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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
2
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.22 to 871.61 at noon as a rally loses momentum amid mixed gains and profit taking. The AP 60-stock index gained 0.4 to 317.3 while sectors varied and analysts cited housing and production gains with hopes for lower rates.
In makeshift offices above a fabric shop in Washington a Bangla Desh mission operates awaiting a home embassy. M R Siddiqui leads the mission urging U S recognition and aid for 78 million people as staff renounce Pakistani ties and become stateless refugees.
Jurors in Ft Meade begin the second day of deliberations on whether Col Oran Henderson willfully concealed the My Lai massacre. This trial focuses on coverup alleged by Henderson as the highest ranking officer charged in the incident, with 13 pages of jury instructions read before they resumed.
The U S Center for Disease Control reports 227 people fell ill between November 12 and December 8 after consuming imported French camembert or brie branded as L Extra Le Roitelet and Anco. Symptoms appeared about 24 hours later, including vomiting diarrhea fever and headache. No France cases reported.
Fragmentary stock market note from New York mentions index values across sectors. References to Market, Pav, Transportation, Utilities and Finance with figures like 5 etek 9 cents and 92.33 amid unclear text.
In Saigon the Army confirmed it uses large metal crates as temporary confinement for GIs when permanent cells are unavailable. Spokesman Lt. Col. Vincent J. Carafano Jr. said the eight by ten foot rooms with cross ventilation are not tiger cages or WWII style cages.
Tough new budget preparation orders tighten the governor s grip on state spending and shift agency requests for 1973 75 to base and growth budgets. Agencies must submit problem narratives and goals, then the governor will assess needs and funding to support selected proposals.
December proves busy for thefts as police report multiple break ins. Walker Furniture on Ward Street seen forced entry with $200 missing while The Big Bear on N Main faced a wall breach and a failed second attempt. St Christopher Episcopal Church parish house lost a strong box with church records. Several residences and vehicles reported break ins with small items stolen. Arrests include Glenn Caushey 40 Cathy Shaw 16 and Gertrude Robinson 32 on charges of concealment or harassment.
The council filled three Draft Board seats and one Housing Authority seat Thursday. Appointees to the Draft Board are R L Brinson Jr Paul E Floyd and Fred Bass Jr. James A Dixon was given a new five year term on the Housing Authority renewing his term next week.
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