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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
2
Sheriff's deputies investigated a break-in at the Thomasville Moose Lodge on Highway 29. Reported at 7:30 a.m., items missing included cigars, cigarettes, and a portable bar. No damage estimate available as of late morning.
Thomasville reports Asheboro resident Bill Foy Welch Jr. 24 was charged by police early today with speeding eight miles an hour in a 33 zone, failure to heed a blue light, and improper passing. Welch was later freed on bond.
Archdale and Trinity residents will benefit as health and welfare offices near Archdale open tomorrow in the Ridge McDowell ambulance building. The two facilities mark the county’s first expansion outside Asheboro. No formal ceremony is planned, but several county officials will attend.
Carolina Freight Carriers Corp based in Cherryville declares its regular quarterly dividend of 1 cent per share on common stock. The 22nd consecutive quarterly payout is February 7 to holders of record January 24. 1968 gross revenue topped 45.2 million, up over 13 percent from 1967.
President-elect Nixon will celebrate his 56th birthday with a dinner tonight in Northampton Massachusetts attended by daughter Julie and son-in-law David Eisenhower. He plans to return to New York later, and has been preparing his inaugural address with several writers.
Scholars at Duke and Duke affiliated centers examine how the late 19th century southern religious disposition fostered regional solidarity and high self esteem, amid debates on whether the South’s image remains accurate today. The conference analyzes anti ecumenical yet transdenominational patterns across southern churches.
In Los Angeles AP report, Sirhan Sirhan's murder trial for Kennedy's assassination faces slow proceedings as juror questioning is not set to begin until Monday. Defense motions dominated Wednesday and Tuesday, with counsel noting extensive pretrial publicity and seeking a cross section of jurors.
Brandeis University president Morris B Abram promised amnesty to dissident Negro students if they abandoned Ford Hall by 2 pm. No immediate response from the occupiers followed the all-night session as campus officials sought a nonviolent settlement. About 30 students milled around the area as talks continued with police and administrators.
Raleigh AP reports a push to end North Carolina usury laws limiting interest at 6 percent. Banks recently raised prime rates to 7 percent, sparking calls for policy change. ERA will back the effort with public relations and lobbying led by Claude Hamwick.
The Guild and The Associated Press remained at odds over a secret ballot on the last offer amid negotiations that extended five weeks. The union demanded $264 minimum with a union shop, a fifth week of vacation, and 37.5 hour weeks, while AP touted its top wage offer and a $5.7 million package including pension improvements.
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