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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
2
Charlotte police announced an investigation into recent vandalism at burger houses and all night eateries by a teenage gang. Three arrests were made and more indictments may follow if witnesses sign warrants. The group known as The Rats or The Cowboys consists of 12 to 15 youths ages 18 to 22, some expelled or dropout, dressed in black hats denim jackets and jeans.
Mrs Anderson wore a skin diver aqualung as authorities traced a man described as Anderson. Mrs Oblandt testified she saw Anderson swim underwater then wade ashore with the breathing device. The defense questioned the identification as the trial began on December 13.
North Carolina legislators amended the two year old Communist Speaker Ban law after a three day special session. Gov. Dan Moore received a blue ribbon committee recommendation led by Rep. David Britt. Newsmen ranked this as the No. 1 story with 1546 votes. The Klan revival and HUAC hearings ranked second.
The AP lists NC's top stories of 1965 including a special session amending the Speaker Ban Law after a study, a Klan resurgence and probes, bombings at civil rights leaders' homes in Charlotte, reapportionment fights, a Hillsborough murder acquittal, road and court reform bonds, a UNC Chapel Hill coed stabbed, Plymouth racial unrest, a vehicle inspection bill, and Charlotte College gaining university status under Gov. Dan Moore.
A $5.1 billion payroll tax increase on January 1 funds Medicare and higher Social Security benefits. Officials say the move dampens inflation but will be offset by $1.7 billion in excise tax cuts, yielding a net $3.4 billion annual rise in public revenue. For a earner at $6,600 annually, Social Security tax climbs from $174 to $277.29.
New Education Commissioner Howe Hopes for a stronger spirit of desegregation as the South moves toward broader integration. He cites NC’s Learning Institute program, staff desegregation, and questions neighborhood schools while stressing President Johnson’s support and potential local funding withdrawals.
An Associated Press survey notes the Black Christmas campaign and a white-backed buying drive kept business steady in Fayette Mississippi. Negro leaders plan a 2000 march, seeking desegregation and two Negro police, while white leaders ask Governor Johnson for National Guards and highway patrols as a precaution. Mayor Allen cites cost of additional officers. Fayette, seat of Jefferson County with a 11,000 population, shows a high Negro to white ratio. The boycott is described as largely successful with mixed results, and officials warn of outside agitators amid tensions.
In Fayette Mississippi white shoppers reportedly offset losses from a Negro boycott as merchants claimed increased purchases helped cushion civil rights concessions demand. The report notes the boycott aimed at pressuring local merchants for changes in civil rights policy.
North Carolina will see cloudiness with mild warmth highs mainly 55 to 62 with mountains near 59 and lows in the 20s to 30s. South Carolina mostly fair and warmer with highs 58 to 67 and nights in the 30s. Also notices of dissolution and estate administration from High Point and Guilford County outline liquidations and claims procedures.
A wolf approaches old age around 18 years, with tooth wear evident by age 14. In the wild, wolves typically live about twenty years, shorter than in captivity where life spans may extend.
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