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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1968
Page
2
The New York stock market opened with a small gain on hopes tied to John son’s Vietnam bombing hall but soon faded. By midafternoon, the overall page showed a loss, with about 75 more advances than declines across roughly 1,440 issues.
The report blends stock market cues with a broad weather digest across states. It notes New York Lightning Aps and AP weather data, mentioning U.S. warplanes, Johnson’s peace talks context, and regional forecasts for the Carolinas and Virginia with temperatures and shower chances.
A report discusses ongoing military concerns in Vietnam, noting cautious optimism about weather and reporting but warning of grave risks if supplies are spared from destruction. It discusses DMZ demilitarization challenges and the potential for North Vietnamese forces to retreat and regroup, with U.S. intelligence expecting a major offensive south of the DMZ. The text also includes a brief, fragmented North Carolina and South Carolina forecast mentioning above normal mountain temperatures and near normal coastal temps through Wednesday.
Israeli commandos crossed the Suez Canal and penetrated about 125 miles into Egypt to bomb two Nile bridges and a power station. The raid followed Egyptian attacks that killed 15 Israeli troops and wounded others in a battle across the canal. Egyptian and Israeli claims differed over who initiated the clash and the depth of the raid.
Sup plies extend from 25 miles below the DMZ and continue at intervals for more than 200 miles into South Vietnam, according to military dispatches.
President Johnson indicated that the bombing of North Vietnam may end as the Paris peace talks enter a new phase next Wednesday. He noted that Saigon’s government has grown stronger and that U.S. forces under Generals Creighton Abrams and Westmoreland have achieved substantial gains, while negotiations have been ongoing since October with Hanoi.
Miami editor William Baggs of the Miami News reports that President Johnson agreed with North Vietnam to halt bombing and pursue talks. Baggs cited private sources involved in Paris talks saying essential ceasefire terms were in place, though the deal could still unravel. The story notes Baggs is a Viet Cong wartime visitor to Hanoi and cites a Hanoi leader informing the government.
The Central Committee expelled Liu Shao Chi from the party and his posts after months of criticism. The 79 year old, once seen as Mao’s rival, faced possible arrest as the committee voted to dismiss him from all positions both inside and outside the party in a marked purge during the Cultural Revolution.
The piece reports reactions from McCarthy McGovern Dirksen Mansfield McCormack Ford and others as Nixon’s announced pause prompts cautious optimism. Leaders call it a possible opening for peace talks but warn it is only a beginning and may carry political implications.
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