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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts a biblical line about true closeness with Emerson’s note on seeking the good God given friends. It explores loyalty, friendship, and personal gratitude as guiding virtues.
In a London address Prime Minister Harold Wilson warns Britain must meet payments to avoid insolvency. Cancellation of a 50 fighter jet order from the United States aims to save nearly a billion dollars. President Johnson faces a record budget and a political push for tax increases as inflationary pressures prompt calls for restraint.
High Point, already a furniture capital, pursues becoming the world’s largest center for lamps and decorative home accessories. The Lamp and Decorative Accessory Association targets a vast national market as 125 exhibitors show on the Furniture Highway and in the Exposition Building. The expansion makes accessories a bright fixture of the 31 acre venue, with more real business appearing here than in Chicago or New York.
The United States uses herbicides and tear gases in Vietnam to disrupt enemy shelters and crops while denying lethal gas use. CS, CN, DN gases are reported, with Orange and White herbicides in supply. napalm debate continues. Financials show Edgewood Arsenal programs totaling over $355 million, with 1968 chemical outlays around $43.4 million for Vietnam.
Washington reports describe Adam Clayton Powell seeking a deal with President Johnson to influence race relations and mobilize support against black power figures. Powell previously traded political help for favors, while current overtures to the White House failed. Powell then traveled to Watts, supporting Carmichael in a bid to show his influence.
Charles F. Carroll announced he will not seek a fifth term as North Carolina superintendent of public instruction. He plans to finish his current term next January and remain active, with potential candidates Dr. Raymond Stone and J. Everette Miller already weighing runs.
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