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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1966
Page
2
The New York stock market edged up in thin trading as London weakness tied to the Rhodesia crisis weighed on sentiment. Airlines and high priced glamour stocks drove gains while sectors like drugs electronics oils and steels contributed to the uptick. Some copper stocks rose on fears sanctions may curb Zambia copper flows.
The list shows noon prices with footnotes explaining dividend types and special payments. Abbreviations denote extra or stock dividends, liquidating dividends, and various distribution dates. The document notes 1965 1966 actions and foreign issue tax references.
AP dispatch from Saigon reports another U.S. plane shot down over North Viet Nam amid continued dogfights with MIG interceptors. The 11th American aircraft lost in the north since Friday. rescue missions saved two pilots and two medics. China accuses U.S. of sinking six fishing boats with 17 dead, 2 wounded.
Conference members clash over continued deferments and university aid to draft boards. Some argue class rankings skew the armed forces test, others say scores misjudge capability, and officials note that closed sessions may yield new compromise ideas on drafts.
DARLINGTON S C AP A Darlington businessman burned to death Monday night in the wreckage of his car about the same time his daughter was crowned queen of St John s High School W L Smith in his early 50s a merchant and operator of a trailer park died after his car left a highway five miles south of Darlington about 10 30 p m crashed into a wooded area and burst into flames Brown Hamer of Dillon the first to reach the scene said he could hear someone in the automobile but intense heat prevented rescue efforts Smith s 18 year old daughter Ann was crowned queen of St John s high in a beauty and popularity contest at the school Monday night.
Forecast shows cloudy to partly cloudy and warmer conditions through Wednesday with occasional rain mainly in the mountains and western areas. Lows tonight 38 to 46 and highs Wednesday 55 to 65. South Carolina experiences variable cloudiness and warmer weather with scattered rain mainly in the northwest. lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s.
North Carolina public schools rank near the bottom nationally per the U.S. Office of Education findings. NC shows high failure rates on armed forces tests, with 53 percent of test takers between June 1964 and December last year failing. The report highlights evidence linking educational attainment and school quality to test outcomes.
Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, president of the University of Oregon and former Eisenhower cabinet official, was elected president of the National Council of Churches. He is the second layman to hold the post, succeeding Bishop Reuben H. Mueller. The assembly also named Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Tuller as first vice president. The council represents 30 denominations and about 41 million members.
Testimony portrays Brad ford Mark Bennett and Adrian Buchanan allegedly pressuring Mrs Ethel Laws to cast an absentee ballot for a son facing charges of non support speeding and assault on a deputy. Witness Billy Joe Adkins says signatures were drawn for him and his wife with promises of charges being fixed. Deputy Thad Bradford denies threats. Alex Brock oversees the proceedings.
President Johnson honors Sgt. Robert O Malley, first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor in Viet Nam, for gallantry near Chu Lai on August 18, 1965. The ceremony at the Austin post office precedes talks with McNamara and the Joint Chiefs on defense spending and a possible $15 billion Viet Nam budget request.
Quotations from NASD reflect inter-dealer prices as of about 10 30 a.m. today. Inter-dealer markets vary during the day. Prices exclude retail markup markdown and commissions.
Schlesinger argued that the United States could have used a vigorous and imaginative diplomacy to exploit flickers of interest from the other side despite Beijing's pressure to continue fighting. He said such a policy would have shown goodwill to the world.
A 77 year old Santa Monica resident reports a gunpoint robbery while waiting for a bus. The assailant demanded cash and her savings of 3050 dollars after failing to take enough from the purse containing 15 dollars. The suspect threatened murder and drove her to retrieve bank records and money.
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