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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1969
Page
1
A reader asks if a 10 year old fully grasps discussion. Experts note rapid language and social development and warn against overestimating comprehension. Additional questions cover hypnotism licensing, eviction rights for pregnant tenants, adult literacy options, and Biafran relief donations with guidance to contact agencies and provide funds via designated channels.
Paris AP Special Correspondent reports the Vietnam peace talks enter their ninth month with no clear progress on seating the delegations. U.S. Ambassador Cyrus Vance and South Vietnamese negotiator Pham Dang Lam met amid stalemate over whether talks will be two or four sided. Despite casualties and stalled diplomacy, Americans remain hopeful nine days before Nixon’s inauguration, while Hanoi and the NLF insist on four sided talks as the National Liberation Front remains independent of Hanoi.
President-elect Nixon’s health secretary designate Robert H. Finch said withholding federal education funds remains an "ultimate weapon" to press desegregation in public schools. He stressed considering each case separately and warned against drastic measures, noting a balanced, community specific approach.
Washington AP reports a political wind is rising as the Johnson to Nixon changeover nears. Advisors say Nixon resists pledging to extend the 10 percent income surtax, jeopardizing an honest budget and possible small surplus for the next fiscal year. Johnson seeks cooperation but Nixon signals delay, complicating transition plans.
Saigon reports the Viet Cong direct control in South Vietnam fell to a record low of 12.3 percent at year end 1968, with 76.3 percent in relatively secure areas and 11.4 percent in contested zones. The nationwide pacification progress contrasted with Viet Cong claims of leadership over two thirds of the country. Skirmishes followed Tet era shelling of airfields, camps, and towns near Saigon as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces faced renewed pressure.
A Peruvian jetliner bound for Miami from Havana was diverted to Cuba by a hijacker. The Convair 990 carrying 110 passengers landed in Cuba where all but 22 exchange students remained. Cuban authorities allowed the plane to depart after the passengers were removed.
President Johnson plans a last diplomatic reply to the Soviet Union next week. The note will keep the door open for talks on the Middle East peace plan while not rejecting or accepting the Soviet five point proposal. Nixon’s incoming secretary of state William P. Rogers was briefed, and Parker Hart and Rodger Davies met Rogers for four hours on the plan.
European press weighs Nixon era with cautious optimism and skepticism. Le Monde questions cabinet enthusiasm while praising advisers. Bonn observers greet Nixon as a stabilizing leader, with calls for stronger Berlin solidarity and a flexible gold policy. Germans note Rogers as secretary of state and Kf er as security adviser, signaling cautious optimism.
Emil Mosbacher Jr. was named to head protocol as Nixon prepares for office. The yachtsman aims to remain skipper of the Intrepid for the 1970 America’s Cup defense, while Rogers notes the role focuses on diplomacy over technical skill. Mosbacher hopes duties won’t prevent him from racing in 1970.
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