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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1961

Page

2

Stock Market Treads Water After Slide From Record High

New York stocks eased in early trading with the Dow Jones 30 down to 716.66 as profit taking cooled last week’s gains. Industrials fell about 2 while rails held, utilities rose, and major chemicals and autos slipped amid a generally slower, mixed market.

New York Associated Press du Pont Union Carbide B&o Illinois Central New York Central Pennsy U.S. Steel Jones & Laughlin Bethlehem Ford Chrysler Goodrich International Nickel Kennecott American Space Group Boeing Douglas General Dynamics Eastern American Stock Exchange U.S

Titov completes space mission amid world reaction and praise

Titov's Vostok II flight circles the globe for 25 hours 18 minutes with 17 revolutions. Moscow broadcasts hailed the spacecraft and data, while Western observers note Soviet lead in the space race and Titov’s cheerful, confident mood. He sent greetings to continents and thanked Khrushchev for support.

West Berlin Berlin Khrushchev Gagarin Titov Bernard Lovell Britain Jodrell Bank United States Washington Earth Moscow Vostok I Tass Moscow Radio Gherman Stepanovich Titov Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin North America Spaceman Communist Party Nikita Khrushev

Fire, Autos, Firearms Take Lives in North Carolina Weekend

A volatile North Carolina weekend saw at least 20 violent deaths from fires, gunplay and vehicle crashes. Among the victims were children Shelia Winner and Barry Cockrell, plus several adults across Gastonia Bryson City and Charlotte area counties. Details include a fatal highway incident near Chadbourn involving migrant worker Harron Thomas and his son, and a fatal house fire near Lenoir. Police identified a Fayetteville driver in the traffic crash aftermath and noted a drowning in the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville involving Army Sgt. Thomas Bailor from Ft. Bragg.

Associated Press North Carolina Shelia Grace Winner Barry Craig Cockrell Rocky Mount Wison Harron Thomas Florida N C 410 Chadbourn James IR. Nance Jr Fayetteville Joseph Robinson Olive Gastonia Tuckaseigee River Bryson City Douglas Sastras Rt. 2 Stoneville Roy Lee Jones Asheville van Thomas Waco Robert Russell Walker Juniper Fla Murray Letterman Marion Paul David Higgings Rt 1 Sparta Isabelle Reaves Gulf Richard Dula John, Hood Lenoir Terry Rae Lewis Ervin Lewis Rt. 3 Marshall John Simon James Albert Trotter Thomasville Trotter Festus Collier Kinston Cumberland County

Russians celebrate Titov flight amid Cold War space race

In reaction to Titov’s orbital flight Britain and Europe weigh the implications for West–East tensions. British press warns the feat could intimidate the West while Khrushchev prepares a speech, and foreign observers debate space leadership and military uses.

England Titov Britain Cassandra The Daily Mirror Khrushchev London Washington Europe George Thomson Norway Lorgan Arbeiderbladet West Germany Frankfurter Allgemeine Frankfurter Randschau Earth Iluya McLeave Daily Mail Daily Telegraph United States Russia

Space achievement prompts cautious US response and calls for regulation

Washington reacts to the Soviet lunar milestone with restraint and a push for cooperative outer space regulation. President Kennedy and Stevenson express hope for Soviet participation in regulation, while NASA officials admit the United States cannot yet match the feat. Senate leaders urge deliberate progress.

Stevenson Kennedy George M. Low National Aeronautic and Space Administration Low United States U.S Langley Air Force Base John A. Powers Capitol Hill Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Dirksen Mansfield John Sherman Cooper Rky Russell John Stennis Dmiss Armed Services Committee George D. Aiken R-Vt

Market Summary From Bache & Co Reports

Furnished data shows premarket and noon close figures for accerios, scores, utilities, and stocks with price levels and volume. Key items include 718.68 716.66 720.69 for acceriols and 139.95 139.51 140.37 for scores, alongside 118.79 118.67 117.79 for utilities and a volume range from 770000 to 3700000.

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Cotton Futures Rise at Market Open in New York

New York AP reports cotton futures opened five to twenty five cents per bale higher than the prior close as trading begins.

New York

Cancer fears and the value of steady medical care

Dr Molner urges patients to avoid jumping between doctors for suspected cancer and argues most cancers are treatable and life extending when found early. He notes elderly cancers may progress slowly, stresses sticking with one physician, and explains hemorrhoids can be caused by constipation with treatment focusing on diet fluids and timing.

Bowles Says Asheville's Resort Status Challenged

Bowles Jr. of the State Department urged Asheville to update attractions as lines of competition from Charlotte and other cities grow. He cited new hotels and a coliseum, ski ops at Blowing Rock, a trout lake plan, year round resorts, and the need to promote travel to meet jet and highway competition.

Asheville N.C Piedmont North Carolina Hargrove Bowles Jr State Department of Conservation and Development Bowles Chamber of Commerce Blowing Rock Blue Ridge Parkway Sandhills

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