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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1965
Page
2
Losses dominated early trading on the New York Stock Exchange as aerospace defense shares led declines amid Viet Nam related uncertainty. Airlines, electrical equipment and oils slid, steels eased after an initial rise, and autos dropped from the opening. The AP lists 1:30 p.m. prices for selected NYSE transactions.
Charleston AP report states prosecutor Arthur Howe told jurors he believed John Paul Anderson killed his young wife Brenda to collect $100,000 life insurance. Howe urged the jury to judge him with the same mercy he offered Brenda, as the defense rested after testimonies from witnesses including Marine Pvt. Don V. Coates about the drowning incident at Folly Beach.
The article reports differing accounts of a North Vietnamese peace offer cited by Italian leaders and U S officials. It details La Pira Fanfani and Ho Chi Minh positions, and U S responses including Rusk’s clarifications. Officials weigh whether Hanoi is ready to negotiate or insists on its own terms, notably decisive Communist control in South Viet Nam.
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell begin three days of medical tests at Cape Kennedy after completing a 14 day Gemini 7 mission. They report confinement and dehydration as main complaints. Also onboard observers from Gemini 7 praise spacecraft visibility from inside the Titan 2 capsule.
Speed is to study each troop and propose changes including possible transfers promotions or no change. Godwin notes workload may delay work until after January 10 with E W Jones and E C Guy assisting. The group will review recommendations and the commander will decide what to approve or reject.
A petition to end union representation at National Springs Corp in Winston-Salem is under NLRB review. The filing cites signatures and claims over 30 percent support to decertify the Upholsterers International Union. The plant faced a 1964 strike and ongoing bargaining disputes with the union.
Harris poll shows 90 percent favor the draft amid Viet Nam manpower concerns, while 71 percent support deferring college students until after graduation. Citizens cite respect for education and later military usefulness as reasons, with opinions varying by education level and income.
As Vietnam combat demands rise, widespread willingness grows to draft all able bodied young men or offer noncombat service. Surveys in March and December show increasing support for mandatory service, reflecting a long standing national pattern toward conscription.
The Associated Press notes at least 20 violent deaths in North Carolina during the pre Christmas weekend, 16 on highways. Included are a plane crash near Castle Hayne with pilot Stevens Cavanaugh surviving, a fatal house trailer fire in Laurinburg, and a Sanford shooting at Naomi Wilson’s home where John Cleo Wilson is charged. Highway victims include fourteen names across Brevard to Walnut Cove with ages from 16 months to 80.
The committee was told to act swiftly as Christmas nears and the General Assembly opens January 10. Taylor pressed members to stop talking and begin redistricting action, suggesting executive sessions and limited testimony. A North Carolina delegation member attended, with Basil Whitener signaling no formal presentation.
New York AP reports cotton futures opened without any trades. The contracts listed include March May July and December with June and September names appearing as shorthand quotes.
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