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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1969
Page
19
The Enterprise notes the Burlington Antiques Fair March 12 14 at Eton College gym. About 25 dealers from across states will attend offering old silver and other antiques. Shoppers can compare prices and network with buyers, though booth space is not available.
A reader asks if possessing a tear gas pistol is illegal in North Carolina and the answer confirms legality under state law.
The military provides transport and USO covers band salaries and show insurance. Hope Enterprises pays entertainers who volunteer services do not apply. Sponsors Chrysler pay Hope Enterprises for the film, with unclear records on who pays whom.
John H. Everett details USO recruitment at national HQ. Applicants must be 24 or older with a bachelor’s degree, plus some recreation or social work experience. Hiring is merit based with overseas or U S postings for a two year tour, Vietnam 18 months. Address is USO 237 East 52nd Street New York NY 10022.
Readers request list of district lawmakers. Representatives: Henry Frye Charlie Phillips Mark Short David Clark Howard Coble Robert Odell Payne. Senators: Hargrove Bowles Elton Edwards Coolidge Murrow.
North Vietnam sent a column of at least 10 Soviet PT76 tanks and more armored vehicles toward Ben Het Special Forces Camp, 24 miles northwest of Kontum. U.S. bombers destroyed at least two tanks, with the rest retreating toward Cambodia or Laos as Allied forces defended Lang Vei and Ben Het. The Ben Het garrison included 12 Green Berets and about 400 South Vietnamese, under a week of heavy fire.
The Nixon administration warned that continued indiscriminate shelling of South Vietnamese cities could trigger political and military responses. State Department officials said the consequences would be the enemy’s responsibility, with actions under review as President Nixon prepares a European tour report.
Apollo 9 crew James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart conducted two rocket burns to test nose to nose docking and control during potential rescue maneuvers. The burns trimmed fuel and stabilized orbit aiding a planned spacewalk. Heart rates rose modestly as the crew reported the tests “nice and stable” and manageable manual control.
President Nixon will speak to Americans in a nation ally broadcast from Washington tonight at 9 p.m. The hour long event will limit questions to foreign policy as he discusses European trip and possible issues in Vietnam and Berlin.
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer testified that time, distance and darkness prevented any military rescue before the Pueblo entered Wonsan Harbor. He cited orders for USS Enterprise, USS Truxton, other escorts, and fighter deployment as actions taken after the ship was boarded.
East Germany blocked the main autobahn to West Berlin for two hours and closed access at Helmsedt and the western border point as Kurt Georg Kiesinger arrived for the West German presidential election. Troops erected barriers then reopened the routes two hours later while Western allies called on the Soviets to ensure air corridor security.
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