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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1967
Page
1
AP reports in Canton one million Red Guards flood streets and control the city while underground opposition remains. Traffic is restricted, police don armbands, and encounters with locals mix fervor with caution as educators and workers sense disruption and looming upheaval nationwide.
The Red Flag journal reports President Liu Shao chi has formed a private army to defend red state power and protect bourgeois dictatorship followers. It claims the 2.5 million strong Red Chinese army is loyal to Mao yet sheds little on structure or status.
A massive fire destroyed a large portion of McCormick Place, causing an estimated loss between 20 and 100 million dollars and leaving the building at least half destroyed. No injuries were reported as firefighters battled in frigid conditions.
Enterprise staff writer Robert Marks reports a cautious upbeat at the winter furniture market in High Point with new groupings at restrained prices. Retailers from nine Southeastern states attend as manufacturers show no price hikes and expect a strong Chicago comparison. Bassett Furniture Industries absent, Coleman Furniture takes over its space. Tobin predicts solid 1967 bookings and spring promotions ahead.
US supersonic jets bombed the Ha Gia fuel storage area 14% miles north north west of Hanoi as the closest major strike to the capital since civilian casualties controversy. Aircrews reported light to heavy ground fire with MIG sightings and no confirmed encounters. Eight Soviet Chinook crew members were killed in the Mekong Delta when a helicopter was shot down, with one missing.
The Harris survey shows television disaffection spreading among the better educated as education expands. A quarter of the population in the top income group rarely turns on the set, while four in ten homes skip prime evening viewing. College graduates want more news, sports, travelogues and documentaries, unlike less educated viewers who prefer musical variety shows and soap operas.
AMA President Dr. Charles Hudson says after six months doctors voice few public objections to Medicare but remain unhappy about a hospital admission certification form. He warns against fears of loss of professional freedom and notes worries over potential national health plan and future expansion.
The sign-in desk at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building buzzed with activity as retailers arrived early to begin buying at the market opening. A staff photo by Chip Faircloth captures the busy scene of shoppers and sellers ready to do business.
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