27 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1968
Page
1
Readers are invited to call ACTION LINE or write to The Enterprise with their issues or worries. The notice encourages sharing concerns to receive help or answers and directs correspondence c/o The Enterprise.
The speaker defends free speech for Stokely Carmichael and Rap Brown arguing their calls to overthrow government and disobey laws are protected dissent. They note no official Washington alibi yet and warn justice is hamstrung by broad interpretations and mass protests.
An interview with Orange Shelton of Background Sound System Inc explains Muzak style services using ASCAP taped music from WQMG Greensboro and WAIR Winston Salem. Antennas on buildings deliver FM sidebands to crystal receivers, with tapes swapped between locations and not sold to the public. Costs run about 30 dollars monthly plus 50 cents per speaker, with lower rates for grouped sites.
In Raleigh the reader reports missing 1968 DMV registration cards and delayed replies. Officials say many cards are en route and advise persistent letters to the Department of Motor Vehicles, noting no alternative contact exists and deadlines loom.
Readers question whether the city maintains a division to clear sidewalks and apply salt and sand at schools. Dr. Dean Pruette cites central maintenance and janitors, but residents report little clearing. The letter laments street snow removal limits and urges self help while praising Public Works for downtown work and challenges for residents.
The North Koreans broadcast a second confession attributed to Cmdr. Lloyd Mark Bucher, captain of the Pueblo, asserting crimes and espionage. The State Department denounced the wording as unauthentic, and U.S. diplomats questioned the coercion behind similar purported confessions from the crew.
North Vietnamese mortar barrages hit the U S Marine base at Khe Sanh as 3500 Army troops were flown to the northern front to reinforce Leathernecks. Earlier attacks hit three allied sites including a U S airfield and hospital and a police platoon inside Saigon.
The United Nations Security Council considers a Canadian proposal to use intermediaries to secure the return of the U S intelligence ship Pueblo and its 83 crew after North Korea seized the vessel in international waters and sent alleged agents into South Korea. The council set a Saturday session on the U S complaint with a 12-3 vote amid Soviet Hungary and Algerian opposition.
Maj. Hugh Wilkerson and Capt. Duffy Wilkerson reported for duty with the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group at Little Rock Air Force Base. The unit was activated Thursday due to the Korean crisis. Mrs. Wilkerson, a nurse, is the only woman member.
Two Republican senators and a top House Republican urged that the Navy escort or protective action should have accompanied the Pueblo near North Korea. A Democrat warned the ship was on a peaceful mission, but readied protection would have been prudent. Senate members questioned the decision in the wake of Secretary Rusk’s testimony.
American British and Greek ships and planes searched the deep offshore area south of Cyprus for the Dakar submarine with a 69 man crew. Contact was lost Thursday afternoon about 250 miles from Israel as the sub operated in water over one mile deep.
North Carolina candidates in the May Democratic primary push a folksy persona by preferring shorter forms of their names. Bob Scott wants to be used for Robert L. Scott, Mel Broughton Jr. is asked for Mel, James C. Gardner is Jim, John L. Stickley goes by Jack, and Reginald Hawkins is also called Dr or Rev Hawkins.
North Vietnam announced it would free three American pilots captured in the North. A U.S. Embassy spokesman in Saigon welcomed the report, noting no confirmation yet. The Vietnam News Agency said the pilots showed repentance and would be released around Tet. No names or release details were provided.
Ferndale Junior High School in High Point highlights a student poetry project sparked by a Beatles song. The Sunday Enterprise features the story and selections by ninth grade writers.
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