under overhaul and limited bidirectional flow.
University of North Carolina Board of Trustees receives six proposed rules from President William Friday to replace the voided anti- Communist speaker ban. The plan requires balanced panels, open forums, faculty oversight, and public access while limiting campus events to recognized groups.
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