Ashau Tragedy and Resolve in Viet Nam War
The Ashau Valley Special Forces camp fell to Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in a fierce battle 60 miles northwest of Da Nang. Despite the loss, commanders insist the war continues, citing air support delays and determined U S and Montagnard forces. General Stilwell calls for steadfast resolve until an honorable end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashau Valley
Ashan
da Nang
Viet Nam
Robin Moore
Green Berets
Joseph W. Stilwell
South Viet Nam
Return Of A Native Word From Chapel Hill
Robert Welch, a North Carolina native who enrolled at UNC at age 12, appears Sunday evening on campus under Carolina Forum sponsorship. He is founder and leading figure of the John Birch Society advocating less government and anti Communism. The UNC speaker ban controversy colors the event with potential ridicule and questions of academic freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Robert Welch
Welch
John Birch Society
UNC
Carolina Forum
Editorial overview of Lyndon Johnson circus party and Ringling Bros history
The piece notes Mrs. Lyndon Johnson hosting a Head Start circus party in Washington as part of a SeeS week Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey tour. It traces circus history from Astley to the Ringling brothers, highlights hardships since the 1929 crash, labor trouble and a 1956 disaster, and praises the comeback of the Big Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter Fellows
Frank Braden
Circus Heaven
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Winter Quarters
Venice
Fla
Miami
New York
Madison Square Garden
Henry Ringling North
Rudy Bundy
Ringling
Adams Millis annual report outlines growth and new facilities
Adams-Millis Corp reports steady growth with its hosiery line while expanding into data processing. The firm showcases a $3 million finishing and shipping facility in Kernersville and recently added Knit-Sox Mills in Hickory and Granite Hosiery Mills in Mount Airy. It becomes the world’s largest producer of boys hosiery, accounts for over 15 percent of U S output, and plans to produce instrumentation tape for analog computers. The 43rd YMCA annual meeting highlighted the program’s reach and Dan Hackney’s coming role as adult program director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis Corporation
Ed Millis
Kernersville
Dan Moore
James H. Millis
Adams-Millis
Knit-Sox
Hickory
Granite
Mount Airy
MAC
Millis
Spark Toward A Greater High Point Bond Issue
Editor urges support for a 1960s High Point bond issue arguing city growth depends on water and sewer, streets, and a strong City Hall. He frames failure to act as government by bad men, cites North Main traffic, furniture markets, and a new City Building as milestones, and calls for a decisive vote to spark a Greater High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main
North Main Street
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
Hha
Wachoris
Carolinas
York
Plainview Daily Herald Letter on Crime News Responsibility
A Plainview Daily Herald editorial argues crime reporting informs the public and should be balanced. It emphasizes newsroom duty to present facts with good judgment to serve readers without sensationalism.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ashau
Asbau
the Clowns
B. C
Philip Astley
Ringling Brothers
McGregor
Iowa
Classic Concert Co
Ringling Brothers Comedy Co
Big Top
Cassandra
Holt McPherson
YMCA
Dan Hackney
John Larsen
Eastern Air Lines
The
High Poin Point
And
Gundey Morning
Associated Press
N.C
N. C
Ender
Seetien
Tom Haggai
Plainview Daily Herald
Hoover
Te Prem
Saas FE
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!