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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1972
Page
2
The noon Dow Jones average fell 4.46 to 917.37 as stock traders pared holdings ahead of Washington’s Birthday weekend. NYSE movers showed more declines than advances roughly seven to five with IBM, Xerox and Polaroid among notable moves. The Associated Press 60-stock average also declined, while some large blocks traded included Weyerhaeuser and Marcor.
Bernadette Devlin, a prominent figure in Northern Ireland civil rights, and Frank McManus were sentenced to six months in jail for defying a government parade ban in Belfast. Thirteen protesters faced identical terms amid heavy security and bail set at 100 pounds.
The Hippocratic Oath has guided medical practice for over two millennia in universities and schools of medicine as they mark graduate ceremonies.
North Vietnam air losses included three shot down during heavy raids and six crew missing or killed in recent engagements. The U S command said SAMs hit three aircraft near the DMZ while pursuing long range artillery and SAM sites. In South Vietnam Tet cease fire ends with Attacks. Viet Cong and allied casualties reported. In Laos government forces recapture part of the Plain of Jars.
Lewis O. Barksdale 76 died in Charlottesville hospital after sustaining head injuries from a Wednesday assault near his Main Street furniture store in Waynesboro. Police arrested 49 year old Harry Harden Brown for robbery by force. murder charge expected. Barksdale led J. L. Barksdale Furniture Corp. and survived by his wife and three sons.
The trial features Alfred S. Julien questioning Jacqueline Onassis about sunglasses worn in public and their effect on Galella’s photographs. Onassis answers calmly as photographers clash with security and access to the hearing area becomes a flashpoint.
Howard Hughes has moved to Managua Nicaragua and will stay indefinitely a spokesman said. The billionaire reportedly resides on the guarded eighth floor of the Intercontinental Hotel and considers investments as Nicaragua’s political climate appeals to him. United States officials and Panamanian authorities confirmed the arrangement amid Hughes longtime seclusion.
Hugh Morton announced he would not run after a late-night talk with backers revealing funds were insufficient. Hobby plans to file to run if he decides, while Bowles supporters stress Morton's withdrawal may split the white vote and favor Hawkins.
London AP Heath’s bid to lead Britain into the Common Market faces a rocky path after 15 Conservative defections and eight abstentions on key enabling legislation. The vote 309 to 301 narrowed the government’s margin, saved by five Liberal votes. Labor fury followed as Thorpe was knocked down, while Heath vowed continued policy and the Commons braces for months of maneuvering toward EEC entry by January 1.
The Hope Diamond, famed for its cursed reputation, was presented by a New York jeweler to the Smithsonian Institution and is currently on display for the public.
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