02 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1968
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE to explain problems or seek help, offering a phone option and the option to write to The Enterprise. It emphasizes immediacy and reader participation in resolving concerns.
A Carolina boxing note complains that Ricky Ballinger did not weigh in or inform officials for an AAU event in High Point and Jerry Anders did not enter. Ballinger had prior ties to Oscar Ellington while Anders had retired after losses and announcements.
Reader asks about immediate plans to fix the snow damaged E Green Street from Brentwood to Hickory Chapel Road. The state maintains the entire stretch and no local plans are known, though the distant Thoroughfare Plan suggests a new bypass widening that would shift through traffic away from the current road.
A reader asks if engraving on glass is possible locally to mark two antique cake plates. Mrs. W. A. Pittsburgh Plate sales office and M. Z. Perkinson Jr. say no known resource exists and warn engraving could risk breakage of priceless items.
A reader asks how to enlist in the FBI. The reply suggests visiting an FBI office or writing to Washington to learn about requirements. Eligibility includes ages 23 to 41, bachelor degree with accounting major or law degree, plus three years accounting or auditing experience and good character and health. Training lasts 14 weeks on investigation, arrest, and evidence recognition.
The government boosts benefits starting today as more than 20 million people receive increases of at least 13 percent. Average couple payments rise from 145 to 165 dollars, with maximums up to 230 for couples and 160 for individuals. Widows and older retirees gain as well, while the system finances the raise by higher and extended payroll deductions in coming years.
The new rules add about 465 000 people to Social Security benefits including 175 000 children of deceased or disabled women workers and 100 000 others who became disabled before 31. Widows may qualify at age 50. Beneficiaries may earn 1680 annually before deductions, up from 1500. On April 1 Medicare coverage expands with voluntary doctor bill option deadline for those 65 plus. Premium rises from 3 to 4 dollars.
Raleigh AP Sen Charles H Percy R Ill warned that President Johnsons 1969 proposals may spark inflationary pressure as NC Republicans convene for the final day. He praised NC as a frontrunner in adopting modern leadership while delegates approved a platform seeking welfare tightening police bolster and a state county tax plan amid intraparty speculation over Holshouser Gardner and Stickley. A party plan also calls for three conventions every four years and biennial off year meetings with at large delegates to the 1971 GOP national convention.
AP report recalls Chicago officer Plogger admitting 15 years with the Ku Klux Klan and serving as grand kleagle. He denies attending meetings while acknowledging secret duties and faces disciplinary charges including incompetency and discredit to the department.
Columbia police say 16 people were arrested on drug charges around the University of South Carolina during raids. Det. Capt. Harry Snipes said the latest eight suspects were taken into custody as officers seized nearly $3,000 in cash and various items.
House Appropriations head George H. Mahon says the Commission on Civil Disorders proposals could cost hundreds of billions and are wholly unrealistic. Southern lawmakers denounce the report as impractical while praising parts already before Congress. The commission urged vast programs including 2 million jobs and 6 million housing units to reduce inner city injustice.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church holds its first worship service in its new Gothic style sanctuary completing the building program. The Sunday Enterprise features describe the sanctuary with photos and a profile of twins Betsy and Betty Payne both teaching business at Ledford High School and East Davidson. Judy Regals writes the feature on the twins. Beard's Hat Shop, famed for the wide brimmed Quaker hat, flourished over a century in Florence near Jamestown.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller says he will not enter primaries but is ready to accept the Republican nomination if the party wants him. He will not put his name on primary ballots to avoid splits and would only run if a genuine support signal reaches 667 convention votes. Nixon counters no draft and sees New Hampshire as a big test.
Romanian sources warn that Bucharest may refuse to cooperate with Soviet bloc nations if continued criticism persists. The Romanian Communist party blames internal attacks on its stance and threatens to boycott a Sofia summit unless its delegates regain freedom to speak.
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