05 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1967
Page
1
Readers ask about returning a hat and personal items from a hospital stay, preserving a Mexican squash, joining a Senior Citizens club, valuing a buffalo nickel, Social Security coverage for seniors, and North Carolina alligators. The column provides practical answers from local experts and officials.
Washington says South Vietnam’s presidential election marks progress toward a constitutionally elected government and possible peace talks. Officials expect the new regime to pursue economic reforms while facing military and land reform challenges. Senator Robert F. Kennedy sees potential for meaningful negotiations with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, amid private questions about Viet Cong involvement in the vote and Truong Dinh Dau’s strong, pro peace showing.
In Saigon the latest allied communiques say the heaviest ground fighting in two months left 262 Communists and 3 Americans dead. Air strikes hit Haiphong area while a Navy carrier jet bombed a major bridge southeast of Haiphong. Marine losses 54 dead and 84 wounded. 127 air raids reported Monday as the war widened with intensified actions near the 17th parallel.
DETROIT AP Negotiators for Ford and the United Auto Workers returned to the bargaining table with a Wednesday strike deadline looming. Spokesmen reported no overnight developments and no optimistic outlook as William E. Simkin joined the session for the second day. UAW President Walter Reuther warned of a walkout by 160000 Ford workers if the union fails to win its contract, with possible extensions at GM and Chrysler to follow if Ford is unsettled.
In South Vietnam the Johnson observers reasserted Sunday’s vote was fair. Thieu Ky ticket led with about 35 percent of 4.75 million votes, while rivals Dzu Sun Huong trailed. Seven of ten civilian candidates alleged fraud. Dzu urged voiding the election. Senate results pending, Assembly to certify within 30 days, with inauguration after 20 days.
North Vietnam’s Red River delta, a rice basket, has seen increasing air strikes aimed at dikes and sluice gates to disrupt rice crops and demoralize the population. The Aug 27 breach flooded a village and ruined fields in Gia Ninh village, Gia Vien district, as part of broader bombing in the delta amid limited assaults on Hanoi and Haiphong.
An Ilyushin 18 Czech airliner carrying 69 people crashed after takeoff from Gander Newfoundland en route to Cuba, 34 killed and 35 injured. Survivors suffer critical burns. 13 with third degree burns to transfer to Halifax for care. Pilot and copilot among the dead. engineers and crew survived. Rescue crews recovered bodies amid wreckage in mud near the runway.
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