05 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1967
Page
1
A Q and A column answers reader questions on long distance calls, Kentucky Fried Chicken Colonel Sanders, decoupage hobby courses, Social Security widows, artificial turf in sports, Appalachian Trail length, gem appraisal, warts causes, installment sale taxes, and scoring in football. The column cites Southern Bell, Garibaldi and Bruns Inc, and IRS guidance, with details on age, benefits, and game rules.
Readers debate whether U S military should escalate bombing of North Vietnam and related targets. A call is made to respond by contacting AMANO OF ROOT by Tuesday evening for inclusion in the POCUS FORUM feature.
Jefferson AP report says a grand jury indicted five men over the August dynamite bombing that killed Floyd Heard, the state prosecutor. Bail denied. arraignment set for Dec. 15 with a special term on Dec. 18 to try murder charges. suspects include A C Park and Worley, plus others from Commerce, Dawsonville, Ball Ground, and Pendergrass.
New York City paid its last respects to Cardinal Francis Spellman with up to 3600 people filing past the catafalque at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Services continued through the day as memorial Masses were held for the archbishop who died Saturday at age 75. A procession of cardinals and a forthcoming requiem Mass were noted, with burial planned beneath the cathedral altar.
Demonstrators from New York to California staged protests against the draft. Bearded youths in Cincinnati wore marigolds and dipped draft cards in what they claimed was human blood. Police in Manchester NH arrested 22 as violence erupted near induction centers. Vice President Humphrey faced picketers in Rochester. Universities and campuses nationwide saw sit-ins, sermons, and acts of civil disobedience.
Louis Wustikewky, given the heart of 25 year old Menise Ava Tarrvall after a five hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital, regains ability to drink, says he feels better, and doctors monitor for immune rejection while the ventilator support is removed and recovery proceeds.
U S officials report a Viet Cong assault on a South Vietnamese hill community in Dak Song left about 20 dead and 30 wounded among roughly 400 guerrillas and 36 to 40 homes burned. Initial figures had suggested 300 dead, later revised down. The village, possibly Montagnard, lies near the Cambodian border, amid two major battles near Loc Ninh and near Bi Dop. The Navy added air power with A7 Corsair jets striking a bridge near Vinh in North Vietnam as monsoon clouds hindered missions south of Hanoi.
The olt hotel in Lincolnton faces extended time as efforts continue to save the building. In Cherry Hill the school board opposes consolidation and calls for a vote on the issue. New Hope Road shopping center proposal rejected by council. A request for a zoning change was denied.
Activities in our area list Tuesday and Wednesday events across local groups. Includes Industrial Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Toastmasters, Elks, Chile, Optimist Boys Choir, Boys Club at New Hope Baptist Church, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Hep B Anon, Episcopal Church programs, Travelers Protective Association, and a Gastonia community concert.
The Gazelle invites readers to vote on whether they are hawk or dove regarding the Vietnam conflict. Readers are urged to call in with opinions, names kept confidential on request, and results to be published next Sunday.
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