27 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1967
Page
1
Local appeal invites readers to call or write ACTION LINE at The Enterprise to discuss questions problems or worries and seek guidance or action. Submit statements to address concerns or request information with a responsive contact line.
An outpatient from Butner reports confusion over post release aftercare. The Mental Health Center at 942 Monthieu Ave in High Point provides after care for patients released from Umstead Hospital. Call 88 89929 for an appointment.
A collection of letters addresses fire safety on party lines and delays in emergency calls, rabies tests after a wild squirrel incident, etiquette on godparents, AWOL military discharge prospects, and a yellowing paint mystery with DIY tips and causes.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said he opposes striking the Haiphong port to cut North Vietnam supplies, warning the move risks a broader confrontation with the Soviet Union. He spoke before NATO talks in Ankara, noting his differences with General Wheeler over whether the port should be neutralized by military action.
Sen Thruston B. Morton accuses President Johnson of being brainwashed by military and defense leaders into pursuing a military solution in Vietnam. He says Johnson brainwashed Americans in 1964 and calls for unilateral U.S. troop reductions to halt fighting. Also notes Tran Van Dinh’s remarks on antiwar sentiment in South Vietnam.
Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag urged the United States to halt bombing in North Vietnam and pursue limited risk as a path to peace. Speaking for the National Press Club, Krag said negotiations require stopping bombing and a temporary de escalation with reciprocity before talks.
U S officers say Con Thien shows that heavy air and artillery power cannot silence dug in enemy positions. Infantry must assault batteries hidden in caves. North Vietnamese artillery 75 to 125 guns north of the Ben Hai border have pounded the outpost 2 1/2 miles from the DMZ for weeks, with U S batteries firing up to 10 000 shells in a day amid massive air strikes.
American officers describe Communist artillery and mortars as highly mobile, shifting positions after bursts. Mortars from 60 to 120 millimeters bombard the Marine outpost from deep holes west and south of Con Thien, with caves and tunnels sustaining the fire. Marines rely on a new Army mobile radar to locate mortar positions, though its narrow beam and directionality limit accuracy to about 160 feet at six miles. Opinions vary on the severity of the threat as authorities debate how best to counter the dug in artillery network.
At the UN General Assembly Canada urged an immediate halt to U S bombing of North Vietnam as essential to de escalation and progress toward peace talks. Foreign Secretary Paul Martin warned that halting the bombing alone won t secure a settlement and urged joint action with the ICC and fellow members to push the parties to negotiation. He doubted the UN could lead a solution due to lack of big power unity, noting prospects for peace were poor.
Congressmen faced a sharp split as Hurricane Beulah exposed a rift between Gov. John Connally and Senator Ralph Yarborough during a two day House Public Works tour. Yarborough led questioning while Connally avoided the hearings with an independent Beulah survey, drawing charges of political posturing from both sides.
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