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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1964
Page
2
Bud Wilkinson former Oklahoma football coach announces his candidacy for the U S Senate as a Republican. He speaks at a news conference pledging a conservative campaign and confidence in victory. He joins astronaut John H. Glenn in the race while stock market notes follow Wall Street activity.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a mayoral scene with a newsreel camera and a man named Merritt showing blood at the mouth. The passage is garbled but implies a disruption or incident during a tea hall event with unclear details and numbers.
Oklahoma figure Wilkinson announces his run for the U S Senate in Ohio as a Republican after leaving the Democratic Party. He frames his bid as service driven, vows to win, and calls for limited federal power with strong fiscal restraint. Other candidates include Beall Harris and Edmondson continues to seek Kerr’s term.
Barbara Powers longtime ex wife of Francis Gary Powers who piloted the U 2 was wed in a civil ceremony in Aiken South Carolina. She became the wife of William Reynolds an employee of Georgia Power Co. The marriage was performed by Aiken County Probate Judge Carl Hair.
Mrs Marina Oswald is to be questioned about the Dallas rifle found in a sniper’s nest on November 22. The ex Marine husband’s mail order carbine is identified by authorities as a key exhibit for the presidential commission probing President Kennedy’s assassination.
Rockefeller finds agreement among New Hampshire GOP voters on support for the United Nations and civil rights and urges repudiation of right wing influences. He shows strength on the wheat deal with Russia but loses ground on other issues while defending Portsmouth Naval Yard against closure.
William Cobb at Morganton headquarters says he would not accept the office under any circumstances. He denies a grass roots movement to draft him as successor to J Herman Saxon and expresses full confidence in the current state chairman.
Americans confront Greek and Turkish communities while Makarios demands Security Council oversight. Washington and London warn that such a condition risks Soviet interference. State Department condemns the attack on the U S Embassy as irresponsible and urges Makarios to restore order and capture those responsible. Wilkins calls car burnings part of a hit and run campaign with no new injuries reported.
The House faces a final test on the public accommodations section of the civil rights bill. A Republican amendment to limit its scope failed 165 to 93, while another measure to nullify it lost 149 to 107. A Meader proposal to further restrict the provision threatens bipartisan support.
The nation considers safeguards against false advertising and unfair practices with calls to extend full disclosure to over the counter securities and consumer packaging. Sen. Hart and Rep. Celler back truth-in-packaging and truth-in-lending measures advancing in Congress, aided by Kennedy’s approval.
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