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A brief item recalls college teams N C State Duke and Western Carolina with Lenoir Rhyne mentioned as context.
26 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1969
Page
1
A brief item recalls college teams N C State Duke and Western Carolina with Lenoir Rhyne mentioned as context.
A customer outreach notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE for problem solving or advice. It urges calling anytime or writing to The Enterprise to discuss worries or questions. The tone is promotional and requests engagement from the audience.
A reader complains about pregame light checks and park lighting affecting a recent football game, urging Parks and Recreation to improve conditions for children and spectators. The reply notes no blackout was reported and suggests contacting officials if issues recur. The piece also includes unrelated notes on U.S. currency and state hiring practices for industrial development roles.
A reader asks if a wheelchair is available for loan or rent for a disabled mother in law. They are advised to contact Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church at 883-1404, which reportedly has an old heavy model that can be borrowed.
Washington and Moscow announced they will open SALT talks in Helsinki on November 17 1969 to curb MIRV and ABM systems. Secretary Rogers cautioned the process could take years and stressed the need to avoid assuming immediate success.
New York AP reports Sunday marks the first day back on standard time as many Americans set clocks back one hour before bed. Daylight Saving runs 2 a.m. last Sundays in April to 2 a.m. last Sundays in October per the Uniform Time Act of 1967, with states like Arizona Hawaii and Michigan exempt by action.
Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas clash in Tripoli and southern Lebanon while reports say a Syrian army armored column crossed into Lebanon near Yanta. Air raids strike refugee camps. casualties rise as Arab capitals warn of broader Middle East crisis.
Thomas B. Stanley of Stanleytown Virginia said at the Southern Furniture Exposition in High Point that retail merchants report sales ahead of last year. He noted inflation affects furniture less than food and that smaller inventories are common as markets adjust. The briefing joined other panelists as the eight day market draws buyers from across states. Attendance in early days runs 7 to 8 percent ahead of 1968.
U S 25th Infantry Division engaged North Vietnamese forces for five hours in the Ho Bo Woods area, 28 miles north of Saigon. U S troops reported 51 enemy killed, ten Americans dead, twelve wounded, and called in air strikes as they fought through camouflaged positions and bomber cratered ground.
Washington officials said the United States is working through diplomatic channels to calm the Lebanon crisis and favors quiet diplomacy over public argument. The Soviet Tass agency rejected foreign intervention in Lebanon, while U.S. authorities avoided commenting on Moscow’s assertion.
Nottingh am women join the 12 day miners strike, refusing to cook, clean, or perform household chores to pressure their striking husbands back to work. The protest highlights household involvement in labor disputes and local solidarity.
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