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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1969
Page
1
A reader is urged to call or write ACTION LINE c/o The Enterprise to discuss concerns or problems. The message promotes contacting the publication for guidance or problem solving, inviting ongoing engagement from the community.
Readers ask who authorizes the Triad Council and how it is funded. The group is authorized by the General Assembly with operating costs shared by population. The note discusses growth, planning, and preserving beauty while addressing zoning and public services. It includes reader questions on cemetery care, business zoning, and veterinary inspections.
Victor Zorza analyzes a Hanoi party split between right led by Le Duan and left led by Truong Chinh. The right seeks to refresh dogma and end the war quickly, while the left insists on ideology and protracted fighting. American diplomacy could influence the Politburo balance.
Mary Jo Kopechne's parents refuse to drop their challenge to an autopsy for her body. Attorney Flanagan said there is no evidence of foul play and dismissed blood findings as unproven allegations. Massachusetts officials seek autopsy. Edgartown police note blood may not prove drowning.
President Nixon announced the postponement of all November and December draft calls and ordered the October induction of 29,090 men to be spread over three months at about 9 to 10 thousand per month. He cited Vietnam troop withdrawals lowering military needs and warned Congress or an executive order could further cut inducements.
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration has quietly launched a broad effort against large mail order distributors of pornography. In eight months, 20 people and 22 companies have been indicted or arrested on obscenity charges. A new round of prosecutions is to begin within two weeks as Justice Department lawyers review 14 investigations to decide on grand jury action.
Detroit AP report says Chrysler matched Ford by cutting prices on the 1970 line, averaging $107 more than 1969 after hikes. Ford rose about $108, GM $125, with output surged to meet demand. Wage and warranty details plus dealer actions noted as auto market heats up.
At the United Nations General Assembly Andrei Gromyko urged renunciation of interference in Vietnam as the path to peace. He defended North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, rejected an early U S Soviet arms cut deal, and pressed for peace talks with no date set.
Washington AP The House approved a proposed constitutional amendment for direct popular election of the president by 239 to 70. Backers say the overwhelming vote boosts hopes for Senate approval and state ratification to become the 26th amendment, though Senate prospects remain uncertain due to opposition in the Judiciary Committee. Birch Bayh hailed the House result as encouraging and historic.
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