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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1969
Page
2
U S equities move higher as traders weigh corporate results and inflation signals. Tech and financials lead gains while energy slips, sending major indexes to modest advances amid cautious trading. Analysts flag volatility ahead of key earnings and policy remarks from Federal Reserve officials.
Forecast calls for cloudiness with occasional rain or showers today and tonight, then partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday afternoon. Highs 57 to 65 in the mountains, mostly upper 60s elsewhere. lows 48 to 55 in the mountains, mostly 50s elsewhere. Report mentions soldiers near perimeter wire, American air power, and artillery at a border battle site near Cambodia. The base, known as Diamond.
Former Marine Frank Kulak, 42, barricaded himself in a third floor South Side flat after police sought to question him. Police found bullet-riddled bodies of officers on the porch following the standoff.
Reported from a camp about 30 miles northwest of Sai- describing a dawn assault by North Vietnamese forces. US infantrymen of the 25th Division’s 2nd Battalion fought back with grenades mortars and small arms after rocket and aircraft fire. Col Vincent Ordi and Green swept the area capturing several enemy soldiers as helicopters and gunships supported the defense. In the hours after initial contact American casualties included wounded prisoners and gun positions overrun by enemy fire.
Raileigh AP report details sixteen Negro employees from North Carolina State University arrested for trespass during a sit-in at Chancellor John T Caldwell's home. Bystanders were struck as protesters formed outside Caldwell's office and dorms, with night violence contrasting earlier peaceful student sit-ins at Oz Augustine College and Shaw University.
Police cornered John Kulak after a lengthy exchange in a multi‑block storm of bombs and gunfire on the South Side. Two officers were killed, several wounded, and a tense standoff ended when Kulak surrendered after talks with Deputy Police Supt James Rochford. The suspect admitted placing a black powder bomb in Goldblatt’s basement and implicated others in a series of city bombings.
Jurors heard Sirhan Sirhan's alleged motive described as a sick mind and viewed as a potential good motive in his own reasoning. Compton pressed whether Sirhan could be considered a bad guy to avoid holding him responsible, while the prosecutor called him a cunning, vicious man. The focus was on premeditation and whether it met the standard for responsibility.
The City of High Point sold a large issue of bonds totaling 6 156 0M at an interest rate of 4.9572 percent. A syndicate led by First National City Bank of New York First Boston Corp and nine associates submitted the low bid among nine bidders. Maximum average yields among bidders reached 5.0672 percent while the municipal index stood at 5.29 last week. City Finance Chairman Frank Hunpaker Jr announced the sale which was arranged by Local Government Commission Raleigh.
West Germany's famed Baden-Baden on the edge of the Black Forest has long been a renowned healing spa. Roman legions drank the mineral waters and bathed in hot springs. The town's ancient name Aquae Aureliae, meaning golden waters, was bestowed by Emperor Caracalla.
US officials described a four engine Navy EC121 reconnaissance plane missing since 2:00 p.m. as a large crew aircraft with electronic gear and two 20 man life rafts. An accompanying KC135 tanker and other assets were directed toward the search area near 20 miles from the Pueblo capture site. naval and air units were deployed as part of the operation.
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