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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1969
Page
2
AP dispatch from Saigon reports a male American prisoner was freed after overpowering a guard and escaping. The incident involved U S military personnel in the Mekong Delta area. injuries included Brigham and Rowe with head and eye impairments. Thieu and Minh delivered New Year messages about war aims.
President Ludvik Svoboda, in a televised New Year address from Prague Castle, pledged reforms planned before the Soviet invasion and tied foreign policy to Moscow while stressing Czech mastery at home. He named none of the new government posts, alluding to younger officials and ongoing tensions over leadership.
President Johnson sent to Congress a Treasury drafted package of tax reform ideas, noting he has not reviewed or endorsed them. He urged the incoming Nixon administration to decide on action, and explained details were not disclosed. He met with Treasury official David Kennedy and spoke with key lawmakers about the proposal process.
London based editor Davis says Punch must cut dull jokes and mock the establishment. He envisions a world humor conference and seeks to revive the magazine by targeting pomposity and austerity with sharper satire. He notes circulation at 115,000 weekly and pledges anti establishment comedy.
Bitter cold gripped the U S Midwest and South while Pacific Northwest and Northeast face rain fog and snow. Temperatures plunged with subzero readings in parts of the Midwest and Deep South hit hard freezes. Chicago area power outages occurred as gusts reach 30 to 40 mph and travelers faced closures and warnings along the coast.
Federal Trade Commission report finds numerous cases where chances of winnings were exaggerated in grocery store and gas station games. Some prizes steered to specific stores or customers and some winning pieces allocated to promote chains. Cash prizes averaged about $3.87. stamps or merchandise about 14.9 cents.
Millions of American men started the new year by watching football on television as Pasadena hosts the Tournament of Roses parade and the Ohio State versus Southern California Rose Bowl. President elect Nixon among the fans, New York Times Square celebrations were muted by the flu scare and a frost of snow in Seattle. in Dallas, Texas, parades and lavish parties mirrored a year end.
Sen. William Proxmire demands full public disclosure of a 1967 fuel theft of at least 5.5 million gallons from U S military operations in Thailand. He backs Navy whistleblower John McGee, who says the transfer from Bangkok and a downgraded job amount to retaliation while GAO probes accuse bribery and forgery. The Navy has not immediately commented on McGee’s transfer or pay issues.
Leo W. Heer, longtime High Point civic leader and Chamber of Commerce president, plans to push for more parking facilities on Main Street and housing for low and middle income families. He aims to expand regional cooperation with Greensboro and Winston Salem in Triad development and to form a women’s division for chamber support. Heer, a Louisville native and University of Kentucky and University of Louisville graduate, has served as campaign chairman of United Appeal, director of the High Point Public Library trustees, and led the High Point Memorial Hospital building fund drive. He and his wife Frances live at 710 W Farriss Ave. they have four children.
Informants say Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will base Saigon’s space talks delegation in Geneva after the Viet Nam visit, with actual negotiators in Paris. Ky aims to supervise from Switzerland, while Paris hosts the formal talks and critics in France recall his role in breaking relations in 1966.
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