23 May 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1971
Page
1
The Land of Oz theme park will begin full time operations on June 10, 1971, open seven days a week through Labor Day, and weekends through October. Admission is 4.00 for adults and 2.50 for children. Brochure requests to Land of Oz Beech Mountain Banner Elk NC.
Anon asks inspectors to identify the owner of a collapsed building behind their 300 block home where snakes gather. The reply notes potential misread numbers and states the owners will repair one building and demolish the other within 90 days.
If vinyl is sun faded color cannot be restored but a vinyl cleaner spray may improve appearance. Obtain from service stations or auto supply dealers. Also, for sharpening push mowers, The Home Mower and Lock Shop in Thomasville is the closest we know about.
The LBJ Library in Austin opens Sunday for visitors, housing 31 million documents, 500000 photos, a moon rock, Johnson memorabilia, and Johnson presidency archives. The eight floor monolithic Italian marble building, part of a 18.9 million contract, sits beside Sid Richardson Hall and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The federal government contributed 3 million toward the 18.6 million total cost.
North Vietnamese forces shelled U S bases along the demilitarized zone for a fourth straight night. American counterfire rained into the southern half of the buffer zone. North of the DMZ two U S Air Force F105 fighter bombers engaged targets in the area.
The YMCA National Council approved a resolution urging complete withdrawal of all U S forces from Vietnam at the earliest possible time. A stronger version demanding by December 31 was debated but not adopted. The group also urged reconstruction aid and support for returning servicemen, while other measures on draft timing and council structure were tabled. Separately fighting raged near the DMZ with F105s and Shrike missiles targeting SAM sites as U S artillery exchanged fire. casualties included 30 Americans killed and 50 wounded in northern zones, with additional South Vietnamese bases struck.
Former President Johnson unveils the LBJ Library on the University of Texas campus with President Nixon and 5,000 guests. He says the collection covers 40 years of public life and is the most extensive presidential archive yet established, though some basement vault items remain classified as state secrets.
Scores of investigators searched Harlem streets for two attackers who shot two patrolmen on Friday night as they returned to their car after aiding a sick person. Police Commissioner Murphy said support units will patrol with officers, while union head Kiernan urged vigilance against organized violence.
Gov. Bob Scott told reporters in Wrightsville Beach he is tired of politics and ready to return home to Haw River. He joked about becoming an elder statesman and dispensing advice to anyone who wants it.
The piece traces how Johnson kept Vietnam talks tight through a four-person core plus occasional CIA and military input, reducing leaks to speed policy. It also notes Nixon’s tougher secrecy, with instances of misaligned troop figures and policy signals. Everett Jordan may run again, Scott says he will not seek national office, preferring North Carolina.
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