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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1967
Page
1
Dalton praises 1966 as a year of progress and prosperity in High Point with new plants, stores, schools, churches, and homes reshaping the city. He attributes the growth to foresight, hard work, determination, and dedication, noting inflation fears fade amid construction activity.
The Enterprise honors P Hunter Dalton Jr a business leader and chairman of the High Point Redevelopment Commission for leading urban renewal efforts in High Point over more than five years. His cautious support helped secure outside federal help and focus on community rejuvenation and decent housing.
The 1967 guidelines mailed to superintendents aim to hasten desegregation across districts with voluntary plans. Northern segregation will face closer scrutiny as the policy requires faster progress to remain eligible for federal aid. John W. Gardner says the guidelines align with a Fifth Circuit decision, signaling a push to end tokenism and speed up integration.
A drive to liberalize North Carolina liquor laws gains momentum as business leaders form a statewide coalition in High Point to press for ABC law revisions. In Charlotte and Hendersonville arrests link to open bottle and liquor sales, while the U S Supreme Court upholds immediate enforcement of open bottle restrictions. Leo Heer heads a 1967 General Assembly lobbying group with Sydney Gayle and James H Millis among its leaders.
At Moscow's Pushkin Museum crowds view a Picasso nude drawing as Russians react with blushes and laughter. The show marks a relaxation of art controls amid other departures from Socialist Realism with 19th and 20th century Soviet works at Tretyakov Gallery School and a Tass note on Chagall.
An orphan who spent 26 years seeking belonging was laid to rest at Golden Gate National Cemetery with full military honors for Sgt. Richard Campos killed in Vietnam. He joined the Army at 17 after years in orphanages, died December 6, and was buried beside Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz’s grave in San Bruno.
U S military says 62 combat incidents occurred during the first 48 hour truce with 14 significant clashes causing casualties. A 101st Airborne unit repelled a five hour assault in the central highlands. Diplomatic moves push peace talks as Thant urges an unconditional halt and a longer truce.
RoBERTER Babson predicts 1967 will bring about a modest 4 percent rise in overall business for High Point, North Carolina, after a record year driven by furniture and textiles. Debits run 18 percent higher than last year, while construction slows due to tight money and high costs. Growth expected in home furnishings textiles corrugated boxes machinery paints chemicals power and electronics with retail and service sectors holding steady, notably groceries and clothing.
A London boy aged 11 skiing in Switzerland writes home that while his teacher Herr Wikler took eight boys to nursery slopes he fell and broke a leg. He adds relief that it was not his own leg and his mother is glad it was not mine.
President Johnson told a New Year’s Eve news conference at the LBJ Ranch that the nation can afford the Vietnam burden while addressing domestic needs. He urged budget cuts without neglecting health education poverty and city needs and welcomed talks with Hanoi to move toward peace. He credited U Thant and UN efforts to halt violence and total war.
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