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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
2
The New York market opened with declines outpacing gains by a two to three margin. Several names show modest moves with Hunt Foods down about 1 percent and Marathon off around percent while Polaroid and Halliburton post gains and many others move within tight ranges.
Bucharest protested at Soviet and allied criticism of Red China during a world Communist conference in Budapest. Romania demanded apologies from the Soviet Union and Syrian Communists, accusing them of slander while insisting no party be condemned during preparations for the Moscow gathering.
Radio Havana quoted the Cuban Foreign Ministry denouncing U S Coast Guard units and a helicopter for a naval interference incident off Virginia. It described three crew members of the 550 ton vessel 26 de Julio as traitors who seized the ship and fled toward Norfolk before being recaptured by the Cuban crew.
Civil rights activist Howard Fuller and two others face district court trials in Durham on charges linked to a civil disturbance during a Negro sympathy march. The protest followed rioting deaths in Orangeburg, with fires, rock throwing, and property damage cited by local officials. Fuller faced assault charges after police said he struck a officer with an elbow.
Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 6 received merit badges at a Court of Honor held at Green Street Church. Recipients included Earl Brooks Bruce Taylor Johnny Ellis Dee Carroll David Clapp Jinks Whit tington and Eddie Brookshire. Brooks also advanced in rank.
U S Air Force bombers raided Hanoi and Hai Phong for a second day as radar guided attacks struck three targets near Hanoi. U S officials cited a downed four engine C130 and three helicopters with 19 aboard killed in South Vietnam, while North Vietnamese forces reported losses and weather hindered damage surveys. A separate mass grave near Hue was found as mop up continued after the Red offensive.
Forecast shows precipitation ending from west to east tonight with clearing and colder air. Lows from about 10 to upper 20s, rising to upper 20s near the coast. Friday remains fair and cold. South Carolina clears and grows colder tonight with inland lows near 15 to 25 and upper 20s at the coast. Friday stays fair and cold.
Romney's exit from the presidential race triggers praise from Nixon allies, while Rockefeller drafts in Oregon and New Hampshire gain momentum. Agnew questions impact of the NH ballot as other governors react to the shift and Romney staff begins thanking Michigan backers.
Police seek a sportily dressed gunman who robbed the South Hawthorne Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. of 7 891 dollars, the ninth NC bank holdup this year. He wore a green and white pinstripe shirt, fled in a brown bagged getaway car, and may be 27 to 30, 180 to 200 pounds, with crewcut brown eyes.
A third man wanted for murder in the shotgun slaying of Goldsboro policeman Walter Rouse was arrested in Fayetteville after a caller directed police to him. Virgil W. Lanier, 25, was returned to Goldsboro and jailed. two Kinston men already in custody face hearings. The FBI joined the probe as authorities linked Lanier to the robbery at the Holiday Inn and the slaying early Tuesday.
Union South Carolina AP reports attorney for Roger Dedmond sought release and a new trial after an 18 year sentence for his wife’s slaying. A judge in Spartanburg, Robert Hays, was unavailable due to a heart attack, delaying action on the motion.
Ray Bailey a life term prisoner from Burnsville North Carolina aged 58 won a fourth circuit appeal in the U S Court reversing a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling that denied him freedom or a new trial. The court said his 1936 trial lacked proof he understood a consent verdict arrangement. Prosecutors said parole was the sole condition discussed.
AP reports a stunned Capitol Hill scene as Romney announces he will quit the Republican presidential race before the New Hampshire primary. Governors and reporters scramble for details while Romney confirms the decision and notes the need for a candidate with broad GOP support.
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