17 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to share concerns or questions by calling ACTION LINE or mailing c/o The Enterprise. Instructions encourage direct communication for problem solving or worry relief.
Citizens blaze through icy sidewalks while the Redevelopment Commission remains distant. The City Code may apply to all property owners. Henry Price defends maintenance as diligent, while inspectors hesitate to cross the ice. Separate questions arise about household privileges in legal separation and a salesman’s complaint about scarce public phones in High Point. North State plans to install 20 to 25 public phones within a year amid surveys and negotiations.
Britain unveils a post devaluation program with higher taxes on home buying and tighter installment rules. Prime Minister Harold Wilson says Britain will shrink its welfare state and military role while shifting manpower and capital to export industries to restore a balance of payments.
The discussion notes no existing High Point wake-up dedicated service but confirms many answering services offer wake-ups along with alerts. Advertising and direct solicitation to solo residents would test demand and viability.
President Johnson outlines a plan to balance Vietnam war costs with domestic needs including crime reduction and urban renewal. He hints at a unified budget with a lower deficit, potential 10 percent income surtax, and new housing and education aids for low income urban families.
Improved weather brings more furniture buyers to the Southern Furniture Market in High Point and at factory showrooms along the Furniture Highway. Officials say attendance from 225 to 250 miles away has increased, five day event continues through Friday with generally good business reported by firms such as Thayer Coggin.
Officials at National Upholstery Co report better than expected attendance at their space with visitors from Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. Frank Sizemore Globe Furniture Co notes retailers are buying fill-ins while winter weather slows other activity.
Labor Department study shows clothing expenses for females exceed males across ages 2 to 72. Peak gaps occur at 16 and 17, with girls' wardrobes 42 percent pricier than boys. Adults 18 to 24 spend most, yet only modestly higher than teens.
Hildegard Dilbeck filed for divorce in 1966 citing fear his anger would turn violent. On the court day she was shot in the corridor, dying. her husband Thomas Dilbeck, a songwriter, was jailed on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Three others wounded. The couple contested a $250,000 property stake from Long Beach and Bell affairs.
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