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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1967
Page
1
The notice invites readers to share concerns by calling ACTION LINE or writing to The Enterprise c o the address. It stresses accessibility and support for settling problems or worries through prompt communication.
Readers ask about city taxes funding garbage service and ABC liquor revenue. Answer explains use of liquor proceeds for permanent improvements amid potential revenue variability, while operating expenses rely on tax revenue.
A reader notes the closing song, Avenger's Theme, written for the program and recorded by Johnny Gregory's Orchestra on Phillips No. 00027. The suggestion is to ask a local record shop to order it.
The passage discusses preferred spellings and pronunciations for Vietnam and Vietnamese in press usage. It notes that Random House suggests one form for Viet Nam and two for Vietnamese, while many major outlets use Vietnam and Vietnamese and show varied pronunciations for Nam and Ky. It cites AP and other agencies adopting Vietnam.
Pentagon sources say North Vietnamese forces cannot cross into South Vietnam in strength while U S Marines hold Con Thien and Gio Linh. The stance aims to protect supply bases and Route 9, deter a broader push, and maintain U S credibility in Asia amid risk of a trap.
President Johnson toured the flooded lower Rio Grande Valley and declared 24 South Texas counties a major disaster. He allocated 2.5 million dollars in starter federal aid, half the amount requested by Gov. Connally, as swift help to areas like Arroyo City in Harlingen and surrounding towns hit by floodwaters.
Washington AP report says U S single bomb nuclear missiles will be converted within five years to multi head weapons able to strike multiple cities. By 1972 the 1710 missiles may carry 7500 or more warheads as McNamara orders this build up to counter Soviet anti missile defenses.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Bradley of Charlotte began a fresh start with six teenage daughters from Barnum Springs Children’s Home in Iredell County. The Bradleys answered a ingle classified ad last July and moved Sept 1 into a nine room brick home to live and work with the girls.
Rep. Jim Gardner says Washington threats and chaotic marketing push North Carolina tobacco into a critical period that could affect the state and local communities. He calls for unity among farmers warehousemen processors and manufacturers to survive and plans talks with Sen. Robert Kennedy on proposed ad restrictions and higher nicotine taxes.
Industry officials warn emergency farm loan programs will not fix chaotic tobacco marketing. Gard ner cites dangers of selling to stabilization corporations at reduced prices. In North Carolina, Concord youths begin new educational experiments at Barnum Springs while financing lessons for learning budgets and shopping.
Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky backs Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen for chairman of the 1968 Republican platform committee despite clashes over Vietnam. He plans to urge Dirksen to drop his Johnson wartime support and push a workable alternative in the party plank. Morton, a former GOP national chairman and Eisenhower era official, urged halting bombing of North Vietnam and ending ground search and destroy missions in a major speech.
The High Point Enterprise raises home-delivered price by 10 cents to 55 cents weekly and weekday delivery Monday through Saturday to 45 cents. Mail rates also rise though single copy costs remain 10 cents daily and 20 cents Sunday. Publishers cite higher production costs. agents and paperboys share in the new rate collections during Oct 6-7 weekend.
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