19 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1967
Page
1
A reader disputes Columbus County as North Carolina’s largest county, citing Sampson County at 963 square miles per World Almanac. ACTION LINE replies we err on this point. Also addressed is employee pressure to donate to United Fund and whether Catholics may attend a Protestant marriage.
The Army may deploy troops to shield the Pentagon during a planned weekend protest, with up to four battalions possibly from the 82nd Airborne considered. Officials prefer civilian guards, while one battalion of MPs could be stationed inside. Entrance requires passes outside work hours.
A reader asks why buses may turn on No Left Turn signs at S Main and Green while regular drivers cannot. Capt. Leverett cites a historic City Council charter restricting buses to prescribed routes, though traffic engineers later adjusted routes. Auxiliary officer Wray Crawford suggests possible rerouting if the bosom ordinance is reversed.
The text notes a historical dispute over where Custer died with Sioux forces on June 25 1876 at the junction of the Big Horn and Little Bighorn rivers in the Montana Territory. It highlights Gen George Armstrong Custers differing view from Sioux opinion.
Community concerns center on vacant shacks in 1300 and 1400 blocks. Redevelopment Commission plans to demolish some this week or next while others will be bought and cleared later. owners and landlords suffer losses as vandals enter and doors stay open.
House investigators condemn Army missteps in the M16 program after a six month inquiry. They fault ammunition choices, questioned ethics around a retired general, and urge audits of Colt Firearms and Olin Mathieson while noting strong rifle performance.
A United Airlines DC6 with 58 passengers and 5 crew suffered extensive damage after striking a flock of geese at 9,500 feet between Saginaw and Flint Michigan. The nose and wings were punctured, one engine failed, but the plane landed safely at Tri City Airport. Captain Robert Smiley piloted from Detroit to Tri City.
Across the United States communities face high municipal bond rates delaying schools roads and sewers. New York City sold 191.1 million in bonds at 4.91 percent the highest since 1932 while 12 communities postponed 88.3 million in borrowings since mid September due to high rates.
Meridian Mississippi AP. A federal jury resumed deliberations on 18 men charged under a Reconstruction era law with conspiring to violate civil rights by aiding in the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers. Defense questioned government witnesses as the trial centers on night time abductions and a Ku Klux Klan plot.
The Bank of England raised its rate from 5 to 6 percent to defend the pound amid higher US rates. The move, the smallest increase since May, follows a December meeting on coordinating rates and ends a period of stability after a 7 percent peak in 1966.
A U S spacecraft flies by Venus on a data gathering mission following Soviet Venus 4 reports of Venus hosting life hostile conditions. Mariner 5 communicates with Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it records hydrogen oxygen and radiation data while passing 26 000 miles from Venus and returning after 26 minutes with atmosphere density insights.
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