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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
2
The New York stock market moved higher in early afternoon trading amid profit taking among recent gainers. Airlines rose at first but many shares closed with smaller gains as gains were trimmed. A list of selected NYSE transactions followed.
New York AP lists selected transactions on the le Stock Exchange with noon data. Footnotes explain dividend types and timing, including regular, extra, stock distributions, and special listings. The document also notes classifications like ex dividend and ex distribution, and references foreign issues and bankruptcy situations.
New York AP report states cotton futures opened quiet with no actual trades registered. NASD quotations reflect representative inter-dealer prices as of about 10 30 a m today. Inter-dealer markets move through the day and prices exclude retail markups, markdowns or commissions.
Samuel H Sheppard disclosed in New York that he carried a pistol into the Cleveland courtroom hidden in an athletic supporter. He said if found guilty he planned to draw it and be shot by guards, aiming to die rather than return to prison. His wife Ariane sat beside him as he spoke at a news conference marking his book Endure and Conquer.
General account of Ashau five day retreat by American forces and Vietnamese troops. Major House led a breakout to a jungle clearing for rescue helicopters. Chaos among panicking Vietnamese on a helicopter caused casualties before a rescue. Marine Corps praised then criticized House for poor judgment. Vietnamese government awarded the Cross of Gallantry.
Weather bulletin notes cloudy conditions across both states with variable skies in the east. Scattered mountain showers possible in North Carolina and a chance of showers in the northwest of South Carolina. Mild temperatures continue with nocturnal lows in the 50s to 60s and daytime highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
B52 bombers hit a Viet Cong jungle base 25 miles northwest of Saigon initiating a new campaign to clear enemy forces near the capital. Ground fighting was light with patrol skirmishes, while casualty figures showed fewer American and Vietnamese losses than the prior week.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower checked into Walter Reed Army Hospital to prepare for gall bladder removal. An Army helicopter with the five star emblem ferried him from Gettysburg. Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton will head the operation team. He was in good spirits amid early tests before the procedure.
Wayne County Sheriff Bill Adams said he did not seek the SBI post after meeting with Attorney General Wade Bruton. Adams described his visit as speaking for sheriffs who supported Walter Anderson, who Bruton had fired as SBI chief.
Saigon mayor Van Van Cua a doctor and paratrooper colonel was detained by U S military police after brandishing a Thompson on the riverfront near the My Canh restaurant. He was disarmed and briefly held then released after embassy intervention. Reports note prior incidents including halting traffic and firing into the air.
The North Carolina Board of Elections removed five members of the Yancey County Board of Elections following public hearings into absentee ballot fraud charges. The decision was unanimous. Chairman Lee C. Smith said the panel would forward the full report to the Attorney General and district solicitor.
Greensboro haberdasher Ralph Jones proposes trading himself for an American POW. At 50 he says his life is behind him and he wants to take the younger soldier's place, hoping the idea sparks a peace movement and draws presidential attention. He contacts a White House aide who is sympathetic.
Former police chief and longtime state official Anderson describes a full review that led to a reluctant conclusion a change in executive management was needed. He left the job after Bru ton’s announcement and says he was fired with retirement pay considerations and a 30 day payroll window.
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