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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1969
Page
2
Winston sales team notes lifting markets amid steady volume on the American Exchange. A junior salesman was reported missing as FHIL THOMAS AP Bustanes writer details evolving corporate notes and investor responses.
FBI agents aided by local officers hunted a man suspected of kidnapping a Winston-Salem salesman near Damascus Virginia as stock markets moved higher. Burden described the suspect forcing the victim into a car, then driving toward the Washington area before the car stopped at a crossroads where the gunman took the victim’s belongings and fled. The Associated Press stock report noted gains across industrials and utilities with the Dow Jones up about 3 points at midday. A related note reports on welfare reform tests beginning in North Carolina counties in July.
Hershey's general counsel Col. David T Omer welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to hear two cases on draft deferments. He argues deferments for college or other reasons are a privilege, while breaking the draft law is not in the national interest, noting violations can trigger top delinquent status rather than mere reclassification.
The Defense Department announced two more South Carolina servicemen killed in Vietnam. Marine Pfc. Michael Fr. Skipper of Conway was listed as killed in action, while Army Capt. Arnold Sanford of Cordova in Orangeburg County died not in combat.
City firemen responded to a trash fire on Tryon Street and a small woods fire near Kent Street. No injuries reported.
Voorhees College faced a campus takeover as students led by Black Awareness Coordinating Committee occupied the administrative building amid demands for academic and art program changes. Principal administrator Dr. John F. Potts urged calm and said security would be provided. National Guardsmen and state troopers were alerted while talks continued.
RALEIGH AP The Senate takes final action on a home rule bill allowing counties to set rules for board composition and election. The measure passed the House earlier and awaits third reading after Monday night debate. Other bills include fixing county official salaries and governing meeting times and calls for more funding to county veterans programs.
Washington AP reports Tennessee physician Dr Carr questions evidence linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer in men. He cites a 1968 HEW report and says public health officials and some doctors display emotion over science, while he asserts no definitive proof that smoking causes lung cancer.
RALEIGH AP Only Senate action remains on a measure to require automobiles over the next two years to pass safety tests and receive state aid for school construction. The House, after defeating an amendment, approved the bill with sponsors Rep. Graham Taft and Rep. Clarence Leatherman. An amendment by Rep Ernest Messer sought to drop a tread depth rule. supporters argued it would curb unsafe tires. The House also passed a bill to provide free license tags for totally disabled veterans, arguing federal aid could cover free plates.
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