10 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1967
Page
1
A brief notice urges readers to call or write ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to discuss problems or worries and get answers or assistance. The prompt emphasizes accessibility and ongoing support through direct communication.
Ben Stafford notes signs are up and holes dug at intersections for Cedarwood street market posts to be installed next week. The delay came from Minnesota Mining printing errors, but the project should help drivers navigate Cedarwood’s 12 major streets and several minors.
Church records show Fat Stock Shows donations of live beef weighing 930 pounds in 1965, 940 in 1966 and 975 in 1967. Dressed weight estimates yield 204.84 pounds of steaks including porterhouse, T-bone, club and sirloin. 52 portions remain, with 198 more planned for mid week meals.
Leonard Street between Marine Avenue and Carter Street lacks street lights. Utilities director Bill Williams says the new section is undergoing engineering surveys and will receive mercury vapor lights within a month or two, causing a purple tinge when illuminated.
A mother questions crowded city buses carrying 60 to 70 children per trip though designed for half that. Captain John Staley and Consolidated manager L F Moore defend nonprofit school transport and note crowding improves discipline, while Moore calls for home training and better driver and authority oversight to curb misbehavior.
A reader recounts trespass at Oakwood Cemetery by youths playing golf on a grave. They ask if police patrols will enforce trespass and through-traffic laws, noting adults also abuse sacred grounds. Capt. John Staley says cemeteries are frequently patrolled and urges citizens to report violations by calling the Police Dept.
New York City teachers reject a Board of Education appeal to report for work on Monday despite a membership vote on a contract. UFT leader Albert Shanker says the board misreads teachers. Mayor Lindsay vows court action to block mass resignations and possible jail for contempt.
Washington reports U.S. total employment reached a July record of 76.2 million, easing to 76.1 million in August amid ongoing demand for engineers, scientists, health workers, and managerial staff. Openings numbered 343,100 in July, with production occupations hardest hit by the shift. Nurses, licensed practical nurses, therapists, and medical technologists also showed strong demand across hospitals.
Debra Dene Barnes is named Miss America 1968 after winning the Atlantic City pageant Saturday night. Jane Anne Jaroe of Oklahoma, the outgoing queen, kisses the new titleholder in a celebratory AP wirephoto moment.
LOS ANGELES AP A marriage license has been issued to author Henry Miller 75 and Japanese entertainer Hoki Tokuda 28. They have ducked questions on wedding timing and location. The license was obtained Friday in Santa Monica and reports from Los Angeles and New York say the ceremony will be Sunday. Miller last spoke three days ago saying he would talk next week.
Madison authorities and Schenk Elementary students confront a trained stray crow that has learned to speak, shouting four letter words while circling the playground. Principal Lori Grass says the winged intruder will stay unwelcome until it cleans up its language as police and humane society members chase it.
Debra Dene Barnes a 20 year old brunette from Moran Kansas won Miss America 1968 at Convention Hall Atlantic City She is a Kansas State College Pittsburg junior with future aims in piano pedagogy and academic degrees In a pageant with 18000 spectators she performed a piano piece and received a long standing ovation Runners up were Joan Stephanie Myers Barbara Bruk Baugh Marilyn Gail Cocozza and Dawn Lauree Cashwell
US aircraft bombed the Kep base northeast of Hanoi destroying a number of MIGs on the ground and damaging the main runway. B52s shelled North Vietnamese artillery positions near the DMZ for a second straight day as warships and bombers hit a Cape Mai cape and coastal emplacements amid reports of a possible allied assault. In the Central Highlands near Pleiku a clash at a US Army battery left 7 attackers dead and 7 American soldiers wounded.
Beulah, a killer hurricane with 125 mph winds, neared Puerto Rico and aimed toward the Dominican Republic after claiming 15 lives in the Caribbean. Forecasters warned hurricane force winds in the southwest Puerto Rico region with heavy rains and flash floods, while the Dominican Republic faced the greatest danger.
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