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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
2
North Carolina and surrounding states see showers or cooler turning conditions through Friday. Virginia reports cloudier conditions with varied highs. The report notes Marines suffering 16 dead and 34 wounded at dawn, 23 North Vietnamese bodies found, and further casualties in helicopter collisions near Saigon as Nixon plans a December withdrawal.
Chapel Hill AP reports Howard Fuller, former Foundation for Community Development trainer and Malcolm X Liberation University instructor, urged Black people to stop seeking aid within a capitalist racist system and to make independent political decisions at UNC’s new left counter-orientation program.
Two U S Marine regiments from the 3rd Division will be withdrawn and reassigned after reporting 23 killed and 58 wounded in DMZ area clashes with North Vietnamese near the Rockpile. The fighting involved close hand to hand combat and mortar and air support from U S forces aided by artillery and fighter bombers.
Detroit AP reports Chrysler must decide within days on price changes as GM Ford raise prices. Chrysler, risking a drop from 27.5 percent market share, may keep prices down to bolster its position while industry sales lag last year. Ford posts a small gain driven by the Maverick. 1970 Maverick stays at 1985 dollars.
Public notice outlines service of process by publication in a North Carolina district court. Pauline Wallace seeks absolute divorce from Kenney Wallace Jr. with defense due by November 15 1969. The notice lists the court, date, and local attorney filing the action in High Point Guilford County.
two leading federal experts urged Congress to abolish mandatory sentences for possession and use drugs. Dr Sidney Cohen of the National Institute of Mental Health suggested treating marijuana and hallucinogens like LSD as misdemeanors rather than felonies. Yolles, head of the institute, warned penalties for marijuana use ruin more lives than the drug itself.
Hollywood AP Debbie Reynolds quits NBC premiere participation objecting to a marijuana cigarette ad, saying cigarette ads conflict with health. NBC notes remaining filming of 25 scheduled shows likely air. Reactions split with lawmakers and officials weighing narcotics enforcement and judicial discretion in sentencing.
The Associated Press reports President Gamal Abdel Nasser is ill with an acute influenza infection after the Cairo Arab summit. Officials say he is under medical care with all official appointments cancelled for an indefinite period, while Anwar Sadat and Bahjat Talhouni hint at leadership changes and a possible purge of pro Russian aides amid alleged plots and a shift in top press leadership.
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