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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1969
Page
1
Residents ask to fill a shallow hole on Guyer Street that requires drivers to dodge it. Carl Wills will have a worker investigate and patch promptly. if not done, they should call Public Works to pinpoint the pothole.
Washington AP The Army ordered chaplains to remove all references to God from lectures meant to instill moral responsibility in soldiers. The change, prompted by an ACLU complaint, aims to protect constitutional freedom of religion while keeping the program’s core goals.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower dies following a long battle with heart trouble and complications after intestinal surgery. He had suffered seven heart attacks, endured pneumonia, and spent months at Walter Reed, greeting visitors and dignitaries from his hospital window.
A secret Office of Economic Opportunity report says waste is small and necessary, defending program results while denying widespread fraud. It notes 97.5 percent of funds were spent per guidelines, with $28 million questioned and $14 million later cleared, amid Nixon era program reshaping.
A 13 year old girl Teresa Sisk was abducted from her home near Connelly Springs Burke County. Deputies arrested Danny Reep 21 in Gaston County eight hours later and seek Jerry Kirkpatrick 21 for kidnapping. The brother heard a shot and saw the duo carry the girl to a Plymouth. A spent cartridge and a porch bullet hole were found. Reep and Kirkpatrick formerly boarded with the Sisk family and had ties to a mill in Hickory.
In Los Angeles a massive fuel fire at Fletcher Oil Co. refinery killed Myron Chase, 47, of Long Beach and burned 50 spectators despite warnings to move back. Flames struck a storage tank field housing a million gallons of gasoline after two explosions earlier in the week.
In northwest Saigon the convoy faced a second ambush in two days as 290 North Vietnamese attacked. Sheridan light tanks armored personnel carriers and air support repelled the assault. One Sheridan tank was destroyed by a rocket grenade. Four tankers were wounded two seriously. Battle reports say 45 NVA and three Americans were killed at the Ben Cui rubber plantation 43 miles northwest of Saigon. A second ambush on Highway 19 near Tay Ninh killed 85 NVA and two Americans. U S spokesmen say NVA fire came too soon or was detected early as tanks and APCs moved in. The action used Beehive artillery shells packed with shrapnel.
In Chicago, AMA President Dr Dwight L Wilbur warned medical costs will keep rising due to advances in science and services, public demand, inflation, and higher wages for hospital workers. He noted current spending totals 33.6 billion annually, with other sectors consuming large shares of household budgets. Howard named executive VP to lead AMA staff of 900 and $30 million annual budget after Blasingame's firing.
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