05 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1969
Page
1
Readers vent about humane society help for stray and abandoned animals, noting a mother dog and six puppies abandoned, lack of timely pickup, and questions over who should place found animals. Highway safety, misprinted tax facts, and local civic notes follow with brief answers from officials and advisers.
North Carolina backers expand a 1 percent local sales tax after 25 counties approved it in a Tuesday referendum. The measure takes effect March 1, with revenue shared between county and municipal governments. seven counties may lose money under the distribution while others gain. Mecklenburg rejected the extra tax, and lawmakers expect more counties to join next year.
The week of November 47 will see a closed door session with Secretary of State Wit fi to testify. Fulbright says Rogers and Laird would join after a March on Washington protest. An inquiry next week into the situation shapes the timing as the committee seeks safe procedure amid tensions.
In a Riverside classroom, Allan Harrison tests the Harrison Point System. Students start with $500 in academic dollars and earn or lose based on effort and performance. The approach replaces grades, with firms like the Information Co. selling answers to those who miss work. Progress in remedial reading reportedly improves.
Republican gains sweep Virginia and New Jersey as Linwood Holton and Cahill prevail, giving GOP 32 governorships. New York Mayor John V. Lindsay edges Procaccino and Marchi, signaling a comeback and a liberal independent mandate in a city race. Nixon campaigns for Holton and Cahill, arguing for his Vietnam policy and party unity.
Police with riot gear moved onto the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus to break up a 500-strong antiwar picket line in front of a laboratory building. Several people were reportedly hurt as officers formed tight platoons and split a line from two directions. one sergeant was seen restraining a fellow officer beating a demonstrator. Demonstrators had blocked employee access since 7 a.m.
Washington Republicans assert the off year results in Virginia and New Jersey endorse Nixon's Vietnam policy and his national leadership. Democrats dispute a decisive ruling, while NYC Mayor Lindsay wins re election suggesting call for end to war. Republicans say impact mixed but favorable to the president.
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