06 May 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1969
Page
1
Readers question why Monthey School photos cost ten dollars while Northeast Junior High charges three. The letter argues pricing reflects packet size and photo type, noting Monthey offered an 11 x 14 portrait and two 5 x 7s with extra options. It suggests parents express preferences to the principal or PTA.
A reader asks how to remove pet odor from a home before cleaners, suggests neutralizing agents from a pet shop, and queries if cleanup week collects building materials from demolished structures. Public Works notes ordinance prohibitions on bulky trash and offers to have Carl Wills assess small pieces at City Hall.
A brief discussion questions if a girl should buy a corsage for a boy at the prom. The advisor says it’s not essential and may make him feel unequal if he cannot afford one. Suggests a garden posy worn in hair as an alternative for a pretty, carefree time.
Trinity area resident complains about delays in resurfacing South Main Street from Men’s Den to Richardson Curve. The letter notes two seasons of promises and seeks an update on when the major iron will flatten the surface. The piece explains the Big Iron arrived yesterday after a joint State Highway Commission and Public Works effort to bring the heater planet from Greensboro.
AP reports multiple fires hit Raleigh area businesses including a Statesville Flour Mills plant and four other sites. Firebombs damaged Robertson's Chemical Co office and alerted police to a smashed back window on a patrol car. Firemen found a bomb fragment and noted a panel broken for a potential toss. Hazard to nearby Rogers oil tanks was contained as flames reached 51 feet but were checked by water streams.
An American Airlines flight out of Miami was hijacked by a gunman and an accomplice with a shiny knife on its way to Cuba. The two hijackers stayed in Havana while 66 passengers and seven crew members returned to Miami after a four hour delay. Two passengers identifying themselves as Mr N Marion and Mr J Gagnon did not return. Stewardess Nancee Ke Nowicki was seized during the hijacking.
North Vietnamese troops attacked along the Cambodian frontier in the heaviest assault since the border war revived. The 1st Division struck American bases within 20 miles, with at least 119 enemy killed and 29 captured. U S. forces from the 1st Air Cavalry Division reported 13 killed and 87 wounded.
More than 11 000 parents sign petitions urging the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board to reject any desegregation plan requiring busing. A plan ordered by federal judge James McMillan must be submitted for approval by May 15, with busing suggested if necessary. The open meeting to consider the plan is set for May 13, with possible closed-session preview.
Washington AP reports a Peacock Revolution in menswear as Capitol Hill shifts from rigid sartorial norms. Congressmen display longer sideburns and brighter shirts, with politicians like M G Snyder Richard T Hanna Seymour Halpert Bertram Podell Abner Mikva Frank Brasco William Scherle Peter Kyros and leaders Leslie Arends and Mendel Rivers showcasing bolder style while younger lawmakers adopt longer hair.
London ap reports a government move to raise prices for eyeglasses and false teeth sparks a fierce backlash against Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labour government. Headlines call it a body blow and shock across MPs, many recalling 1951 Attlee-era charges. Kirkby voters oust Labourites, installing a Liberal council.
He was arrested in Toronto during a weekend performance and released under a $10,000 bond pending a June 19 trial.
Navy Secretary John H. Chafee announced no disciplinary action for Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher and Lt. Stephen Harris despite a court of inquiry urging their court martial over the 1968 Pueblo seizure. The report recommended charges for Bucher and Harris, plus admonitions for Lt. Edward R. Murphy Jr. and reprimands for Rear Adm. Frank L. Johnson and Capt. Everett B. Gladding, but Chafee overruled the recommendations.
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