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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
18
The stock market opened with a sharp loss as 500 more issues fell than rose on the NYSE. At noon the AP average slid 1.4 to 358.1, with Industrials down 3.0, Rails off .2, and Utilities down .3, while the Dow hovered around 946.30 after dipping through 950.
In New York City AP reports selected afternoon prices from the New York Stock Exchange. The list highlights notable stock movements and closing values among major corporations traded on the floor.
U.S. stock prices show varied movement with gains for some industrials and declines for others as noon prices highlight mixed sentiment. Key names like Motorola and Xerox appear among fluctuating results while transportation and consumer goods shares show uneven performance.
Unclear data presented as an AP snapshot shows unofficial sales figures and historical dividend notes. The fragment hints at quarterly or annual elements, issue status updates, and various stock action codes but lacks complete context.
In Honolulu the spacecraft that returned from its moon orbit is undergoing Navy tests at Pearl Harbor before a move to the Rockwell plant in Downey California for further evaluation.
Forecast shows increasing cloudiness with rain or showers spreading into western portions tonight. Warmer tonight, with lows from 34 to 42. Turning colder on Tuesday as a chilly airmass moves in. South Carolina temperatures expected to rise and fall with unsettled conditions across the region.
Senate and House members say Paris talks will stall until the Nixon administration begins. They note Hanoi may delay decisions until January, with possible token withdrawals. Critics urge restraint as U.S. leaders press South Vietnam’s government for progress.
In Dallas at the AAAS meeting 2,600 scientists sign a statement calling the encyclical misguided and immoral. Led by Jeffery W. Baker Paul Ehrlich and Ernest Mayr they condemn Pope Paul VI for promoting war and poverty and urge rejection of his birth control stance.
A NASA view from lunar orbit shows Earth rising over the Moon with blue hues and tan to black deep waters. Astronauts note color differs from true tones calling the Moon like dirty beach sand while craters and rilles are clearly visible.
Trygve Lie aimed for practical international politics and peace through compromise. He led the United Nations before Dag Hammarskjold, after whom Korea and Cold War tensions shaped his tenure and eventual stepping down in 1954 amid Kremlin criticism. He traveled widely to promote peace and the UN.
Worcester police say five youths perished in a fire at a homemade cabin in Indian Hill, with ten youths injured or treated. Among the dead were Ronald Vysniauskas 17 Warren Briggs 17 and Michael Foley 16. Raymond Slater 19 was in poor condition with burns. Harold Vysniauskas, Ronalds brother, was burned while attempting to save him.
Gov Dan Moore announced the resignation of Raleigh attorney R C Howison Jr as chairman of the North Carolina Board of Public Welfare effective Jan 1 He cited time demands and duty to other commitments and urged the incoming governor to have his own chairman to aid with 1969 legislation Howison said welfare matters before the 1969 General Assembly will be important Moore praised his service to North Carolina.
Sophia Loren delivered a 7 pound 11 ounce boy by cesarean at Geneva State Hospital. Carlo Ponti, the father, visited the newborn before Miss Loren woke. World famous obstetrician Hubert de Watteville oversaw the case with nutrition and hormonal balance cited as crucial to the pregnancy.
A report recommends reducing present thousands of delegates to about 550 at the convention and urges government funding for some election costs. It calls repealing the equal time rule to allow free scheduling of political programs and bars on corporate and union use of funds for politics. The committee notes unenforceable penalties and estimates over a million dollars spent in 1968.
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