11 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1969
Page
1
A reader asks about night hours for teen drivers and whether gender affects insurance. responses explain learner permit rules, insurance classifications under 25, and driver training discounts. The page also covers seeking a missing father, local diving club prospects, school tax questions for Oakview Estates residents, and football education myths.
AP reports heavy clashes northwest of Saigon signaling the third phase of the spring offensive. Viet Cong shelled more than 60 allied bases and towns including Hue while four enemy divisions massed west and north of the capital. U.S. losses cited as five killed and 20 wounded.
Millions of French workers walked out for 24 hours to press for large wage gains, disrupting services from trains to lighting. Gold prices slipped from record highs as Paris and other centers reported declines while public life slowed amid the general strike and tied negotiations with government.
King widow Coretta King and civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy insist the assassination involved more than one person. They cite ongoing questions and call for continued investigations despite James Earl Ray’s 99 year sentence. Prosecutor Canale rejects conspiracy evidence.
Gov. Bob Scott’s 227.5 million tax package moves to the North Carolina General Assembly. Bills would add five cents per pack on cigarettes and two cents per gallon on gasoline, lift liquor and beer taxes, and raise licenses and sales taxes to fund a two year biennium. Senate and House leaders Ralph Scott and Thorne Gregory predict hearings within a week. Major fund increases target teachers pay and highway needs, with estimated gains across General and Highway Funds from 118.8 and 109 million respectively.
Mary Jo Sargent of Hampton Virginia widow of Army 1st Lt. Rappert Leon Sargent who died in 1967 when he fell on two enemy grenades accepted the Medal of Honor in secret after months of refusal. Jehovahs Witnesses opposed public display for religious reasons. Pentagon sources said the Army faced embarrassment as no similar case is recalled.
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