20 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1968
Page
1
Pharmacist notes little difference for external use between 70 percent isopropyl and 70 percent ethyl alcohol. Ethyl may smell nicer and is grain based, while isopropyl is a synthetic with an extra carbon atom. Both are for external use only. ethyl in beverage form at 95.8 percent is for ABC stores, while 70 percent is denatured for outside skin use.
Question about unwed mothers obtaining father’s child support without court action. Answer: essentially none unless the father volunteers. A court order helps ensure payments, which may continue until the child turns 18. See Domestic Relations Court for formal action.
Letter writer laments persistent solicitations and questions legal protections for home privacy. Bill Hilton says no state or federal rules restrict calls. local screening and business groups help, but nationwide telemarketing persists. He notes Wear-Ever cookware repairs by Wear-Ever Aluminum in Chillicothe Ohio at about one third the cost of new.
Q and A discuss how time, quality, and owner perception determine antiques. The U S Customs rule uses 1830 and earlier for imports. The pension question notes eligibility depends on need and program rules, advises checking Social Security benefits and possibly working longer.
A car fleeing a highway patrolman at speeds around 100 mph crashed on U S 74 near Marshville killing three pedestrians and critically injuring a fourth. The vehicle stopped 216 feet beyond the scene as the driver and several passengers fled on foot.
President Johnson taps Clark M. Clifford longtime adviser and lawyer to head the Defense Department replacing Robert McNamara. Clifford’s stance on Vietnam is unsettled with hawks praising his experience and doves awaiting confirmation hearings.
Washington reports Clifford a Kansas born lawyer with deep ties to Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. The 61 year old confidant and veteran naval officer advised presidents on defense and diplomacy including Johnson Vietnam missions. He heads a large D C law practice and resides in Rockville Maryland.
Charles Stanley Jr. and family scour fields for arrowheads as a shared pastime in Davidson County. The Sunday Enterprise spotlights their successful hunt and family involvement in local history exploration.
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam returned to Los Angeles after 40 days on Wagada in the Laotian group. They faced food scarcity rats and insects while living with coconuts crabs and coral. they filmed 2800 feet of footage and plan a book titled Adam and Eve Crusoe.
Viet Cong battalion fired 600 rockets and mortars on South Vietnamese Marines in the Mekong Delta as Marines report 37 guerrillas killed in repulsing a four hour assault. Saigon area rushed air and helicopter support while civilian casualties were light. An American task force began Coronado Ten nearby with one U S infantryman killed and two wounded.
Rescue teams reached the site of the January 8 CH53 helicopter crash in the demilitarized zone and confirmed all 41 aboard died. Weather stalled recovery efforts for a week as crews rappelled to the wreckage and the collision likely occurred at full speed on impact.
Fifteen Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders in Saigon urge President Johnson to stop bombing North Vietnam and de escalate the ground war. They call for action against wealth inequality abroad and note a need for justice at home while on a four day South Vietnam stopover following a New Delhi peace symposium. Signers include Harold Stassen Ralph Abernathy Maurice Eisendrath and John Wesley Lord.
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