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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1967
Page
1
The article notes that the hula hoop fad died out about three years ago and most dealers discarded stock. Saunders Toy Shop manager Donald Owens says rumors claim a firm in Atlanta bought remaining hoops and stored them for a possible revival in about ten years.
Question and answer outlining a one year practical nursing program at Guilford Technical Institute starting in September. Director Lucille Holsinger notes high need for nurses. high school education is key. tuition 32 dollars per quarter. students supply uniforms. last two quarters include three days weekly on the job at Cone Memorial while in school the rest of the time. Transportation to Greensboro may be a problem. GTI program cannot be hosted at HPMH due to scheduling conflicts.
Consumer Reports advises using distilled or demineralized water to keep steam irons trouble free. If steam won’t work, even with cleaning products, consider replacing the iron and avoid tap water to prevent recurrence.
A check with High Point camera shops shows several aborted attempts to form a photography club in the area. Organizers failed to sustain interest, leaving no lasting club.
Parks and Recreation coordinates a call in service for youths to find paid work such as lawn maintenance for boys and babysitting for girls. Employers and youths set wages. park maintenance jobs for 16 and up pay 75 cents an hour for 42 hours weekly. Mental Health Center offers low cost or free therapy options for welfare recipients with regional access.
A Senate committee backed a substitute redistricting bill creating two open seats and pairing GOP incumbents with Democrats in the state’s 4th 9th and 5th 8th districts. Rep. Gardner would face Rep. Fountain in the new 2nd District while Rep. Jonas would clash with Rep. Whitener in the 9th. The plan keeps Rep. Broyhill without an incumbent. The measure heads to the Senate floor for debate with Ward Gentry criticizing it as gerrymandering. Gardner may move his base to Wake County if Cash is removed from the 4th District.
A Senate committee approved a substitute bill outlining the 11 proposed districts. Districts 1 through 11 list counties including Beaufort to Pitt in D1, Edgecombe to Wilson in D2, and extending to western counties in D11.
NASA chief James Webb announced the first manned Apollo flight will occur early next year with a three man crew: Walter M. Schirra Jr. Walter R. Cunningham and Donn F. Eisele. The redesigned spacecraft will be delivered late this year and launched three months later with cost estimates at 22.7 billion dollars and possible extra 200 to 500 million if lunar landing slips.
Washington AP reports a Pentagon computer tally shows 7,823 U S service members died in Vietnam from 1961 to March 1 last year. California leads with 683 home states, followed by New York 529 and Pennsylvania 483 with Texas and Ohio next in line.
Buffalo police and federal agents broke up a stag wedding dinner in Buffalo on Monday night arresting 36 men including six tied to the Cosa Nostra. Judge James B. Kane Jr. dismissed charges, saying the information failed to show intent to breach the peace. One man, Matthew Billiteri, later rearrested for allegedly assaulting a photographer.
Public Health Service official Dr. David Sencer disclosed that a 21 year old Vietnam veteran on furlough was hospitalized in Texas for 16 days last fall before bubonic plague was diagnosed. He recovered fully with no spread and warned of worse outcomes if pneumonic plague developed.
DETROIT AP The auto industry appeals to dangerous instincts of the nut behind the wheel and then blames drivers for crashes a University of Illinois professor charged at the American Psychiatric Association meeting. He cited car names and ads that glorify aggression and urged psychiatrists to share research with automakers.
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