02 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1968
Page
1
The notice invites readers to call or write ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to answer questions, settle problems, or relieve worry. It emphasizes accessible assistance anytime and encourages use of the contact line.
Local readers discuss when CATV service may arrive in High Point and who will decide the franchise. Officials note the system would be privately run, not a public utility, with about five dollar monthly reception for local channels and possible extras.
Dr. Christian Barnard and team at Groote Schuur Hospital completed a five hour operation replacing a 58 year old Cape Town dentist’s heart with the donor heart of a man who died from a brain hemorrhage. The hospital called the transplant successful and said the patient’s condition was satisfactory.
Ammonia filled tanker cars exploded after two freight trains collided near Dunreith Indiana forcing a mass evacuation of all 236 residents. Three firefighters and a policeman injured. Butterfield Canning plant and a service station destroyed. Flames spread to 10 houses. Officials warned of multiple dangerous substances and kept townspeople away until dawn.
Readers watch as Congress approves the Social Security benefit increase and awaits the President’s sign in a year shaped by political display. The piece notes Johnson’s deliberate pace and ceremonial staging as crucial to election-year optics.
Viet Cong a 2 500 strong force broke the New Year truce and attacked the U S 25th Infantry Division camp near Dau Tieng, killing 23 soldiers and wounding 153. U S planes resumed bombing North Vietnam as clashes continued despite the 48 hour truce.
President Johnson at LBJ Ranch news conference says reports North Vietnam may seek talks if bombing ends are being evaluated. He discusses curbing dollar drain, HEW matters, and signing the Social Security bill to raise benefits while increasing taxes. The plan includes higher 1968 withholding and long term tax shifts to 1987.
The dollar strengthened in London and Paris as President Johnson seeks to cut the dollar drain. A U.S. envoy briefed Britain on the plan and then met West Germany's Willy Brandt in Bonn. Katzenbach led the briefing from Washington as markets fell in travel related shares. The dollar hit 4.9140 francs in Paris and 2.40325 pounds in London.
President Johnson unveils a New Year program aimed at narrowing the U.S. balance of payments gap. It includes mandatory controls on investment abroad, higher taxes, travel restrictions, and steps to cut dollar drain by about 13 billion, with missions to Europe and Asia to gain cooperation.
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