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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1970
Page
2
The Dow fell 4.09 to 751.52 at noon and the AP 60-stock average slipped 0.5 to 262.4 as brokers reported restrained selling. Oil shares led losses with Occidental Petroleum down 1% and Atlantic Richfield 4, while Telex tumbled after a 5-for-1 split was approved.
Forecast for North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia with cold nights and variable cloudiness. Mountains face possible snow flurries and rain chances while highs range from the 30s to 60s across regions. Extended outlook shows rain or snow in the mountains and cooler turning conditions through Tuesday.
Hollywood AP James Drury star of The Virginian says $200 stolen and his .38 revolver were recovered. A thief who belonged to a group at a Columbia boat show hotel suite returned the money and promised a replacement gun. Drury declined to prosecute and said he was authorized to carry the weapon as a reserve deputy.
Noon NYSE index data appears garbled with unclear figures and references. Key terms include wartroe 9 percent and industrial segment figures, but multiple letters and words are unreadable. Further legible source needed for a precise summary.
The Associated Press reports a mass of Canadian air moving from western New York to Kansas will reach North Carolina tonight. Forecasters expect partly cloudy skies in the mountains and coast with a chance of snow flurries, while central regions stay fair. Saturday may bring increasing clouds and colder temperatures with possible rain or snow in the west.
A UNC committee proposes a recall procedure for Daily Tar Heel editors giving the Publications Board and student legislature power to fire an editor. If both vote to dismiss, the editor could seek a campus election to regain the post. Todd Cohen attacked the plan as censorship by a different route.
Floyd McKissick former director of the Congress of Racial Equality says he is opposed to busing of school children and blames the Supreme Court for racial trouble. He cites Brown v Board of Education and argues busing does not solve problems and blacks are not eager to attend white schools.
INDEPENDENCE Mo AP Bess Truman is 85 today and will mark the day with no pictures or interviews as the wife of former President Harry S Truman. Associates say both she and the former president are in good health and active. Truman will turn 86 on May 8.
The Virginia Senate considers a local tobacco tax bill allowing counties to levy tobacco taxes, a prelude to broader state cigarette tax moves. Gov Holton supports revenue measures including liquor tax hike and food tax relief, while upset over House committee kills of Aldhizer boundary and tuition grant provisions.
Six days into the rescue in Great Smoky Mountains National Park a search with four tracking dogs and two army helicopters continues for Geoffrey Hague a 16 year old Explorer Scout missing since Sunday. More than 100 rangers and volunteers aid the effort as temperatures fall and the rugged terrain hampers hope of survival.
Washington AP reports the draft will likely call men up to lottery number 90 in March at about 30 per month. Officials set uniform rate to avoid gaps as deferments expire and low numbers become available, with March call set at 19 000 men.
Greensboro AP reports Audrey Cashatt postmaster of Randleman was indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to steal stamps and cash from a October 30 robbery. Also named is W. P. Kimbrough of Jacksonville Florida. Warrants are being prepared by the U.S. marshal.
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