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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1969
Page
2
In a midday update the New York exchange showed mixed results with the industrial and transportation sectors posting modest gains while the overall index hovered around a 218 mark. Traders watched for volatility as financials and utilities displayed slight activity amid uncertain market sentiment.
A Marine Corps flier was killed and another seriously injured when their jet fighter crashed into a cornfield about seven miles northeast of Kinston North Carolina. The pilots, stationed at Cherry Point Marine Air Station, ejected before impact. the dead man was found about 50 feet from the wreckage.
Nixon administration rejects idea of a postwar windfall for domestic programs. Moynihan notes built in costs like Medicare and education will rise, defense may stay high, and war funds will shift to peacetime needs over the next five fiscal years. He cites expected bills from family assistance, revenue sharing, and mass transit. The report questions optimistic postwar resource assumptions.
Sandlin of High Point promoted to vice president at Consolidated Metal Co. in Asheville. He has been with the firm two years as a buyer of scrap metal in the High Point area and will continue in that role. He is married to Katherine Hill of Waynesville with one daughter.
A judge notes that although over 5 drivers total about 7.6 percent of licensed drivers, they cause only 4.8 percent of all accidents including fatalities and injuries. They average 37 percent fewer accidents than expected from their share of drivers, with over-65s posting the best record among six age groups studied, while younger groups show higher risk.
Fragmentary OCR text cites figures of 32.9 for regular and 35.9 for high test, noting they were lower than independents in other parts of the state. No clear event or entities are fully identifiable from the fragment.
Davenport Iowa AP reports Lt Eugene Shurtz Jr. of A Company 196th Infantry Brigade faced a temporary halt in combat when most leaders were killed or wounded. His father Lt Col Eugene Shurtz Sr. said the young officer, 26, commanded a monthlong shotup unit and later resumed operations, with family noting pride in his Army future.
The piece discusses rising Arab unity and disunity under pressure from Israel and Gaza, with leaders like Nasser signaling liberation while warnings swirl of a potential new stage of jihad. It notes guerrilla warfare and foreign backing shaping a volatile regional scene.
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