14 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1968
Page
1
Gary Cooper died of cancer in 1961 at age 60, explain why he never appeared on TV. The hamburger origin traces to Hamburg sailors in New York bars, with beef in buns popularized at the 1904 St. Louis fair alongside hot dogs and ice cream.
UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of Radio and Television offers top state training for broadcasters while warning against gimmicky short courses. The piece notes practice tips such as using a tape recorder to refine voice and enunciation and rehearsing before a mirror, plus humor about local customs and etiquette in weddings.
In Manchester Romney backs court ordered eavesdropping to curb crime, criticizing Johnson for reduced justice activities. He cites crime commissions and tours through Concord Hopkinton and New London, noting friendly reception and skier crowds with Massachusetts plates.
Doctors said Mike Kasperak’s new heart remained in excellent condition a week after implantation. Liver dysfunction caused an excess oxygen carrying component in his blood, worsening a semicomatose state and prompting plans for a massive transfusion later Saturday.
After five days of wintry weather in High Point North Carolina crews clear roads and power lines. Public Works director Carl Wills called the rain a public works rain as crews work around the clock to remove snow and ice. Traffic improves across the city with no major accidents reported. Schools face a Monday decision depending on Sunday weather. Garbage crews will be out Monday on top of the job.
Dr. Reginald Hawkins, a Black dentist and civil rights leader, announces his bid for the Democratic nomination with a platform including liquor by the drink, tobacco tax, housing equality, and repeal of the right to work. He highlights regional poverty and proposes tax reform using income tax revenue for local governments.
A 12-car derailment of a 99-car Seaboard Coast Line freight train carrying military ammunition near Chadbourn North Carolina prompted evacuation of 1500 residents within a one mile radius. A demolition team from Ft. Bragg found no ammo damage or explosion risk. National Guard units were mobilized in response.
U S air forces have temporarily redirected a large portion of bombing to eastern Laos to hit Communist truck convoys along the Ho Chi Minh trail. About 250 fighter bombers per day are targeting trucks and troops, tripling the pace of strikes against North Vietnam.
President Johnson returns to Washington from his Texas Hill Country retreat as Congress prepares for a tax boosted fiscal plan. He aims to defend a 10 percent surcharge to fund the 1969 budget near 190 billion dollars while urging support for Great Society programs. He appeared subdued yet amiable during the prolonged year end visit.
NEW YORK AP Food prices are expected to rise two to three percent next year as marketing costs and consumer services push costs higher. George L Mehren assistant secretary of agriculture cited parking check cashing and carry out services as added charges. Auto safety critic Ralph Nader cited sanitary law violations by some New York meat processors as among the worst in the nation.
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