18 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1967
Page
1
A columnist discusses whether a husband can bar his wife from working for a specific employer. The answer notes that employment alone does not justify control, and relief could come if the employer's actions harm the marriage. Includes a quip about dry wine and martini terminology.
Dr. Vladimir Tkachenko, 25, a key figure in a British Soviet dispute, was returned to the Soviet Union reportedly of his own will after Britain charged he was drugged and kidnapped. He was pulled from a Moscow bound flight, hurried to the Soviet Embassy, and authorities said he would receive medical treatment at home.
Detroit teachers ratified a two year agreement ending a two week strike affecting about 300000 pupils. The tally was 3346 to 374 in favor with an $850 across the board annual raise and a 39 week school year, cost estimated at 9.35 million dollars yearly.
The article outlines a backlog in Central High's drivers training program with figures in the hundreds. School officials say delays help plan schedules and keep instructors busy, while students and parents view it as discrimination and disruption. Options include summer sessions at Thomasville and potential junior high instruction, but progress appears uncertain.
Common dates in readable condition run from 15 to 20 cents. Dealer Glenn Farr offers appraisal services at Glenn's Coin Shop across from the post office.
The letter asks where to find information about a federal funding project for studying specific languages. It seeks confirmation if linked to the National Defense Education Act and requests contact with the Office of Education, Washington DC, plus details from Dr. Arthur E. LeVey on funding earmarks for language teaching.
Traffic readers discuss widening E Green instead of making it one way. City plan review invites public input, with notes to bring aspirin and pills for the meeting.
Tropical low Doria drifted toward warmer waters 330 miles east south east of Charleston with winds around 30 mph. Weather Bureau warned it could regain strength near southern waters and threaten the U S mainland. Chloe rode eastward across the North Atlantic. A Boston woman drowned when Doria battered a cabin cruiser off Ocean City New Jersey. The Lakewood Victory ammunition ship, towed toward Charleston, faced heavy seas and 40 mph winds.
Beulah a hurricane with winds to 100 mph moved through the Gulf of Mexico threatening the Texas coast. Forecasters estimated its center about 450 miles southeast of Brownsville with potential to strengthen to a severe hurricane within 24 hours and landfall expected midmorning Tuesday along Mexico's coast.
US Air Force F4 Phantoms hit a highway bridge near the Red China border, flying supersonic one minute from China. Pilots said bombs knocked out the center span in the war's closest strike to the frontier.
U S and allied aircraft pressed operations across North Vietnam including Haiphong targets. Skyhawk jets bombed a bridge yard and warehouse near the port city center while B 52s attacked infiltration sites north of the DMZ. In the Saigon region 2000 U S infantry were flown into the Ho Bo Woods as air losses mounted.
Senate hawks George Smathers and Karl Mundt deride U Thant proposal for a bombing pause without Hanoi pledges. They warn it would cost more American lives as North Vietnam could shift forces southward. Mundt questions South Vietnam’s authority to pause bombing without Johnson’s backing.
General Motors raised sticker prices on its 1968 cars by about 110 on average or 3.6 percent over 1967 costs. Chrysler previously increased prices by 133 or 4.6 percent. Ford and American Motors had not yet announced new figures.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon accelerates his bid for the 1968 Republican nomination. A Los Angeles Times poll boosts his front runner status in California, with leads over Reagan and others. Nixon plans campaign organizations in four primary states and may declare his run between December and February. He targets New Hampshire Wisconsin Nebraska while wary of Oregon amid calls to avoid a peace at any price stance on Vietnam. He stresses foreign policy, domestic planning, and doubts about the Vietnam administration claims, warning of possible new war.
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