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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1973
Page
1
New York stocks drift lower as investors await government action on inflation. Dow Jones at noon fell to 951.38 with declines outpacing advances amid Indochina concerns and mixed results across major issues.
NASD issued quotations reflecting bid and ask levels among dealers for over the counter issues. The representative inter-dealer prices hovered near current market levels, indicating liquidity and ongoing price discovery across traded securities and market participants.
Daily and Sunday edition rates listed for subscriptions and mail options. Advertising and delivery notes, carrier contractor terms, and AP affiliation details included.
The AP digest shows the New York Stock Exchange Index at noon with the Industrial and Transportation sectors, and a Finance figure noted. The index values trend slightly lower, reflecting overall market movement as indicated by a 0.36 decline for the index and minor shifts across sectors.
Winston-Salem AP reports Burford Warren, 46, surrendered to a deputy sheriff after being charged with first degree murder in the shotgun slaying of his wife Iris in their Rural Hall home Monday night. Iris Warren was shot in the chest.
A Senate committee in Raleigh voted 6-2 to retain the death penalty for murder and rape while reducing it to life imprisonment for arson and burglary. The panel plans to rework the House bill to align with this stance and bring it back for a formal vote Thursday. The proposal would apply a two degree system to rape, with death possible only in specific cases, and raises concerns about potential wrongful convictions.
In Raleigh the Senate Judiciary 2 Committee split 5 to 4 approving a revised bill to bar news media from publicizing rape victim names. The measure would issue a privacy order with a 10 day limit on arrest warrants, enforceable by contempt of court, sparking constitutional objections from media groups.
Saigon AP dispatch reports North Vietnam warning that renewed U S bombing in Laos and ground actions in Cambodia threaten a new large war in Indochina. Lao and Laotian sources claim heavy civilian casualties from U S air attacks as Prince Souvanna meets U S ambassador. South Vietnam reports cease fire violations and localized shelling with three civilians killed. Pentagon notes about a dozen U S B 52 and F 111 sorties in response to a major cease-fire breach.
Dayton AP report says plastic throwaway bottles used by major soft drink firms emit highly toxic fumes when burned. University of Dayton chemist Don Duvall warns inhaling these gases can cause cyanide poisoning and even death.
Sen. Jesse Helms writes to North Carolina Republican leaders urging a four year medical school at East Carolina University in Greenville calling it a critical human need. He argues UNC system board of governors is not acting fairly on the issue.
The North Carolina legislature passed a bill by Sen. Luther Britt to enlarge the Robeson County school board from seven to eleven members with four new seats. Two black and two Indian members will sit until elections in 1974 and 1976 and may only be elected by county voters. City voters in Lumberton St Pauls Fairmont and Red Springs are excluded.
A reflective piece notes that bold chances arrive rarely while lingering temptations may endure for years, urging readers to seize timely opportunities before they fade. It contrasts decisive action with lingering lure, suggesting prudence and self discipline in choice.
CBS Evening News earns nine Emmy nominations in news and documentary categories. Coverage of the Alabama Governor Wallace shooting earns three nominations, with David Dick Dan Rather Roger Mudd Walter Cronkite and Laurens Pierce recognized for reporting and cinematography. ABC Jim McKay also nominated for Munich Olympic tragedy coverage.
President Nixon continues Potomac River cruises aboard the presidential yacht Sequoia accompanied by Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The White House confirmed the evening outing marked the second night in a row Nixon spent on the water.
Florence veterans Albert Gibson and Russell Cotton march toward Washington to press President Nixon to free Army Lt. William Calley, convicted in My Lai. They totaled 30 miles by Monday, plan to reach the capital by Memorial Day, wearing red white and blue uniforms with Free Calley on their backs.
Committee chairman John N. Mitchell said he can't wait to face the Ervin investigators. He noted that Deputy White House Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren said Nixon and Mitchell did not meet, while Ervin threatened to seek arrest of any aide who refuses a subpoena to testify under oath.
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