02 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1968
Page
1
The paper notes two GTI Halloween plays, including one for children, with admission 85 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Only one performance remains at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the library auditorium, capacity 100. Reservations urged via 454-1126 ext. 223 until 1:20 p.m. Sunday.
A reader asks how to remove pinto nail polish from pants and a blue couch. The response recommends polish remover or acetone but warns acetone can damage acetate, triacetate, or medacrylic fibers. If those fibers are present, suggested alternative is amyl acetate from a druggist.
Three person family faced a higher bill despite conservation calls. A utility inspector already checked exterior lines for leaks with no findings. Permission required to inspect inside plumbing. call Mr. Gene Saunders at 883-7171 to arrange.
The note states Tex Ritter is 61, born in 1907 in Murvaul, Texas. It claims he is returning to singing to support the Nixon campaign in Washington.
A recipe for old fashioned hard red candy coating for apples is developed with help from Becky Narce and Tom McPherson at the HP Public Library. Boil four cups sugar and two cups light corn syrup with one cup boiling water, cover five minutes, boil to hard crack at 300 degrees, add red coloring and anise or preferred flavoring, dip apples, and cool on an oiled sheet.
President Thieu declared Saigon will not send a negotiating team to Paris next week unless there are direct talks with Hanoi. He opposed recognizing the NLF as a separate entity and warned such talks could seed a coalition in South Vietnam. US Secretary Rusk said Washington seeks an agreement with Hanoi on withdrawal.
Republican Nixon argues space program builds military superiority to negotiate lasting peace. Humprhey counters unity and antiwar gains, claiming Dems are coming home. Wallace attracts 10,000+ in Chicago as final election weekend begins. LeMay dismissal at Networks Electronics cited. stock drops.
Wallace drew about 8000 in Asheville praising peace efforts in Vietnam and urging not to replace Griffin on ballots with LeMay. He urged calm during the volatile campaign and insisted NC electors pledged to Griffin would back LeMay if Wallace wins the state. He later flew to Chicago for a rally and planned Missouri stops.
Elections will be held Sunday Nov 24 to select 18 neighborhood representatives to High Point Model City Commission. Procedures for voting locations in the five Model City neighborhoods were agreed this week by the planning committee and the neighborhood residents advisory committee. Details on Page 7-A of today's Enterprise.
Diplomatic sources say Washington miscalculated Hanoi and Saigon as Johnson proposed the half peace talks package. South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu rejects Paris talks without legitimacy for the Viet Cong front, while Hanoi questions recognizing the Saigon government. Thieu solidifies stance amid Bunker talks.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says Washington will push for a broader agreement to withdraw all foreign forces from South Vietnam. Thieu rejects Paris talks without Saigon direct talks, complicating the session opening. The U.S. aims to address troop withdrawal step by step while not recognizing North Vietnam or the NLF.
Allied forces reported a peaceful start to the DMZ after the U.S. bombing halt on North Vietnam. No ground operations were planned for the moment, but commanders warned that any future aggression could hinge on the mood of the ceasefire. North Vietnamese artillery did hit Dong Ha, Quang Tri, and Cua Viet with light damage. Local Marines at Con Thien rebuilt bunkers while analysts warned that hostile movements remain possible. General Ray Davis said Vietnamese forces could not reestablish a strong presence without being destroyed.
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