30 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
1
Puzzled readers send questions to Focus Forum covering state alcohol policy half pints, Charlie Chaplin age, snowfall timing, Trenton Mill history, Social Security rules, Gaston College admissions and costs, nuisance calls, horror movie showings, 1929 Gastonia population, and traffic signal decisions. Answers reference state board Brady, mill records, federal rules, and local staff.
In Mississippi federal court eight Ku Klux Klan members and affiliates were sentenced for conspiring to violate civil rights tied to the 1964 murders near Philadelphia. Samuel Bowers Jr and Alton Roberts received ten-year terms. Cecil Price and Billy Posey six years. others received three to six-year terms. All plan appeals.
California officials report Wallace cleared enough pro Wallace registrations in Los Angeles to qualify for the 1960 presidential ballot but wait for final tally after January 2. Billy Graham offers conditional support for Nixon, while Rockefeller urges restraint as New York’s governor issues a sober year end outlook. A woman, Mutial F. Siebert, is approved for the New York Stock Exchange.
A U S District Court jury found Pfizer American Cyanamid Bristol-Myers Squibb and Co and Wyeth guilty of restraint of trade and conspiracy to monopolize in a major antitrust suit. The verdict follows extensive deliberations and could lead to treble damages under the Sherman Act. Prosecutors argued Pfizer and Cyanamid profited on antibiotics while defense contended price alignment occurred independently.
Garrison subpoenas three witnesses Loran Hall Lawrence Howard and Thomas Beckham to appear before the Orleans Parish grand jury in February 1964. Hall and Howard are said to have been in Dallas in Oct 1963 and in contact with individuals linked to the assassination. Beckham, listing himself as bishop, denies links but says he will not return to New Orleans.
The newspaper advertises a $400 “Dollar words” puzzle on Page 4B with a $379 carryover. It notes an $85 addition to the prize pool and urges readers to mail entries to The Gazette office by Wednesday midnight, promising a single correct solution wins.
U S diplomatic inquiries seek to verify Prince Sihanouk’s stated stance on expanding Cambodian limits against North Vietnamese forces. He indicated Cambodia would protest but not intervene militarily if US troops pursued communists, and suggested possible ICC supervision of borders.
Evangelist Billy Graham, in Atlanta, endorses Richard Nixon as the Republican standard bearer and warns that the nation faces spiritual decline if the party splits. He predicts Nixon or a Johnson-like figure will emerge as a candidate, urging unity to avoid a dangerous political shift.
Ton MEMEPLUS AP reports that a Mississippi State College for Women student, Busan, 5, 120-pound contestant, won the title as the Ole Miss football squad prepared to play Texas at UM. The scene centers on the Cotton Crown ceremony and the girl’s expected rise in the pageant circuit.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions deadlines, a cost or revenue topic, and names that are garbled. The readable parts reference a deadline for a family or friends matter and a Lip Rage item. No coherent event or outcome is evident.
Readable notices describe a Schiele Misenie visitation, a Planetarlmt program at Natural Elys tery, an 8 p.m. event, Spencer Mountain Toad Volunteer gathering, annual meeting at Community Baptist Cicely Paday Stanley, Highway and Danen listings, and Central School Byar activities sponsored by Tessenver City days.
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