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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1961
Page
10
The AP reports a modest uptick in the Dow style 60 stock average at noon as coppers firm and steel orders rise for the strongest pace since the 1959 strike. Gains in Kennecott and American Smelting hover near one point, while Alcoa jumps over 2.
Dow Jones average at noon up 1.26 to 730.66 as trading on the stock market shows gains for U S Steel Bethlehem and Boeing slips. Tobacco stocks Reynolds Liggett & Myers and American Tobacco are noted with modest moves while bonds are mixed across corporate and government issues.
Gov. Sanford proposed forming a committee to continuously appraise North Carolina motor vehicle laws. He urged a practical, targeted approach to improve traffic safety and reduce highway fatalities. He stressed government responsibility and public support for lifesaving programs.
UN officials predicted a Security Council meeting to reassert Nehru's government after India's invasion into Portugal's former territories. The United States condemned the action with Secretary of State Dean Rusk calling an urgent White House session and labeling it a classic use of force by a leading neutral bloc member.
AP report from Bogota notes a warm welcome for President Kennedy and an implied victory for the Alliance for Progress. It cites Latin American reform pressures, Communist caution, and strong popular affection for the Kennedys amid security-led suppressions of potential Castroist agitation.
William Henry Brewington 21 was stabbed to death in a Fayetteville street fight. Ras Frye is held without bond on murder charges after detectives say he confessed. Bennie Peterson was wounded in the leg and held as a material witness. Peterson was treated and released from a hospital after the incident near a nightspot.
A pedestrian crossing N Main Street was struck by an automobile near midday. Patty Leonard Brady of Pershing Street, a Central Savings Bank employee, was taken to High Point Memorial Hospital for observation. Driver Marguerite McClure said she halted then moved forward as the two women began to cross again. Brady was knocked into Annie Lee Tinsbloom and fell to the pavement. initial reports said she was not seriously injured. Police investigation continued.
The Supreme Court denies a stay injunction pending appeal in the NAACP case from Mississippi. Justices Black and Frankfurter concur only that they were not parties to the prosecutions, while a three judge Mississippi court had ruled that riders’ issues be decided in state courts first. The City of Jackson argues it sought a test case to avoid delays and maintain order during the protests.
President Kennedy's tour through Caracas and Bogota drew huge crowds as Colombians along roads and in the capital cheered the Kennedy couple. Officials called the Bogotá demonstration the greatest in the city’s history while in Caracas the reception contrasted with fears of pro Castro elements. He stressed hemispheric backing for the Alliance for Progress, the $20 million plan for regional development.
United States voices strong disapproval of India's move while France notes astonishment and suggests peaceful resolution of disputes. Dutch officials worry Goa events may influence Indonesia over New Guinea, and Colombian leaders Betancourt and Lleras Camargo receive widespread support as Kennedy seeks allied backing.
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