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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1964
Page
2
AP reports a continued market rally on the American Exchange with gains mostly fractional. The Associated Press average rose to 316.8, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 1.03 to 839.55, while IBM and Control Data fell over 5 and 2 percent respectively as various sectors showed mixed movement.
Cotton futures opened in New York with prices $1.75 per bale higher than the previous session. Trade focus centers on demand signals and early-week market momentum.
A federal judge ordered Harnett County school officials to institute freedom of choice and refuse Negroes admission to the school of their choice after rejecting a bid to stay. The ruling prompts immediate desegregation actions and outlines timelines for implementing the policy district wide.
Five crewmen from the tug Michael endured 46 hours adrift on a life raft off Brunswick Georgia before Coast Guard helicopters spotted them. John Meyer of New Orleans kept a makeshift will and survival log carved with his knife. All were rescued in good condition though dehydrated and sunburned.
Guilford officials attended a White House event on the south lawn with the President and other leaders. County Manager Johnson was among officials invited inside to meet the administration.
Commander Bob Fleming of the 1949 class leads HPC alumni planning a picnic for about 60 to 70 area alumni. Organizers expect a relaxed gathering with former students and community members.
Lebanon Methodist Church will hold a fish fry at the church shelter. Funds raised support church activities and community outreach efforts.
In 1962 a mail truck heist near Route 3 Plymouth carried 16 sealed cash bags and left six robbers at large. Driver Philip Schena and guard Patrick Barrett survived. Barrett describes a staged checkpoint and six white gloved assailants who dumped bags along the route before fleeing. William F. White leads the inquiry, remaining hopeful for a solution.
Unverified reports describe heavy fighting along the northwest coast near Be Mansoura Kokkina with casualties and rising tensions between Greek Cypriot and Turkish forces. The Greek Cypriot government imposes limited defense measures amid renewed hostilities and concerns of a wider crisis.
A brief puzzle note hints at a cryptic clue answer related to clam chowder and earbased terms. The item mentions a Pop 10 auricular answer and references a previous puzzle solution in a compact teaser style.
Maddox defies a federal civil rights order by closing his Atlanta restaurant to avoid serving Black patrons. He vows to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court as about 80 bystanders watch the scene outside the Pickrick. He cites lost business, legal contempt citations, and urges support from God and free people.
Spokesmen for Teamsters Union and American Bakers Co resumed talks with a federal mediator to aid negotiations in Winston-Salem. About 70 production workers walked out last Saturday over wages and other items, while management said orders were being filled despite the strike.
Firefighters extinguished a small trash can fire near Saatas College V Shopping Eden at Guilford. Fire crews could not detect an active blaze despite a late night call, and no further damage was reported.
Parker notes future actions depend on developments after sending a letter to Sanford, who is described as a national convey. Details remain unclear as the document is partially omitted from the page.
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