08 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1967
Page
1
A reader seeks help finding someone to remove a small pile of stumps from a residential lot. The reply notes Norman Little, a longtime stump hauler, offers to assist with the job and helps households with difficult problems.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks with newsmen after an overnight stay at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. He reports feeling fine and flies by helicopter to his Gettysburg farm home in Pennsylvania.
Resident on Westover near Greenwood and Delos Hedgecock dispute dust from unpaved private road used for soil hauling. Hedgecock says trucks from N Main Construction haul soil donated by him and waste materials to fill a gully, with $2000 spent on improvements. He does not plan to oil the road or close it, hoping N Main completion will solve it.
The Enterprise notes the editorial on July 22 1966 opposing an anti bosom ban as inappropriate for handling theater nudity, urging existing obscenity laws to apply. It also provides Olympic dates Grenoble February 6 18 1968 and Mexico City October 12 27 1968 with ABC coverage and ticket caveats via travel agencies and hotel bookings.
The phrase bread and butter pickles, once linked to a practical everyday item, is explored through basic reasoning. A definition notes unpeeled cucumber slices marinated in salt water and boiled with vinegar celery seed spices and brown sugar.
A reader asks if nonpayment of court ordered child support affects stepchildren adoption. The attorney replies that abandonment is a factual matter. the woman should discuss the full case with her lawyer. A second reader asks about ditch cleaning on Old Thomasville Road. the street department plans to address it before cold weather.
President Johnson announces a holding action freezing new federal spending commitments except for defense and vital health programs. Defense Chief McNamara says no new military or civilian project commitments, and river and harbor bid openings halt. Congress weighs possible $5 to $10 billion cuts as tax surcharge and budget talks continue.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield urged the Soviet Union to push a Security Council resolution supporting a halt to U S bombing of North Vietnam. He argued such action could open a path to peace either within the UN or another forum, noting insufficient willingness among Geneva conferees and the Security Council to contribute to a Vietnamese solution.
A new weekly feature on page 6 A highlights five securities picked by the Electronic Stock Evaluator Corp of Rockville Centre New York. Using computer estimates of earnings dividends and sales, the program aims to indicate price appreciation though accuracy relies on reliable data and broad economic conditions. Since June 3 1966 through September 29 1967 ESE selections yielded 19.7 percent while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.8 percent.
A Hanoi broadcast says North Vietnamese airmen and gunners shot down nine U S planes on Saturday. Three fell over Hanoi, one over Haiphong. no official Saigon comment. The ground war intensified with 230 Viet Cong and allies killed in actions around South Vietnam while U S forces reported 16 dead and 34 wounded.
Gov Dan Moore pardoned Hiawatha Wynn who faced a life sentence for rape after the governor received overwhelming evidence of Wynn s innocence. Wynn left Central Prison with his lawyer Thomas Strickland carrying the pardon. AP Wire photo
UN Secretary General U Thant said he maintains contact with all sides in the Vietnam conflict and has spoken with some in the last three weeks. He warned that halting bombing alone may not end all hostilities, though he believes peace talks could follow if bombing stops. Indian defense minister Swaran Singh urged an unconditional bombing end to spur a Geneva-like meeting.
A Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee report says most objectives of U S military aid to Latin America have not been achieved. It charges aid sustains military regimes that suppress populist forces and urges shifting focus to internal security of democratic governments and civil works in arms forces.
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