02 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1967
Page
1
Major Richard J. Bong was the war’s top flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor and multiple aviation honors for his service and heroism.
Readers ask why some dollar bills lack In God We Trust. The Treasury sets imprinting cases. many notes omit it. A second question covers mail-order lenders like Fairfax Family Fund and Dial Finance. North Carolina regulates loans under the 1961 Consumer Finance Act for amounts up to $600, with specific rate ceilings. Dial is licensed. Fairfax is not. Licensed firms may refer loans for collection. out-of-state lenders operate under their home-state laws and often charge higher rates. Local firms tout privacy, but local options may be cheaper.
Ex-Gator Q seeks tannery for salted dried alligator skin to fashion a handbag with professional treatment. L & M Tannery in Parisburg VA recommended. Swartz of NC Leather Co. notes nearest option and offers a nationwide tannery list if S & M declines. Jack Milbeck of Dixie Shoe Shop could craft the handbag once skin returns.
South Vietnam faced violence and unease as the Viet Cong revealed its own political and economic proposals ahead of Sunday's vote. Intelligence warned of a possible coup attempt with Col. Pham Van Lieu arrested on civilian candidate support charges. Polls opened 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 24 nations observing and heavy guard efforts by allied forces.
Sweden begins switching from left to right side driving with 290000 signs to be revealed and 19000 workers directing the change. A 62 year old bicyclist was killed practicing the new system as drivers warn cyclists to move with traffic in the opposite flow. Public relations campaigns faced skepticism as 53 percent opposed the switch.
A Bavarian prison official reported Ilse Koch, 60, known as the Bitch of Buchenwald for inmate cruelty, hanged herself in her cell and was found by a guard with breakfast. Held near Augsburg, she had 20 years on war crimes and German life sentence for murder and cruelty to inmates.
At Khartoum Arab chiefs agreed to resume oil shipments to the West and use revenues to build strength while not negotiating directly with Israel. The communique rejected Iraq’s oil embargo plan and approved Kuwait’s financing fund. Egypt’s Nasser urged rebuilding military power as a political path to peace, with indirect talks via UN or major powers possible.
About a thousand science fiction fans attended a Galaxy magazine staged futuristic fashion show at the World Science Fiction Convention in New York. Models wore outrageous outfits including a cellophane gown, gold lame dress, bikini of synthetic fur, asymmetrical costumes, and a wedding dress paired with bell bottom pants, all designed to push fashion to sci fi extremes.
Hurricane Katrina lashed San Felipe Baja California killing five Americans whose identities were not released. Two Mexican girls were missing feared dead as winds reached 96 mph and rain flooded the resort town. Rescue teams struggled to reach the scene amid damaged airport and cut communications.
The Sunday Enterprise highlights a city planning effort to regulate sign size and placement in High Point. It also features a Stalin era biographical thread involving Nadezhda Alliluyeva and Joseph Stalin, with notes on Svetlana’s mother. A playful room description contrasts with teen Lynn Ball’s view of his space, described as Id.
Milwaukee police arrested fourteen people after a civil rights march defied a ban and sparked a night of violence. Tear gas drove into St Boniface parish buildings as tear was sprayed, injuring 13 and prompting the priest Rev James E Groppi to be taken into custody. A spectator died of natural causes. The ban on nighttime demonstrations was lifted by Mayor Henry Maier starting at 9 a.m.
Capitol visitors will have a tiny 95 space lot shadowing the Rayburn Building for up to two hours. The plan avoids the House underground garages and Capitol Plaza, with staff cars staying put to free spaces. House parking chair B F Sisk says the group agrees tourist parking is needed and favors the Rayburn site.
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