High Point hosts All-America City ceremony and parade
Thousands watched as High Point celebrates being named an All-America City. The event featured a cavalcade led by Indianapolis Pace Cars, sky divers landing on the 50 yard line, and performances by the Air Force Band and local high school bands. Community leaders recognized the Junior Chamber committee and delegation that promoted the city to Washington jurors, with Rev Haggai giving the invocation and Rev Brown unable to attend the benediction.
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High Point
Piedmont
Conac Air Force Band
Judy Teague
Fayetteville
Bob Wenzert
Jody Farlow
Air Force
High Point Central
William Penn
Ed Post
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Amos
Post
George Covington
J. J. Wilson
Graeme Fulton
Robert Brown
Harold Cheek
Bill Colonna
Crawford
Dick Culler
Henry Price
Warren
Tom Haggai
Haggai
Emerywood Baptist Church
G. L. Brown
First Baptist Church
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
Hodges
Market mixed as stocks slip amid Chrysler challenge
The Dow stood at 711.30 noon, down .08, as Chrysler clipped about a point from its worst loss. Ford fell more than a point while General Motors held steady. U S Steel led activity with a slight gain, Gulf Oil planned a secondary offering and priced trades remained broadly mixed.
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Peaker Univ
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Gulf Oil
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S
National Association of New York
Goodrich BF
Securities Dealers, Inc
Goodyear T&r
Greyhound
Gulf Oil Corp
Trad- Int Papering
Tel & Tel
Kasyer-Roth
Liggett & Myers
Allied Sec Ins
Ween
Air
Allvac Metals Co
Lorillard P
Fidelity Life
Mon' Martin-Marieta
Am Furn Cossesee
McLean Trkll
BBS Studios
First Southern Co
Natl Distillers
First Union Nat Bank
NY Central
Gulf Life Ins
Wall
Norf & West
Ai Avia
Holiday Inns
Pepsi Cola
Mary Carter
Phillips Petr
E. F. MacDonald
Pitt Plate Glass
Moore-Handley, Inc
Y Pure Oil
N. C. Nat Bank
Radio Corp
Textile Corp
Piedmont
General Reynolds Tobs
Piedmont Nat Gas
Sears Roebuck
L. F. Popell
Sou Railway
N. C
Utilities Stevens JP
Univ Pub
Supreme Court
Union Pac
No Steel Co
United Airlines
United Aire
Mississippi
United Fruit
Ohio
Southern Rail
US Steel
Illinois Central
P&p
Western Md
West Union
Westing el
Winndixie
Woolworth
Cuban Exiles Prompt U S to Caution in Castro Conflict
U S officials reject Miro's letter as a distortion and urge restraint in Cuba policy. The State Department says the United States does not seek war with Castro and remains committed to a free Cuba, while reviewing statements from Cuban exile leaders and awaiting Congress guidance.
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Astro
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Action Pork Ae
Castro
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United States
Ohio
Cuba
Fastman
Firestone
Castrocom
Foote
Ford Motor
Miro
Gen Foods
Senate pages chief testifies on offensive language incident
Sen. Thomas White Jr. described King’s vulgar language toward his young wife in the Senate press gallery. White explained the remarks were to clear reflections on the body and urged attendance to permanent records. Senate members in support affirmed White’s version as truth. King offered no comment.
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Thomas White Jr
King
Young White
Senate
White
Wilmington
H. J. Hatcher
Burke
Ray Walton
Brunswick
Senoir
Sen
UPI
Cicero Yow
New
Hanover
Yow
Collision Kills One Hurts Three in North Carolina Crash
A car carrying Meredith College student Elsa Cartwright Anders collided head on with another vehicle on a rural road into I 40. Robert Cole Anders, 45, of Hendersonville, died. Injured were Elsa Cartwright Anders 19 Mildred Horner 60 and Jerry Eugene Cowan 19. Cowan was alone. Anders daughter appeared to drive. Cause under investigation.
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Conover
N.C
Meredith College
Raleigh
K. E. Carroll
Robert Cole Anders
Hendersonville
Rt. 3
Marion
Carroll
Cowan
Anders
Horner
Mangum Avenue Man Suffering Gunshot Wound
Carl Williams, 34, was rushed to High Point Memorial Hospital after a head wound from a gunshot at his home 424 Mangum Avenue. Police found a shotgun at the scene and questioned Williams' wife. his condition was not yet known.
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Carl Williams
High Point Memorial Hospital
Williams
Mangum Avenue
Kennedy Baby Birth Due By Caesarean in Washington
The First Lady plans a Cape Cod summer with her children and will return to Washington for a Caesarean birth. Dr. John W. Walsh has attended her, continuing a history including previous cesarean deliveries and a prior premature birth of John Jr. at Georgetown Hospital in Washington.
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Ravello
Italy
Cape Cod
Washington
John W. Walsh
John Jr
Georgetown University Hospital
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Caroline
New York
Early Asia Pilgrims May Have Invented Felt
Early travelers in Asia likely created felt by pressing sheep wool into hide footwear. Continuous walking produced pressure that caused wool fibers to intertwine, forming a durable felt layer.
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Asia
Big Boy freight car and legislation push for lower rates
Promotes the Big Boy as the world’s largest box car to cut costs and asks readers to back Kennedy era freight rate reform. Argues reduced rates will lower consumer costs, aid small shippers, and boost national interests by supporting H.R. 4700 and S. 1061 in Congress.
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Southern
Kennedy
Congress
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