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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1968
Page
2
New York trading opened with gains edging losses as analysts noted selective strength. Whittaker rose about 1 percent to 87, Lone Star Gas up around 1 percent to 30, Diamond Shamrock near 34, Industries slipped about 1 percent to 71, and Greyhound traded around 42.42.
Unclear AP copy outlines many terms such as declared or paid, stock dividends, and ex rights for 1968. The document lists categories like dividends in cash or stock and notes timing of delivery and tax treatment among unsettled details.
A brief note lists average scores and standards for public utilities and rail infrastructure in second grade assessments. It highlights small-scale metrics and educational benchmarks without citing specific dates or locations.
A brief note from New York outlines stock index activity with fluctuating prices for major listings. Investor interest is shown in key sectors as the market responds to daily trading.
General Sir Robert N. H. C. Bragg of England deputy commander of NATO departed Fort Bragg after an overnight stop. He inspected the 2nd Airborne Division and the John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare during a 12 day U.S. military installation tour.
In Murphy North Carolina an overturned Jeep hurled 13 year old William D Thommason into an icy creek Monday. He died at the scene while two other boys in the vehicle survived uninjured.
The Army investigates the death of Spec. 4 Keith Ashburn who died Saturday at Red Springs after drinking with fellow soldiers. Officials describe the cause as accidental strangulation and are conducting inquiries.
Army Pfc. John T. Webster of Route 4 was killed in action in Vietnam. Army Sgt. J. C. Ernest Broom of Fayetteville North Carolina died of battle wounds.
A cooperative program by Kroehler Manufacturing Co and others was shown to lift showroom interest and store sales. W W Saunders of Conover noted positive turnout at the breakfast and ongoing exhibits. Weather affected opening attendance with forecasts of continued impact through midweek. The five day event ends Friday with showcases in the Sky Room from 4:30 to 9:30 pm.
In western Sicily the earthquake toll rises with unofficial counts surpassing 300 dead and more than 1,500 injured. Rescuers search ruined towns including Gibellina and Sala Parata as survivors endure freezing nights in cars and tents. Officials warn final deaths may reach up to 500 or more as aid pours in from Italy, Britain, and the United States.
Robert P. Hill testified in a federal case that before quitting the Ku Klux Klan and becoming an FBI informer he discussed plans to bomb a colored town with Molotov cocktails and to burn a house linked to a segregation move. The defense includes 10 defendants facing terrorism charges from 1965 to last July 18, with several pleading innocent.
The founder of Bob Jones University, Oct 30 1883 birth in Brannon Stand Alabama, led the school for decades and opposed liberal evangelism. He moved the university from Cleveland Tennessee to Greenville in 1947. Funeral on campus Wednesday at 3 p.m. Contributions to the university hospital fund requested. Survived by wife Mary Gaston Stollenwerck and son.
North Carolina stays mostly fair and cold with teens at night and teens to 20s across regions. South Carolina sees around 20 nights with 20s elsewhere. Virginia clears and chills with teens to near 10 above in mountains. Wednesday brings sunny skies with highs in the 30s to low 40s. Georgia remains cold with fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with highs from the 39 to 58 range.
The UNC executive committee reviewed campus alcohol policies but adjourned without recommendations or decisions. A brief statement said the university policy discourages alcohol use and cooperates with state law enforcement.
Durham AP report. The Tobacco Workers International Union led a 700 strong rally as city council refused to pass an immediate citizens job protection ordinance. A special meeting was set for Wednesday to review the measure banning substitution of workers in labor disputes, amid a strike threat from tobacco firms.
A Negro woman aged 38 to 45 robbed the Sharpsburg People’s Bank & Trust Co. branch of $14 050 after entering for lunch. She forced the two female employees to bind and gag each other, escaped on foot, and left in a brown bag.
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