21 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1968
Page
1
A reader asks about arachnid versus insect. The note explains spiders are arachnids, not insects, part of arthropods. It adds that the common term quick swat is preferred for accuracy, and mentions the question about pumas with various names for the animal.
A reader urges caution about burning used batteries, noting in the North years of exposure to fumes and lead poisoning. The letter argues batteries can melt lead from casings and release deadly fumes, urging readers to sell or junk old batteries and never burn them.
Hope dims for trapped miners as four day student sit in ends with peaceful outflow in Prague. Thousands of red eyed students leave university buildings amid calls for press freedom and travel rights while government and party warn against splitting the working class.
Nixon weighing potential Cabinet members in Florida talks with Lt. Gov. Robert Finch and John N. Mitchell. Finch faces decision on White House staff or Cabinet role while planning a Senate bid. Haldeman joins deliberations as Nixon delays departure to New York for transition meetings.
NATO established a new maritime air arm to monitor Soviet naval strength in the Mediterranean. Rear Adm. Edward Outlaw of Greenville North Carolina was installed as chief of Maritime Air Forces Mediterranean in Naples. The operation will use P2 Neptunes Shackleton S2s and SH34 helicopters with initial U S Britain and Italy participation.
In Washington liberal Democrats move to test Edmund Muskie for possible leadership roles such as whip or assistant leader. Senator Russell Long of Louisiana is not facing an immediate challenge, while Long's allies claim about 30 votes in the upcoming caucus. Liberals see a Muskie bid as a potential destabilizer to Lang, amid friction with Senate Leader Mansfield.
In Da Nang area fighting, U S forces report three aircraft shot down. A CH46 helicopter, an F100 Super Sabre, and an F4 Phantom were downed as U S and allied units suffered casualties, with eight Americans killed and 12 wounded. The battles mark ongoing shelling and clashes in the Da Nang region.
In Mannington West Virginia the No 9 Mountaineer Coal Co mine deep in a burning shaft faces a growing fire with two shafts venting smoke. Consol Coal executive Poundstone says fire has spread overnight and rescue is delayed by high heat and carbon monoxide. UMW chief Boyle and Bureau of Mines expert Westfield attend a morning briefing as 78 miners remain trapped.
Bonn reports a breakthrough in a secret meeting of wealthier nations to rescue the French franc from collapse. West Germany considers import boosting taxes and export discouragement, with Group of 10 credit talks and deficit-country measures to prevent a revaluation of the mark and a devaluation of the franc.
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