21 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1969
Page
1
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A fragmented advice piece blends domestic tips for easing a tired housewife's burden and a teen’s woes at school. It mentions simple fixes like hot water and a hair dryer, recalls ice selling days, and offers empathy about being disliked, urging kindness and self-respect.
A fragmentary local discussion covers crabbing plans and home projects. It notes traffic signal studies by engineers, requests for who makes basketball goals, and Parks and Recreation offering guidance on materials and heights while declining to do the work themselves.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—District Attorney Edmund Dinis testified to contradict an associate medical examiner who said Dinis had urged no autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne. Dinis sought exhumation for an inquest, arguing an autopsy was vital, while Kennedy statements and other testimonies were reviewed by Judge Brominski during the hearing.
Washington AP report says the Internal Revenue Service weighs selling tax return data to private firms for direct mail. Rep. James O'Hara warns targeted mailing could invade privacy, noting firms such as Sears Roebuck Gelco spiegel Associated Merch. Corp. and R L Polk would benefit from five digit code data. IRS already released metropolitan income stats and may expand down to 34 000 residential areas.
Hurricane Laurie moved through the Gulf of Mexico taking a veering eastward track that threatened the Louisiana coast and Mississippi Gulf coast. Winds near 100 mph in open water, gale winds reached the Mississippi River mouth, and a hurricane watch extended from Galveston to Apalachicola as Laurie drifted slowly eastward.
Senator George D. Aiken predicts nearly all U S ground forces will be out of Vietnam within a year amid a postponement of Vietnam hearings by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee until after President Nixon’s November policy report. Senator Fulbright confirms the delay and notes courtesy as a reason. The piece also covers Senate Leader Hugh Scott urging tolerance and President Nixon administration comments from Secretary Rogers on peaceful demonstrations.
Soviet cosmonauts canceled their planned stops at the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building during a two week U.S. visit. They said they would instead depart for the Manned Space Flight Center in Houston Texas. American astronaut Frank Borman noted the cancellations to allow a banquet in Los Angeles. They had earlier alerted they would not stop at Cape Kennedy Florida, amid speculation over potential future exchanges with American crew visits to Baikonur. On their first day in the United States they attended a Broadway show and dined at a French restaurant, drinking vodka only.
Federal experts warn youngsters in parts of the country are injecting peanut butter and mayonnaise as substitutes for narcotics. Several deaths are reported from the practice, tied to an underground recipe book about "culinary escapes from reality."
Willy Brandt was elected chancellor by the Bundestag with 261 votes to 235, ending Christian Democrat rule. The 55 year old Social Democrat leader forms a coalition with the Free Democratic party, giving him a four year mandate. Kiesinger warned of a stronger opposition and a fragile alliance as the new government takes power.
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