11 May 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1969
Page
1
On February 1 1965 at Madison Square Garden Chuvalo and Patterson battled to a 12 round draw in a non title bout. The match was a one off with no later or prior rematch between the two.
A professional advises that when trimming a wig one should use a razor rather than scissors for best results. The guidance comes from J R A, recommending razor shaving for a neater cut and better texture.
A widow details her two married children, noting her son is the only surviving male in the family with no uncles or grandfathers living nearby. He enlisted Feb 27 and is stationed at Fort Bragg as the sole survivor. Army Regulation defines sole surviving son as waiving combat area duty and noncombat assignments, applicable when brothers, fathers, or other sons are dead or missing or disabled.
A concrete floor is being poured at each end of the gymnasium outside. A fiberglass roof will be installed over it soon. The nearby picnic shelter is being doubled in size.
A reader explains that groovy signals enthusiasm like snazzy or cool, with each generation adopting fresh slang. The inquiry extends to the origin of the song I've Been Working on the Railroad, tracing folk ballads and early newspapers as communal newsbearing forms amid minstrel and labor contexts.
Across the Suez Canal and Jordan River, Israel and Egypt exchanged heavy fire in a near day long artillery duel. Al Fatah claimed hits on Israeli posts in several sectors as Amman reported no Jordanian losses. An Israeli spokesman said three soldiers were wounded and Egypt started the latest round. An Al Fatah spokesman said simultaneous attacks targeted Israeli positions near Sweima Bridge and nearby military posts, with one position encircled and partially destroyed.
About 600 North Vietnamese fighters were caught in a two day engagement with U.S. Marines south of Da Nang. By Saturday night Marine count stood at 42 enemy dead with six Marines killed and 13 wounded. The battle showcased heavy air artillery and armor support as Marines pressed to trap the attacking force along the Vu Gia River.
Weekend Zap-in in Zap North Dakota ended Saturday as National Guardsmen and police cleared 2,000 to 3,000 young people from Main Street. Businesses were in shambles, windows broken, a foundation hole punched, and a bonfire sputtered as about 508 guardsmen in combat attire dispersed the crowd in about an hour. Hospitalized youths included at least two girls from a wrecked car and a Vietnam veteran treated for injuries.
Four people died in a bomber crash while reports indicate no ground injuries. The wreckage shows the tail section as the only remaining intact portion visible toward the bottom of the image.
An old Army B26 bomber clipped two apartment houses and crashed into a courtyard between them near Los Angeles. Four crewmen were killed while occupants escaped serious injury. The plane carried classified material and was on visual flight without a flight plan.
Central bankers gathered in Basel to discuss stabilizing world money flows after West Germany held the mark flat. They expect pressure on Karl Blessing to redirect about 3 billion dollars of hot money back to the United States and other nations while some funds may stay and wait for future revaluation.
Allies ponder the Viet Cong ten point peace plan as weeks of closed meetings and guarded statements unfold. U S and South Vietnamese envoys will press questions on flexibility while watching for signs of compromise or hard line shifts in a bid to steer private talks.
Mrs. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy will head a Mothers Day march in Charleston to spotlight the strike of hospital workers, many of them Black women. Abernathy predicts at least 5,000 participants, including several congressmen, with 850 police patrolling a three mile route from the business district to Charleston County Hospital and the State Medical College Hospital after a parade permit was granted.
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