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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1963
Page
2
Motors rise in a choppy market as Chrysler announces a 2 for 1 stock split and a boosted dividend. Traders note the timing is surprising and broad indexes show moderate gains in early afternoon trading.
The NASD guide shows bid and asked prices for Feb 7 1963 as trading halted after Chrysler surged 7s to 83 1/2 prompting order matching. IBM and AMH gain while GM and Ford advance. Dow Jones at 683.06, AP average up 0.4. Rails aerospace up. utilities higher. bonds mixed.
Administration budget spokesman Cannon says eight planners shaped the budget amid a $100 million surplus and late refinements. He notes requests exceed funds, requiring selective funding as the General Assembly meets in February for estimates rather than cash in hand.
The Sanford makers budget requests say the State Board of Education plan is realistic and reasonable. The board requests a $69.6 million increase in the coming biennium to keep up with rising enrollments and raise instructional quality.
Lawmakers introduced a plan to tighten absentee ballot rules requiring voter or physician-backed applications and mirroring State Elections Board recommendations. The session opened with leadership choices and several measures, including healthcare for the aged, school cafeteria use, Wake County school board elections, and a tribute resolution for Lt. Gov. Philpott.
Chicago Tribune reports James R. Hoffa and other Teamsters leaders did not secure satisfactory bonds by Friday as required. Frank Wright Sr of United Bonding Co offered a limited proposal, citing a $60 000 limit per person. Officials consider possible shutdown of union financial operations if bonds lapse.
The 1 minimum wage of 1 with 75 cents adopted in 1959. Rep Uzell proposes 1964 start for new car seat belt mandate with vehicle commissioner approval. Tom Newman files liquor store bill for Roseboro voters. Rep Hawfield seeks pine as official state tree after Garden Clubs survey shows pine favored.
Legislators from Rowan Anson Halifax Mecklenburg Mecklen burg Edgecombe and others commend Sanford s address calling it a comprehensive forward moving outline prioritizing higher education and urging the legislature to support and act on his recommendations. They foresee a cooperative session with the governor.
Australian security agents tracked Skripov paying a woman 952 dollars on six occasions. The money was given to an intelligence organization. The Russians suspected possible steps against them. Moscow announced the Soviet ambassador Ivan F Kurdiukov was recalled on sick leave.
President Kennedy presents a 1.6 billion plan to boost health services for the next fiscal year, increasing current funding by 250 million. The outline calls for expanding medical education, extending hospital construction cost sharing, boosting nursing homes, and tightening safety and effectiveness standards for cosmetics and medical devices. He highlights the affordability crisis facing retired Americans.
Cotton futures in New York rose sharply at the open with a gain of 20 cents to 4.45 a bale over the previous close as buyers eyed continued demand in the market.
NBC presents a refined 90 minute color production of Pygmalion with Miss Julie Harris as Eliza and James Donald as Higgins. The program shocks fans with a My Fair Lady style ending though the musical differs in its wrap up. NBC ABC scheduling reshuffles spark fears of big changes next season including Wagon Train and The Virginian shifts. The Merv Griffin Show faces mass protest over its cancellation.
CBS presents Perry Mason from 8 to 9 PM Eastern with Michael Rennie filling in for Raymond Burr. NBC follows from 10 to 11 PM with guest stars Peter Lawford and Martha Raye.
TV listings for February 7 1963 include The Third Man with Michael Rennie at 7 and Perry Mason guest starring Rennie as a law professor defending a student. Other programs feature Broken Arrow Wide Country Donna Reed Show and Dr Kildare with Gloria Swanson plus Oxford University storylines.
A 9 00 P M scene shows a brassy show girl nearly overpowering Glenn Evans and the police with an accomplice in the crime drama.
Joan Fontaine guest stars as a frustrated opera singer who becomes dangerous when her stepdaughter inherits her husband's estate in a dramatic episode of the series.
Friday listings show WBTV and WSLS with daytime soaps and news followed by thrillers and dramas. Prime time includes Perry Mason Stoney Burke Dr Kildare Hazel and Donna Reed among others with late news and Tonight show segments noted.
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