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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
2
New York stocks edged higher in a choppy session with key issues up and down. Advancers included U S Rubber Pan American World Airways Merck RCA Polaroid and U S Smelting. Jersey Standard and Royal Dutch gained modestly.
A combined report shows at least 26 violent deaths in North Carolina from a triple homicide and numerous traffic accidents. The highway toll accounts for most fatalities with the N C State Motor Club predicting fewer deaths. The article also details stock-market movements and company performances amid the incident.
In Caracas a Venezuelan was killed and his wife wounded as police and troops engaged a terrorist gang in heavy gun battles after nightfall. Five bombs exploded including one in a apartment hallway injuring a child. Special patrols disarmed 30 bombs.
The 8 to 0 ruling allows state courts to enforce bans on agency shop labor contracts. Justice Douglas noted the Florida Supreme Court’s finding that such provisions violate the right to work. The decision follows earlier rulings on permissible agency shops under federal law and prompts new arguments on enforcement authority.
New York AP reports cotton futures opened down thirty cents a bale from the previous session as traders weigh market pressures.
Federal agents and city police continue digging for evidence on Ruby Ward after his 1959 trip to Russia to renounce citizenship and the Ruby trial set for December 9 in Dallas. Howard signals potential postponement as investigators sift notes from Oswald while donations pour in for Tip, his wife, and children.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen has presented railroads with demands for a 25 percent wage increase, plus supplemental pensions and company paid health coverage. The 78,000-member union targets relief amid ongoing work rules disputes in the industry. A spokesman in Washington commented on the stance.
Grant Stockdale former U S ambassador to Ireland and close Kennedy friend fell from the 13th floor of the Du Pont Building in Miami dying on a fifth floor ledge. Police termed it an apparent death by own action. Stockdale served as administrative assistant to Senator George Smathers and was appointed ambassador by President Kennedy.
A contemporary passenger coach for rail use carries an estimated cost near $200,000. Manufacturing entities and railway operators assess the figure for procurement planning and capital budgeting considerations.
Washington AP Weatherington, 40, was to be arraigned today in General Sessions Court on a charge of making an oral threat against President Johnson. Secret Service agents arrested him at his home Saturday night after officials said he had a record of erratic behavior. He claimed the Army Corps of Engineers discharged him for a nervous condition and alleged a conspiracy involving the President and three local banks in a news blackout of files to clear his record.
Ex convict Bailey shot Rev. Cobb in the chest with a sawed off shotgun then killed his former wife before taking his own life. Buncombe County coroner Dr. John C. Young cited alcohol on Bailey and ruled double murder and self-inflicted death. Bailey had been released from prison two weeks earlier and his divorce had just become final. Police described him as emotionally disturbed by domestic troubles. Rev Cobb, an electrical contractor, was Laurel Mississippi born and survived by his wife and four children.
A cold front moves through North Carolina, bringing warmer temperatures today and tonight before a drop Tuesday. Cloudy skies with little precipitation, possible mountain snow flurries and coastal showers, then mainly fair midweek. Strong wintry air spreads from the Rockies to the Southeast.
The article notes travel ranks as the third biggest source of income for the United States, highlighting its economic impact and contribution alongside other sectors. It emphasizes tourism and related spending as a major driver of revenue and jobs nationwide.
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