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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1966

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2

Stock Market Slumps After Noon Decline Deepens

American Exchange stocks traded lower with the Dow Jones at noon dropping 10.25 to 782.12, breaking the prior day’s low as weakness broadens across lam or, television, electronics, airlines, aerospace, and office equipment sectors amid heavy volume and shifting dividend notes.

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Johnson backs all-Asian conference for peace initiatives

President Johnson signaled support for an all Asian conference, saying the idea has been quietly pursued for months. He stressed the U S does not seek to direct the process and expressed willingness to see Asian leadership take a lead in regional peace efforts. Dirksen and Miller commented on the administration’s stance.

Dirksen Johnson Miller United States

Johnson plans to visit Oklahoma during nonpolitical trip

The article details President Johnson's touring schedule including University of Denver science building dedication, an honorary degree, and a groundbreaking near Pryor Oklahoma. It notes Democratic and Republican officials' calls for caution and political considerations, with Johnson ending at his Texas ranch for his 58th birthday.

Johnson United States Soviet Union Pocatello Idaho University of Denver Ceive University Ifly Oklahoma Pryor H Bellman Johnson City Tex

East Belt Tobacco Prices Hold Record Levels

Prices for flue cured tobacco stayed at record heights on the East Belt on the second day of Easter North Carolina Belt sales. The day saw some grade gains and a high opening average of 68.10 dollars per hundred pounds, with more leaf graded and fewer non descript. Directors of the Middle Belt Warehouse Association plan a Raleigh meeting Saturday to fix the opening date for that belt covering ten North Carolina marketing cities. In the South Carolina border segment NC Belt prices ranged from 68 to 75 dollars, with low quality leaf and fair primings most sold. Some tobacco remained unsold in united form after government price support ended Wednesday, with bids largely rejected.

Associated Press North Carolina Middle Belt Warehouse Association Raleigh South Carolina

Projected $100 Million More From North Carolina Flue-Cured Tobacco

A marketing specialist says NC flue-cured tobacco growers may see $100 million more from this year’s crop than last year, potentially reaching $548 million if the full quota sells at about $68 per hundred. J H Cyrus notes several ifs before final figures, with 1964’s $549.8 million as a benchmark. Acreage limits and heavy rains reduced output. the Crop Reporting Service forecasts a 73 million pound rise in eastern NC crops vs 1965.

Raleigh J. H. Cyrus North Carolina Department of Agriculture Cyrus Federal State Crop Reporting Service North Carolina

Gas Chamber Closer For Crawford On Death Row

Marion Frank Crawford, on death row since 1963 for slaying an eight year old girl, had his stay of execution vacated by Federal Judge Algernon Butler. Crawford was 34 minutes from the gas chamber in 1964 when habeas corpus proceedings began. The latest appeal was deemed patently frivolous and without merit.

Raleigh Marion Frank Crawford Central Prison Algernon Butler Crawford Forsyth County Butler U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals

House considers reserve call up bill amid defense debate

The House Armed Services Committee weighs a reserve forces bill authorizing the president to call 60 000 Reservists and National Guardsmen to active duty. Chairman Rivers calls Senate amendment proposal sloppy and says a formal bill will be issued after months of hearings.

Seymour M. Hersh Washington House Armed Services Committee Johnson House Senate Armed Services Committee Senate Not Today L. Mendel Rivers D-S.c Appropriations

Speeding Violations Heavily Hit Young Drivers in NC Study

A North Carolina Patrol study shows 44 percent of speeding charges involve 16 to 24 year olds during September to November 1965. The group also accounts for about 40 percent of traffic arrests and 31 percent of traffic fatalities in the period. Fines and costs from these violations totaled about $350,000.

Raleigh North Carolina Highway Patrol Joe K. Register State Department of Motor Vehicles North Carolina Register

Erhard to tackle West Germany military crisis at cabinet

Chancellor Erhard convenes a cabinet meeting to discuss a top level shakeup in the armed forces threatening the coalition. He may replace Defense Minister von Hassel as generals face retirement and promotions amid air force crashes and political pressure from CDU and FDP allies.

George Arfeld Bonn Germany Ludwig Erhard West Germany Erhard Kai- Uwe von Hassel Rainer Barzel Christian Democratic Party von Hassel Heinz Trettner Ulrich de Maiziere Defense Ministry Johannes Steinhoff Guenther Pape Air Force Steinhoff North Atlantic Treaty Organization Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party van Hassel

Grace Street Kitchen Fire Guts Duplex

A kitchen blaze at 1119 Grace Street gutted the Grace Street apartment and damaged the adjoining unit. Fire crews controlled the fire by 11:30 a.m. with residents Mary Lewallen and baby reportedly elsewhere. No injuries reported as investigators worked to determine the cause.

Grace Street Lanner McMahan McMahan Mary Lewallen Ronnie McMahan Beulah Paschal Paschal E. B. Simpson

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