28 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
1
A discussion traces the slang origin of Sloppy Joe to a slovenly man and the later fashion term, then shifts to why North Carolina homeowners top trees. Experts caution against excessive pruning, noting that topping harms tree health while selective trimming can improve shape and strength when needed.
The article guides shoppers to press a slow mail order merchant for action after a check is cashed but items are not delivered. It advises writing with mounting frequency and insisting on explanation and shipment, noting legal action or BBB complaint as last resorts.
Sunday School discussion on separation of church and state raises tax questions. High Point College taxes its leased property as any owner. Guilford County tax supervisor W O Newman cites General Statute 105-296, taxing real estate not wholly devoted to educational or religious uses. College property at Five Points reportedly tax-exempt for student botany use.
A concise review notes the 1871 Great Chicago Fire after a cow kicks over a lantern, with 250 lives lost and 196 million dollars in damage, plus the Peshtigo fire the next day. It lists Cocoanut Grove 1942, Ringling Circus 1948, Winecoff Hotel 1946, and Hartford Circus 1948 as major past blazes, then observes declining losses due to safety gains and better firefighting.
With Wisconsin’s presidential primary approaching on Tuesday, candidates push through Madison and beyond. Nixon defends Vietnam policy in a key speech while McCarthy rebuilds a staff and Johnson aides mix with Wisconsin events. O'Brien and Furness campaign for Johnson and consumer causes as locals encounter hecklers at Wisconsin Union.
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first human in space in 1961, dies in a training flight crash along with Col Vladimir Seryogin. Their ashes to be interred at the Kremlin Wall. The 34 year old hero’s death follows the 1964 Komarov loss, shocking Russians and marking a second space tragedy in a year.
John Haley says an inquiry into murdered inmates at Cummins Prison Farm found evidence of killings but all involved are dead. Graves in a pauper cemetery at the 16 000 acre site likely hold slain inmates and many deaths were documented with missing causes. Haley seeks reforms to prevent repeats within the system.
Hundreds of Black demonstrators caused extensive window smashing on Beale Street and Main Street in Memphis as a King led march met with police resistance. Looting followed a call for a one day general strike in support of sanitation workers on strike since February 12.
A House Government Operations subcommittee led by Rep. Rosenthal investigates how rejected government food items are repackaged and sold as quality merchandise. The probe cites 30 000 pounds of thawed turkey refrozen and sold to supermarkets, plus other frozen foods, with hearings expected within a month.
During Westmoreland's command in South Vietnam allies report 253 000 enemy deaths, with counts growing to 320 129 by March 16, including Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses. The tally covers eight years ending in 1967, plus 1 941 Communist deaths in a Saigon area operation.
U S Air Force B52 bombers pounded the A Shau Valley west of Hue with hundreds of tons of bombs in five missions to blunt a North Vietnamese buildup. Two missions targeted Khe Sanh while Marines at that base reported light shelling and few casualties.
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