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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1967
Page
1
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE at the Enterprise to discuss concerns or questions. It emphasizes calling or writing to share problems or seek help, framing the service as a direct line to assistance.
Readers question when Westwood parking removal from Main to Lindsay will occur after city council action was promised last week. Notes on Elm and the corner turning ease, plus a pig-baking recipe request and letters on karate, bus costs, divorce, and TV theme music wrap this reader mail edition.
UN Secretary-General U Thant warned of another Middle East war in a few years unless causes of the June clash are eliminated. He outlined five principles for peace, urged a special UN liaison, and called for a high-level Security Council consult to reach a consensus on international peace and security. He noted immediate issues like Israeli moves in occupied territories, but linked progress to broader Arab-Israeli tensions including refugee and canal concerns.
The Pentagon plans a five billion Nike X antimissile system to defend against a potential Red China nuclear attack. Regions will receive at least one battery of Sprint missiles with complexes near the Canadian border and along coasts, Midwest, Southwest, and Deep South. Canada may host a radar site near the Great Lakes. Nike X is touted as far more advanced than the Soviet ABM.
Washington AP reports the House is poised to approve an extra 20 million for rat extermination in city slums while facing opposition to an emergency 58 million hospital aid allocation. The bill totals 950 million for federal state health programs, with Ottinger backing the hospital measure and Republicans warning it favors New York hospitals and districts.
U N secretary general Thant proposes drafting an agenda for periodic council meetings and notes the June war marks the third Arab Israeli conflict in two decades. He blames both parties and UN inaction, fears future eruptions if root causes remain unaddressed, and cites core principles of territorial integrity state existence and free navigation.
Beulah races toward the Rio Grande mouth with 130 mph winds as warnings extend along the Texas coast. Port Isabel and Padre Island evacuate while 3,000 people flee in Port Isabel. Coasts from Galveston to Brownsville brace for high tides and power outages as Beulah strengthens and tracks northward along the coast.
Communist terrorists blasted the Nationalist China embassy in Saigon injuring 27 and triggering a gunfight that raised fears of a Red campaign against Chinese residents. Police arrested a 20 year old Chinese girl with a .45 pistol. two prominent Chinese, including Prof. Phuong Hang, were killed. A Chinese embassy official was critically wounded and another engineer was shot dead as gunmen escaped.
In a day of heavy fighting in Vietnam, U S forces raided Hai Phong and struck bridges and rail facilities while carriers targeted the city. Communists reported five planes shot down, but U S commands listed an RF4C missing with two crew. Demilitarized zone shelling killed three Marines and wounded 34. Red gunners shelled Con Thien, firing over 200 rounds.
President Johnson urged congressional leaders to speed action on tax and spending bills to allow deficit reduction decisions. Senate Democrat Mansfield cited possible federal cuts excluding defense, atomic energy, and debt interest, and noted the surcharge on income taxes. Discussions proceed among the Ways and Means Committee, the budget director, and the Treasury secretary to decide the surcharge fate.
The House Banking Committee approved a one year extension of interest ceilings on various bank and savings and loan deposits. The measure delays the expiry of the current law until midnight Thursday unless Congress acts. A proposed GAO audit of the Fed was removed by vote, with the Fed opposing extra congressional oversight. The Senate has a two year version. leaders expect quick passage if the House accepts one year.
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