11 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1967
Page
1
A notice invites readers to write ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to share concerns questions or worries and offer problem solving or guidance through a community advice column. Readers can call 885-2051 or write c/o The Enterprise with their queries.
Bill Pugh leads High Point Lions Club civic improvement efforts to upgrade Albion Millis Stadium with lights fence restrooms and playing field work. Donated scoreboard last year, more donations sought as projects proceed.
A Q and A explains minors can lose a license if charged in an accident or accumulate multiple moving violations before turning 18. If not at fault, no penalty. two moving violations in 12 months can trigger suspensions, rising to a year after four before 18. Also, NASCAR driver contacts are provided. The Pick the Winners Contest was discontinued due to time, cost, and reader value, with no plans to resume.
Renaldo starred as TV Cisco Kid, following Warner Baxter in the film version. Gilbert Roland is not confirmed to have played the bandido in the Cisco stories.
Duke Power has cut rates several times in recent years. In nearby High Point residents wonder when a city rate drop might occur. A 1966 electric revenue exceeded a million and a half dollars, though Williams insists the exact figure is debated. City Council mulls how much and when a new reduction could take effect, noting past Duke cuts and a 1963 city adjustment after federal tax relief.
AP dispatch reports U S Navy planes struck Cam Pha, previously restricted, nearly destroying the coal port used to fund arms. In nearby Con Thien near the DMZ Marine units, outnumbered 4 to 1, repelled 3,000 enemy as at least 141 attackers died. Marines suffered 34 dead and 185 wounded with South Vietnamese forces also engaged.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy announced he will introduce three bills aimed at curbing cigarette advertising and pricing to curb health harms. The measures would require warnings on all ads, empower the FCC to regulate broadcast advertising, and replace the flat tax with a sliding rate to promote lower tar and nicotine products.
In Milwaukee hundreds of mostly white South Side residents were dispersed by police tear gas after a Negro open housing march. A misdirected wave of youths urged moving north as police faced brick and bottle attacks. Nineteen people were arrested and three injured during the nightlong disturbances following the day’s demonstrations.
Police use tear gas as crowds chant for Groppi, targeting Father Groppi who leads the Negro demonstrations. Rioters throw rocks and firecrackers while officers in gas masks clear youths amidst ongoing confrontations. Milwaukee’s South Side houses 150,000 Polish-Americans. North Side houses most of the city’s Black community.
Hurricane Beulah battered the Dominican Republic with 125 mph winds and moved toward Haiti. Forecasters warned of heavy rains and potential flooding along Haiti and eastern Cuba coasts, affecting Guantanamo Bay. Spokespersons reported storm preparations at the U S naval base.
In Asheville Republican Gov Spiro T Agnew of Maryland predicts the 1968 GOP ticket headed by New York Gov Nelson Rockefeller Gov Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas notes he may be drafted by the GOP but believes Nelson Rockefeller will deny it Agnew recalls Scranton’s 1964 campaign and says Rockefeller has not asked him to commit to a bid
Frances Lewine reports a White House wedding is planned for Lynda Bird Johnson and Marine Capt. Charles S. Robb in early December. The couple, seen returning from Texas aboard the presidential jet, followed the engagement announcement from LBJ ranch. Robb, 28, from Milwaukee, is said to be of the Navy.
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