22 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1968
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to ask questions or report concerns. It emphasizes calling or writing to discuss problems, seek answers, and settle issues with the newspaper's help.
A reader asks about the label Velours- Imported Furs on a hat explaining velour velvet by woven fibers and fur content. The highway exam tone question notes fear-inducing voice, with playful comments on licensing tests and state nicknames like Tar Heel State and Old North State.
Doctors lead all self-employed groups in annual earnings, according to Census Bureau data cited to compare professional incomes. The note cautions that local research could inflate ER costs, while national figures set the benchmark.
A letter argues foul language at Bison games reflects broader youth misconduct. It blames working mothers and home life for deteriorating morals, noting parents’ long hours and need for leisure gear as factors, and laments rising grocery costs while supporting a local youth example.
On Charles de Gaulle's 78th birthday France faced a roughly 10 percent franc devaluation decided at a Paris meeting of treasury officials. Germany's Franz Joseph Strauss projected the move to about 18 cents per franc with the US and allies providing $2 billion to support Paris, while Britain announced tax measures to curb imports and fund outflows.
President Kennedy's grave on Cape Cod draws Edward M. Kennedy and family, including four children, as wreaths and white roses mark the fifth anniversary. Joan Kennedy, Mrs. Hugh Auchincloss, Evelyn Lincoln, and groups from Trinity College and American University visit. Thousands expected, with a noon Mass at St Matthew's in Washington and a wreath from President Johnson.
London reports a 10 percent sales tax rise on most manufactured goods and heavy new taxes on beer liquor cigarettes and gasoline. Credit restrictions tighten as Britain seeks to correct its foreign payments deficit. Announced by Chancellor Roy Jenkins after Bonn talks.
U S officials say the dollar will remain unaffected by the latest currency crisis. They warn of potential devaluation spillovers but doubt the dollar will be drawn into the wider turmoil. Britain’s improving trade balance since sterling’s devaluation heightens long range concerns.
A parked car packed with about 440 pounds of TNT exploded in Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market at 9:30 am, killing 11 and wounding 55. Panic spread as police sealed the Old City and Arab residents were detained. the blast devastated the Jewish quarter and a nearby barber shop suffered heavy casualties.
Two patients received second heart transplants on Thursday. Everett Thomas, 47, at St Luke's Houston, is listed in satisfactory condition. Darrell Hammarley, 56, at Stanford, is reported fair. Dr. Norman E. Shumway led the team. Dr. Denton E. Cooley headed both operations.
A predawn blast at Mod's Run mine near Mannington, West Virginia, trapped 78 miners two days as fire raged. Twenty one escaped earlier, with families gathered outside as officials weighed sealing vents and methane dangers amid limited tests on coal dust levels.
New York report says Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower will wed December 21 at St John the Divine Cathedral in New York. Priscilla of Boston will mastermind the event with attire for Julie, attendants, and family, including selected trousseau pieces and coordinated mother and sister outfits. The ceremony is expected to be among the city’s largest weddings in years.
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