26 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1967
Page
1
Readers ask about county fund investments and returns for last year with figures: $4,690,000 invested and about $140,000 earned. Other items cover actors careers, rain shelters, adoption costs, hospital parking, school holiday pay, Saint Bernard origin, a Bible verse, and eclipse durations with historical notes.
A reader poll asks if residents favor widening Seventh Ave into a crosstown boulevard. The inquiry seeks community opinion on infrastructure, traffic flow, and urban planning implications.
Two blasts rocked central Moscow killing or injuring many as a six story building was leveled and the car of Associated Press chief Henry Bradsher was destroyed. Officials cited a gas main while noting a separate car explosion with no injuries.
North Carolina Christmas holiday period ends with 24 traffic fatalities. The toll, below year total, includes two double pedestrian deaths near Wilmington and a triple slaying in Lexington. Victims span multiple cities including High Point Asheville Winston-Salem and Beaufort with names and ages listed.
The Associated Press notes homeward bound travel during the holiday period increased traffic deaths to 650, slightly below the record 1050 set for a longer period. Officials warn against risky driving as peak travel days span the Thanksgiving frame, with the three day rate reaching near all time highs despite recent declines.
Patrick E O Keefe reports from 1967 as Christmas ends with U S troops in Vietnam resuming combat against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. Christmas Day scenes include Pope Paul VI’s plea for peace and White House celebrations. International tension spans the Middle East and Korea amid wartime challenges.
American warplanes struck North Vietnam immediately after the Christmas truce, destroying or damaging about 100 trucks and sighting over 300 more. Navy carriers reported convoys of 150 and almost 100 trucks, with a ferry carrying eight trucks sunk. Ground fighting resumed with scattered actions as losses mounted among Americans, South Vietnamese, and civilians amid continued air campaigns.
The Civil Air Patrol resumed a daybreak search for two London Ohio men missing since Friday. CAP planes and ground teams checked leads in hopes of finding Harry Stites 58 a trailer court operator and Larry Wood 22 a pilot and instructor. They were flying from Columbus to Columbus to pick up Stites son Sg Garry Stites a Vietnam veteran. They aimed to return to Columbus for Christmas.
Gastonia and Gaston County marked a year of growth across business and industry in 1967. A nationwide story centers on Mark Robinson of Clover C who faces a January heart summery. Page references point to related items on 1B and 18.
Activities listed include Ganton Toastmasters at 6 15 pm and Silks Club with TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 7 pm. Al Anon meets at 7 80 pm and All Saints Episcopal Church hosts. Wednesday features M C Optimist Club and caroling event.
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