30 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1968
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE via phone or mail to express concerns or questions, offering a direct line to The Enterprise for personal guidance or problem resolution. It emphasizes accessible support and ongoing communication.
A reader cites Thomasville Furniture and Carolina Underwear moving to Friday closures to create long weekends for workers, noting concern for family time and asking if Thursday holidays could be adopted. The letter prints as a snapshot of early discussions on shifting holidays for labor and shopping convenience.
Washington AP. House Republican Leader Gerald Ford says if Vietnam war pace remains and inflation stays in check, Nixon could let the 10 percent income surtax expire next June. He cautions Congress may shift if war intensifies. Ford opposes continuing the surtax to fund spending and notes Democratic majorities in Congress.
Gov elect Bob Scott selected Dr. William L. Turner of Raleigh to head the North Carolina Department of Administration. Turner, administrative dean for University Extension at North Carolina State University, will replace Wayne Corpening of Winston-Salem as head of the state agency.
Paris AP observes that both Hanoi and the United States level accusations about violations of the bombing halt, but no move to collapse expanded peace talks. Hanoi cites U S planes striking North Vietnamese territory on Nov 27, while U.S. officials defend reconnaissance and helicopter defense, as Harriman plans Paris talks and a visit to officials in Washington.
An APWirephoto report describes a soldier on the Cambodian border about 80 miles north of Saigon who was killed when a North Vietnamese soldier in a tree hurled a grenade at him. The victim, Montgomery, recalled seeing a moving shape in the tree before a loud explosion occurred.
Washington AP. Medicaid costs for the poor rise, shaping next Congress battles and a test of Nixon pledges to curb federal spending. Senate Finance Chairman Long and Republican Williams push cost containment, while Javits fights for federal aid formulas. Nixon backs state control, hints at Medicaid leniencies. Long secures a 509 million cut in federal Medicaid share.
U S officials say Soviet forces in Czechoslovakia have fallen to three divisions after an October agreement legalizing a Russian presence. Troops now cluster mainly in Bratislava and Prague, with six divisions once near the West German frontier no longer in the field. NATO is tightening defenses as analysts note continued Soviet strength in East Germany and Poland, while U S Green Beret units and jet squadrons prepare to return to Europe early next year as a political signal.
The Highway Patrol reports 11 highway fatalities in North Carolina by Thanksgiving weekend midpoint. Through the year, total deaths reach 1,670. Fatalities include Ronald Willis and Luther Russell near Craven County, Lewis Hancock near Star, and Harry Henry in Sampson County, with high speed blamed for the Ingold wreck.
U S air cavalry and infantry units reported heavy actions near the Cambodian border and in the Mekong Delta. The battles left numerous Viet Cong and North Vietnamese casualties, with hundreds killed or captured in ongoing border clashes as Saigon released 140 former Viet Cong prisoners in a reconciliation effort.
NEW YORK AP Three meetings in five days between President-elect Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger sparked speculation that Kissinger could become Nixon’s personal adviser on national security. Kissinger, 45, heads Harvard’s defense studies program and the Harvard International Seminar and has advised the NSC.
The Sunday Enterprise notes efforts for better health for all Guilford County children through county health department clinics in High Point and Greensboro. It highlights a shift in school history teaching with local museums taking key roles, including a planned museum in High Point.
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