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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1964
Page
2
Wall Street saw mixed results as copper and industrials led gains while concerns over Southeast Asia and U.N. Security Council unity weighed on sentiment. Markets also tracked ex-dividend moves and analysts' reading of a broad earnings backdrop with several major names experiencing varied shifts.
Doreen Swan, 19, Miss Scotland who quit Miss Universe amid claims of prison like pressure, is at large in the United States. Her bearded boyfriend J Watt Nicoll appeared in New York to take her away, as Aberdeen police list her as a missing person with no signs of legal violation.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Moore promised to use the governor's office to protect the tobacco industry if elected. He toured a Fayetteville warehouse with Rep. Alton Lennon, spoke of federal support, and stressed collaboration with delegates and groups vital to North Carolina's economy.
North Viet Nam will be defeated by the Vietnamese people, say intelligence chiefs. Khanh enacts martial law restrictions, suspends strikes, imposes censorship, and deploys troops. He warns of a decisive period ahead and plans a field trip to northern provinces.
U S officials said Washington sought a Security Council discussion on its counterattack against North Viet Nam boats and bases as a report under the U N charter. Thant backs a Geneva conference, while the United States urges progress on existing accords. The council may invite both Viet Nam states to attend.
Christopher Soames, 43, Churchill's son in law, was thrown from a horse near Tunbridge Wells and suffered severe pelvic injuries. He was taken to Pembury hospital unconscious, later regained consciousness, then moved to the Royal Orthopedic Hospital in Middlesex. Soames, a former army captain, has served in the Conservative cabinet since 1960 and is married to Mary Churchill.
Athens AP reports Queen Mother Frederika of Greece, 46, has recovered from a fever caused by a virus. She had been confined to bed but her temperature is back to normal, with no other details released.
United Nations officials announced a Security Council session to address the Gulf of Tonkin tensions and possible U S air strikes. Diplomatic sources said Norway’s Sivert A Nielsen proposed naming North Viet Nam and South Viet Nam for debate while Washington said a full dress debate was not planned. The Soviets urged compliance with the UN Charter as the United States warned against protracted hearings that could drag on the crisis.
Jack McFettridge rushed his wife to a Lewistown hospital. The maternity ward door was locked, he rang emergency and pounded the door. He learned he had become a father as nurses attended the delivery in the car, a healthy boy. No explanation was given for the locked door.
As North Viet Nam faces U S pressure, China signals support while North Korea pledges aid. Lt Everett Alvarez and Lt Richard Sather listed as missing. McNamara says two planes shot down, one damaged. U Thant visits Washington and proposes peacekeeping ideas, while stock markets tumble on war nerves. Congress approves swift measures to counter aggressions in Southeast Asia.
Statesville City Council approves a special election next month to decide if the city should continue funding two segregated swimming pools. Mayor Bagnal backs a recreation tax referendum while NAACP leaders seek comment on public accommodations under civil rights law.
FBI presses the investigation into the three civil rights workers' murders in Mississippi. Agents recovered three bodies from a watershed near Ihack country swamp area southwest of Philadelphia and questioned area residents. Sheriff Rainey and Deputy Price, tied to the case, confirm prior contact with FBI interrogators as Price recalls the men being arrested for speeding before their June 21 disappearance.
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