29 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
1
A brief public service tease invites readers to call or write ACTION LINE to report concerns about the Tet Event. The notice emphasizes contact with The Enterprise and provides no further details.
Public works cleaned the trash strewn cul de sac on Schirra Place on February 13. Carl Wills reports Ray Kiziah set parks and recreation will maintain the grass and keep the area tidy, addressing residents' complaints. Who dumped the trash remains unknown.
The city and Mecklenburg County celebrate Queen Charlotte born in Mecklenburg Germany. Known for domestic arts, she was admired by George III and British history notes her as a success. Charlotte was incorporated November 7 1768 and this year marks its 200th anniversary.
Gene Corrigan says ACC basketball tournament games on Friday March 8 and the championship Saturday night will be televised. WFMY Channel 2 will air the events and a Charlotte station likely WBT TV Channel 3 will join coverage.
A caller found a non flying pigeon with a leg band and advised contacting ACTION LINE to locate the owner. D. E. Allred of 607 Bridges Dr. may own the bird, possibly a young racing pigeon from his flock. Piedmont Racing Club members race starting in April with long 2300 mile legs, home speeds over 50 mph.
Residents report ongoing problems since pre Christmas water and sewer work on Willowweed Drive. City engineer Max Palmer says driveways are open and the street is passable, but final cleanup must wait for mud to firm, with city hall repeated assurances of follow up.
A reader asks to identify his friend’s precise location in Korea. He mentions Camp Casey near Seoul and Camp Hovey, noting Casey’s busy activity and looser security than closer to the 38th parallel. The letter suggests no mail censorship and wonders if details are withheld to avoid alarm.
Nixon aides say Romney's withdrawal signals waiting to see if Nelson Rockefeller will enter as his main rival for the Republican nomination. Nixon had led in New Hampshire but Romney quit after polls favored Nixon. Buchanan said Romney's exit shows Nixon's strength and Rockefeller could still enter the primaries.
Romney withdraws from the Republican presidential race with no ballot votes cast and urges governors to back an alternative candidate as Rockefeller weighs a possible draft. Rockefeller says he may run if governors urge him, while moderates debate backing and Romney concedes no plan to transfer support.
Republican governors contemplate uniting behind Nelson Rockefeller after George Romney's withdrawal leaves moderates without a candidate. A Rockefeller draft could yield over 400 convention votes, mainly from industrial states, potentially hindering Nixon's momentum at the Miami Beach August convention. Rockefeller says he is not a candidate but would respond if drafted.
Marine outposts near Khe Sanh report heavy North Vietnamese movement as Col Lownds orders tight air strikes. B52s and jets unleash a record air campaign pouring 2.48 million pounds of bombs in 24 hours, with 1,532,000 pounds from 279 jets. Ground assaults loom if siege continues.
A powerful winter storm dropped up to four inches of snow in western North Carolina mountain counties and spread into parts of South Carolina and Georgia. Power outages hit Macon Jackson Swain counties and Cherokee Reservation as roads iced over. Dozens of schools including Charlotte-Mecklenburg Watauga Ashe Avery Caldwell and Cleveland counties and Kings County closed due to hazardous conditions.
A B52 bomber with eight aboard disappeared after overflight of a Gulf of Mexico bombing range off the Texas coast. No bombs were aboard. Last contact was 11 12 p m Wednesday eight miles south of Matagorda Island. Carswell AFB said the aircraft should have returned to Fort Worth by 3 30 a m.
AP dispatch from Saigon reports U S casualties last week at 470 killed and 2 675 wounded, second highest toll of the Vietnam war. South Vietnamese losses were 434 killed, 1 532 wounded, 135 missing or captured as Hue contests shifted to allied hands.
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