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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1968
Page
3
President Johnson outlines a broad program aimed at easing urban crisis. The plan seeks 300000 new or rehabilitated low income housing units in a year and six million over ten years, with tax breaks to lure private industry into national housing partnerships.
Louis Harris surveys show George Wallace drawing votes from both major parties. Wallace’s presence could tilt Johnson Nixon 47 38 with Wallace or 48 43 without him, and Johnson 44 37 against Rockefeller with Wallace. Wallace’s 11 to 14 percent share could complicate the electoral outcome and test balance of power rules.
Florida's teacher walkout entered its second week with about 24,000 of 55,000 teachers expected absent. University of Florida students planned to boycott classes and stage a march. Legislative leaders planned a Tallahassee meeting with education officials, but negotiators voiced skepticism. Senate President Verle Pope said negotiations occur at the polls. County boards like Brevard and Palm Beach set today as the return deadline and threatened action for absences.
Greensboro jurist Hoyle Sink died Sunday after more than four decades on the Superior Court bench. He was hospitalized since Jan 8 and had faced declining health. Appointed in 1927 by Gov. McLean, he served continuously until illness. funeral Tuesday in Greensboro with burial at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury. Survived by daughter Harriet Sink Prophet and sister R Grady Shoaf.
The AFL-CIO urged Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 dollars, arguing it fails to support a family. It cited Labor Department data showing wage hikes boost consumer markets and little plant closings, despite business concerns.
Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. told a regional Textile Workers Union meeting that back pay and reinstatement do not fully repair workers harmed by suspensions. He urged action to deter employers who flout labor laws and criticized delays between discharge and reinstatement affecting about 71 Stevens Co. employees.
A consumer ad promotes FASTEETH to prevent false teeth from loosening or dropping. It claims easier eating, reduced denture breath, and a secure fit when sprinkled on denture plates. Available at drug counters.
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