23 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1967
Page
1
A promotional notice urges readers to contact ACTION LINE at The Enterprise with questions, problems, or worries. It invites calls or written submissions to the office for assistance or discussion. The tone is proactive and civic minded.
A reader asks about Daylight Saving Time dates and how to adjust clocks. The column explains DST rules, winter time, and yearly change timings, noting clocks go back last Sunday in October and forward last Sunday in April.
A reader asks why N Main is topped with asphalt while S Main uses concrete. The reply cites cheaper, faster asphalt and says the decision likely came from higher authorities at the State Highway Department, noting narrower N Main due to assumed lighter traffic.
President Johnson defends the Vietnam war by calling it worth the price despite protests. Critics including Sen. Frank Church and Sen. Clifford Case challenge whether US options and South Vietnamese efforts meet responsibilities and ensure progress. The debate centers on whether US involvement should continue without stronger South Vietnamese action.
General Westmoreland says the South Vietnamese army is not fully effective but improved over a year, with major issues including corruption, fear of night fighting, and leadership weakness. He notes better American support now and growing ARVN self confidence as U.S. troops’ presence increases.
Gov. George Romney visited Golden Gate Park during a nonpolitical tour, amid 200 300 hippies. He listened to their views, offered a lecture on temperance, and received a love bead necklace and a flower from a hippie admirer.
Shar ie Ann Duncan, a 22 year old University of Colorado coed known as Miss Bleedin, has been in a semicomatose state for more than a year after a Sept 17 1966 car crash near Denver. Her mother remains hopeful, while Spalding House officials acknowledge limited prospects for recovery.
The feature presents Guilford Technical Institute adult education growth and mankind's space progress, along with a look at a five-year-old kindergarten, High Point Peace Corps volunteers and trainees, and a day in the life of Police Officer W C Hodges High Point’s dogcatcher.
The Rio Grande floodwaters from Hurricane Beulah imperiled the International Bridge at Rio Grande City and isolated about one million people in a 40,000 square mile area. The river ran 20 feet above flood stage, the bridge abutments eroded, and the death toll reached 36 with $1 billion in damages.
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