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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1968
Page
2
American business news notes activity on the New York Stock Exchange. Traders monitor price moves, index levels, and notable volume as markets open and respond to economic signals and corporate news. No specific company names or figures are provided in the fragment.
Fair and mild in the state with cooler night temps. Lows mostly in the middle to upper 20s inland and near 30 along the coast. Warmer conditions arrive on Wednesday.
Federal grand jury investigating Adam Clayton Powell has expired without indicting him on misused public funds. Justice Department cites insufficient evidence but considers civil action to recover funds. Powell unavailable for comment amid ongoing political maneuvering to bar him from taking his Harlem House seat.
Sanders of a tel evision station urged federal control over credit bureaus, arguing their power shapes lives. He said the bureaus failed to follow firm instructions, leading to a feud making it hard to obtain a credit report. Subcommittee members noted the vast consumer base whose credit is routinely approved, as Hart leads a hearing on safeguards for an industry impacting loan access.
A table lists revenue figures for numerous North Carolina cities and counties, showing two-column totals per location. Notable entries include Mecklenburg and Wake counties, with Charlotte and Raleigh among the prominent figures, plus several smaller municipalities with varying sums.
Wilson Arthur Wilson is named supervisor of detailing at Heritage Furniture Co. He joined Heritage in 1906 as a detailer after stints as design engineer at Continental Furniture Co. and industrial engineer at Hatteras Yacht Co. A High Point native, he studied at High Point College and NC State, earning an engineering degree in 1983. He and his wife Shirley Dillion have two children and reside at 1707 Worth St in High Point.
U S forces clash at two points north of Saigon and in Pleiku's Central Highlands as ground and air operations persist. American losses rise with 16 soldiers killed and 50 enemies dead across two engagements, while 25 miles north of Saigon an armored column from the 25th Division engages, yielding 14 enemy bodies and 2 American deaths. Antiaircraft missiles target a Navy recon plane near Vinh as SAMs fire at pilots for the third time since the halt in bombing.
Basel Switzerland AP Karl Barth one of the world leading Protestant theologians died at his Basel home. The Basel native was praised as the most creative Protestant thinker since Calvin and wrote about 10 major works shaping a creed centered on faith in Christ the church and the Bible. He opposed Nazism after 1933 was expelled from Germany in 1936 and had earlier served in World War I guarding a bridge on the German frontier.
A state commission urges an excise tax on tobacco products and a higher gasoline tax to fund the general and highway funds. It also proposes raising city motor vehicle license caps, repealing early payment discounts, and modernizing property assessments for utilities and transport firms. North Carolina currently has no cigarette tax.
Ky's government rejects the NLF as a North Vietnamese tool and insists on negotiating with Hanoi. The North Vietnamese reject this stance as US and South Vietnamese clash over procedure, table shape, and symbolic details. Pham Dang Lam leads Saigon's delegation after meeting Cyrus J. Vance in Saigon on Monday.
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