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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
1
The Gastonia Gazette invites reader questions to FOCUS. It reports the Zoning Board of Planes debated rezoning near New Hope Road for a new shopping center. Three members were undecided, one abstained, one declined to comment, and opinions could change at tonight's hearing.
A quirky Q and A mix covers Mack Sennett and the Keystone troupe with names like Bard Sterling Fatty Arbuckle and Al Furgy, plus a pie gag anecdote. It also answers varied trivia about coins, public officials, Vietnam maps, Southern Bell safety signs, and Rankin Lake location with names and places from the era.
AP reports a massive naval bombardment along the South Vietnamese coast revealing a vast bunker complex near Quang Ngai. U.S. casualties totaled 294 killed, 2,616 wounded, 12 missing or captured with 36 U.S. warplanes lost and 27 Communist jets shot down in May. Marines and air units pushed inland uncovering trenches, bunkers, and fortified positions amid heavy combat.
Washington AP reports a paratrooper died after a drinking ritual at Fort Bragg. Lt Ronald Reeves, 28, reportedly consumed vodka for about 17 minutes before suffocating in vomit. Army leaders defend ritual as esprit de corps but propose supervision and limits. Reeves was Clemson graduate, killed during a wake at the command post, with an autopsy showing alcohol levels and police investigating possible criminal changes.
Postponed graduation exercises due to likely rain. first delay for the event. Stadium plans scrapped for a dry weather backup. A mass meeting of city residents opposing liquor is set for Sunday at Flin-Groves Apostist Church to attend. Details on page As 1B. Carroll Henderson receives award at Bay Scout ceremony.
In a Southern Baptist Convention action from Miami Beach, about 15 900 Baptists were urged to resist distorted patriotism and back a peace plan questioning motives in the Vietnam War. The Christian Life Commission pressed congregations to seek nonviolent paths and study military and economic factors shaping policy.
Fragmentary monitor notes suggest a broken tie in a Soviet warning tied to the Mediterranean crisis. The U S fleet deployed in the region as tensions rise over the Middle Bank area near the Bosphorus and Turkish interests.
Troops join Arab forces as Britain urges action to safeguard ships including Israel’s. The United States seeks UN Security Council backing for a resolution calling restraint by Arabs and Israelis. Egypt accuses Israel of threatening international law in the Gulf of Aqaba. British naval buildup around Aden and carrier Hermes poised for duty. Jordan, Iraq, and Iran reinforce Egypt, while Israel scrambles for security and contingency cabinet plans.
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