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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1965
Page
1
Two masked gunmen halted Tommy Horton as he arrived home with about 7 000 to 9 000 dollars in cash and checks from Plaza Market on Cannon Boulevard. Horton said roughly 5 300 dollars was cash. Police sought a late model silver blue car and a third man waiting nearby.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S Southern section planned to discuss merging with the Reformed Church in America by 1968. The assembly revised committee language on civil disobedience, replacing support with understanding while debating race relations and a pastoral letter.
Federal mediator William E. Simkin works between unions and steel firms to avert a May 1 strike. The United Steelworkers demand wage and benefit hikes totaling 17.9 cents per hour while companies offer 5 to 7 cents. The union votes on possible action against independent producers if a walkout occurs against 11 major firms.
The Mississippi River reached 25.3 feet at Prairie du Chien and threatened Dubuque Guttenberg and surrounding areas as the flood surge continued. Red Cross fed over 1 000 workers in Dubuque and 400 in Guttenberg while towns battled rising water and breached levees.
An armada of 66 U S Air Force jets bombed road convoys and a ferry site in North Viet Nam with two-hour strikes ending at midnight. Six B57 bombers hit an antiaircraft site and a truck convoy. no enemy planes were seen. A Marine was killed and another wounded by a grenade at Phu Bai. Radio Hanoi reports volunteers from several nations join Viet Cong efforts.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the American Society of International Law that the United States must counter university criticism of the Viet Nam conflict. Officials expect a new white paper and more speakers to stress four points: North Vietnamese intervention, U.S. national interest in backing South Vietnam, willingness to seek peace if the Communists show readiness, and a preference for economic development over further war.
The Sunday Enterprise highlights buyers swarming through High Point showrooms and along North Carolina's Furniture Highway for the spring market. The issue notes lively activity, new furniture and industry people shaping the event. It recalls the Civil War surrender 100 years ago in a North Carolina farmhouse and reflects on postwar Europe and the Cold War division with soldiers stationed along the Iron Curtain.
Peking report from Charles Lynch describes life at No. 1 machine tool factory where 4,000 workers produce tools and are trained in political ideology. Workers receive meals, housing, medical care, pensions, and bonuses tied to political as well as technical performance.
Washington AP reports Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. offered 14 amendments aiming to weaken the proposed voting rights bill. He proposed striking automatic coverage formulas and gave states 10 days to deny discrimination claims, potentially altering the act’s reach across several states.
Owen Vincent Owney Madden, 73, famed New York and New Jersey racketeer, died early today after a long bootlegging career. He led the Gopher gang in Hell's Kitchen and served prison terms for assassination and parole violation, later giving to charity and avoiding publicity.
Administration economists warn a fiscal drag may occur in early 1966 as taxpayers pay higher Social Security taxes with no offsetting government outlays until July 1 when the medical care fund starts benefit payments. They expect stimulants this year via tax cuts and Social Security boosts to keep momentum.
Berlin reports recall a 1945 dawn encounter at the Elbe when U S Army and Soviet troops met. Veteran Polowski of Chicago recalls foggy April 25 1945 moments near Strehla with Lt Kotzebue and a seven jeep patrol. Embrace followed the encounter amid hopes for a peace program.
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