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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
2
In Fort Worth a teenager, James Bumgaardner Jr., 17, was stuffed into a coin operated clothes dryer by a robber who demanded money. He remained trapped for over 30 minutes before a bystander freed him. The youth, shaken but unhurt, said he was alone when grabbed.
In Raleigh AP reports that as of Wednesday all new passenger cars registered in North Carolina include seat belts as standard equipment. The feature is part of a broader auto market session with varied stock movement and a note that belts are built into the vehicles by manufacturers.
J K Jack Walsh longtime Kalamazoo Gazette editor from 1912 to 1959 died Wednesday at age 76. He led the Michigan Associated Press Editorial Association and belonged to the American Society of News Editors and the National Club.
The New Year holiday period killed about 200 Americans in 30 hours from 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve to midnight Wednesday. Officials expected the toll to rise beyond early estimates, with the 48 hour Christmas period tally at 316 highway deaths.
Charlotte AP reports the NCNB Stock Index climbed from 200 at year's start to 268.4 by Dec 27, 1963, with textiles leading gains and finance insurance mirroring that rise. Notable movers included Cannon Celanese J P Stevens Riegel Burlington Security Life North Western First National South Carolina Liggett Lorillard Reynolds Sonoco Products and others.
The Associated Press reports that at least a dozen Western North Carolina counties will keep schools closed through Friday and some until Monday as slick mountain roads persist from sleet and freezing rain. The storm center moved northeast, with a high pressure system over the Gulf of Mexico bringing westerly winds to the state.
Washington County accident results in the deaths of three occupants, James Br Nixon 26, Martin Walker 26, and Eily Lee Little John 19, all Creswell residents. The three were identified as Negroes. the crash occurred about one mile south of Creswell on a dry rural road late Wednesday night.
An unidentified cargo plane departed Tachikawa Japan with 22,000 pounds aboard and was en route to Travis Air Force Base California after a refueling stop at Wake Island. It arrived near Hickam Hawaii for a 2:40 a.m. scheduled landing when fuel exceeding needs was noted and an air-sea search ordered at daybreak.
National Association of Securities Dealers data show unofficial bid and ask ranges as of January 2 1964 for various securities including Allied Security Ins Co Allvac Metals Co Amer Fidelity Life and more. The list notes quotations may indicate ranges for potential transactions and origin of quotes can be provided on request.
In San Bernardino area KFXM radio station offered a New Year safety promotion featuring free funerals for traffic victims. About 225 signed up but none collected as no New Year’s Eve fatalities occurred and managers called the effort a success with only one complaint about the idea’s taste.
In Smallwood New York an ax wielding killer waited as victims returned from New Year parties. He killed Joseph Mc Adams 49 and Judith Meddough 19, then strangled Florence Mc Adams 20. Police arrested Army private Frank Scaramuzzo 24 from Monticello on first degree murder charges. Miss Mc Adams had recently broken an engagement to Scaramuzzo.
The Burlington Free Press notes a group of merrymakers missing a free funeral event in Burlington, Vermont, as reported by AP. The article hints at a quirky community effort or misunderstanding surrounding a ceremonial tribute.
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