09 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1968
Page
1
A reader criticizes requiring Social Security numbers for hunting and fishing licenses, arguing existing ID details suffice. The letter notes variability in physical traits and references the original act’s limited use, predicting growing computerization will key citizens to one number.
Readers report wild onions reappearing after last spring. A lunar sign warning leads to mowing close to ground to kill sprouts. curbside trash can theft noted. deputy suggests bold lettering or using separate containers for pickup. Blisters on fingertips discussed, with nerves as a possible cause but often due to eczema or allergies.
Twenty precincts exist in High Point but the fice notes only nineteen cast ballots on the ABC referendum. The missing precinct lies in High Point Township outside city limits, including Oakview Estates and area to City Lake, north to Deep River Township, where municipal votes do not occur. The next City Council election is planned for spring 1969.
Readers report a cure for blisters using Poslam salve advertised at Eckerd’s. A user claims 35 years of success and urges frequent application for quick relief. Pharmacists caution that faith plus salve is key, while another caller suggests paregoric and laxatives, a questionable remedy.
Prague students at Prague University issued an appeal for mass participation in another anti Soviet demonstration on November 17 with a warning of a possible general student strike. Leaders will convene a meeting of strike committees to map strategy as authorities warn of legal measures to preserve order. 167 people were arrested in Prague Bratislava Brno and Ceske Budejovice with Soviet flags burned and slogans chanted. The Interior Ministry described Thursday actions as irrational provocations and the city council condemned the protests as inappropriate.
Washington AP Democrats pledge cooperation on key programs while signaling opposition if Nixon targets antipoverty aid education and urban affairs. Speaker McCormack notes mandate to continue Kennedy and Johnson initiatives, as DSG leader O'Hara warns of battles over Job Corps school grants and Taft-Hartley limits.
After Katzenbach and Fowler resignations Friday, Robert C. Weaver the first Negro cabinet member is expected to leave as top ranking official. Weaver, secretary of housing and urban development, reportedly plans to step down before year end to join the Bernard Baruch Center in Newark.
Staff writer Jim Hawkins notes Guilford Technical Institute boasts modern furniture production facilities yet experiences low student enrollment in the course. The Sunday Enterprise features a look back at late 19th century America and Winslow Homer paintings highlighting simple joys.
Snow began in the mountains at daybreak and could reach four inches in higher elevations as a cold snap continues across North Carolina through Sunday. Asheville reported light snow with a low pressure rain area approaching, keeping daytime temperatures from rising much.
Nixon and Vice President-elect Agnew held a breakfast gathering at a Miami area resort after Agnew arrived from the airport near Key Biscayne. President-elect Nixon and Humphrey spoke earlier, signaling a push for national unity as Humphrey offered help within his experience. Humphrey pledged to support Nixon on security and foreign policy matters if needed.
Saigon AP reports a 16 000 man division moved from the northern frontier toward the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon to root out 15 000 to 20 000 enemy troops massing for an offensive. The 1st Air Cavalry Division will be fully operational by mid month in Tay Ninh Binh Long and Phuoc Long provinces near the border.
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