10 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to share problems questions and worries via the ACTION LINE. Call anytime to seek guidance, settle a dispute, or request information. Staff will respond with concise practical advice tailored to local concerns and reader needs.
Questions about how long to retain canceled checks focus on tax and fraud histories. The banker advises permanent retention for tax records and related items, while three to five years may suffice for other files. The letter then asks about Job Corps employment, with guidance to contact Stephen G. Petlitz and Mary Sparger in Raleigh for opportunities and center placements.
Reader asks about sunspots and a yearly giant star sighting. Answer explains sunspots aren’t on the sun and may be retinal damage warnings, and the star sighting is likely a planet. Also offers legal guidance on unpaid medical bills and a school project about bugs.
James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to murdering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary Crim Court Judge Preston Battle stated the judgment after a brief proceeding with jurors agreeing to the plea The trial featured five witnesses establishing King’s death and noted no conspiracy evidence unless future proof arises.
President Nixon lingered at his Florida retreat as a decision on deploying a thin antiballistic missile shield nears. He is expected back in Washington tonight after staff discussions and a cruise with aide Haldeman Ehrlichman and neighbor Rebozo. A Washington announcement on a new assistant secretary of state for inter American affairs was expected today.
Apollo 9 astronauts may shift splashdown to calmer seas off Bermuda due to stormy weather. Commander James McDivitt and crew monitored forecasts with Mission Control and could adjust landing by firing retro rockets earlier or later. Weather concerns dominated the seventh day in space as the crew conducted light tasks and rested.
AP reports a two day battle near Saigon and near the Cambodian border left 30 South Vietnamese soldiers dead and 105 wounded. 31 Americans and at least 127 Viet Cong or North Vietnamese were killed. Viet Cong shelled more than 35 towns and allied bases as the spring offensive continued. Defense Secretary Laird called the offensive a calculated escalation but not successful and said more funds may be requested as South Vietnamese forces grow.
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that criminal defendants whose conversations or premises were bugged by federal agents may inspect government transcripts and logs, including national security records. Justice White wrote the opinion, stating such records should be turned over to defendants through their attorneys to ensure hearings are more than formality.
Tough miner Buck Jones, 61 and father of 11, was rescued after eight days trapped in a Utah mountain cave. Rescuers tunneled 25 feet through rock to reach his 5 by 5 foot cell, then transported him 20 miles to a Salt Lake City hospital. Family reunion brought tears as Jones recovered with plans for a shower and rest.
Extra police and highway patrols flooded the UNC campus in Chapel Hill after reports of a fresh disruption attempt at Le Noir Hall. About 200 students gathered to support striking workers while the cafeteria opened with 12 to 25 pickets. Police remained on guard as deans and department chairs circulated a petition urging restraint and support for a speedy, fair resolution, condemning minority-group pressure.
Charlotte AP Jean A. Benoy head of the North Carolina Consumer Protection Division says an investigation is under way into price fixing complaints against firms supplying milk bread and asphalt to state agencies. He cites uniform bidding among dairies for the school lunch program and suspicious bread bids. An asphalt supplier probe is also active and court action could follow if evidence supports it.
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