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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1969
Page
2
AP Business writer Phil Thomas reports on market movements and corporate actions in United States exchanges. The article analyzes trends in stock prices, trading volumes, and notable gains or losses affecting major indices and key industries.
Forecast shows generally fair weather through Tuesday with a slow warming trend across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Lows in the 60s to upper 60s with highs in the mid 80s to 90s near the coast and central regions.
Everett Garner of Garner Motors in High Point reported returning from the unveiling of a new line of RXtractors by J. I Case. The event highlighted the blended planter and agricultural machinery set, signaling potential expansion in regional dealer offerings.
AP reports about 800 troops rolled into Prague to deter anti Soviet protests as bridges closed and troops took positions on the Vitava west bank. The move coincided with the end of a football match and kept 3,000 spectators near the Communist HQ peaceful. Police blocked a third bridge and searched cars under new emergency laws following last week's violence.
Testimony on charges that Scot land Neck Warrenton and Littleton Lake Gaston units were created apart from county systems to dodge integration. Halifax and Warren counties are predominantly Negro. The 1969 General Assembly authorized new units, with implications for court decisions. Obscene mail and school prayer topics noted amid broad political debate.
A sweeping bill drive against obscene mail slogans has erupted in Congress. Representative Jim Adams cites district reactions as lawmakers press more than 200 anti obscenity measures aimed at halting unsolicited materials for adults and youths alike.
Draftees in A Company plead fatigue and fear amid constant shelling and heat. Maj Waite and Sgt Blakenship confront tense mutiny as troops rally, pick up rifles, and descend the cratered ridge to return to the war.
In Northern Ireland Lt. Col. Charles Millman vows no departure from the four month tour in Londonderry as troops meet with the citizens defense committee over Bogside barricades. Fire damage hits Portadown and Lisburn as Protestant groups protest army policies while three MPs and a legislator prepare to counter Miss Bernadette Devlin’s U.S. visit.
In Virginia floodwaters from heavy rains after Hurricane Camille a Beaunit Textiles Inc truck swept from U S 29 Thursday with Henry Sanders of Bessemer City and Otis David Dellinger of Lincolnton aboard. Their bodies were recovered Saturday miles downstream from the truck site.
The passage notes that Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington may have been designated as a special honor to Pennsylvania among the original thirteen colonies and suggests it was intended to soften dismay after Philadelphia was not chosen as the permanent capital.
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