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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1969
Page
2
American Exchange stocks advance as traders digest economic data and corporate results. Market focus centers on technology and financial shares with mixed early gains and total trading volume suggesting cautious optimism.
Travelers warned of freezing rain in the Virginia interior and southeast, with rain elsewhere. North Carolina shows below normal Thursday through Monday, with a mix of rain and possible snow in the mountains. Georgia remains cloudy with light rain and showers, and Thursday looks warmer in parts.
Report notes a proposed warning label on alcoholic beverages to warn of health and family risks. Rountree comments that the federal government labels cigarettes and argues the state should label alcoholic beverages as well.
Senate supporters of the anti filibuster rule fail to secure two thirds as a second bid to end debate on limiting filibusters falls 50 to 42 with 12 votes short of the required threshold. The measure would allow advancing debate on a motion to proceed by a three fifths vote.
First Union National Bank grew enough in 1968 to move from seventh to a higher position among the nation s 300 largest banks per American Banker. C C Cameron president and chairman announced the holding company FUNB Corp closed the year with assets of 956.5 million versus 869.8 million in 1967.
Textile chemists in the Piedmont section of the American Association of TX tile Chemists and Colonists will meet Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn No. 4 in Charlotte. Technical sessions are planned Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, with social events Friday evening.
South Vietnam signals a Tet truce of short duration around February 17, with the Viet Cong announcing a ceasefire from February 1 to February 22. Saigon officials say the truce will be observed but not last long if violations occur, while U.S. forces are expected to honor Saigon’s cease-fire as in the past. The anniversary of last year’s offensive looms on Friday, with no major enemy activity reported today.
Four year old Thelma Louise Cooper was found hanged by a belt from a clothes hook at her Charlotte residence. Police said the mother Patricia Cooper, 22, had left Thelma with a babysitter who was away when the mother returned home about 4:40 p.m.
Police theorized the victim may have been suspended by a belt around her waist and slid down until the belt was around her neck and strangled her. Mrs. Cooper carried her daughter to a neighbor’s home and called police.
Airliners carrying 89 hijacked passengers from Eastern Air Lines and 30 from National Airlines returned to Florida as FBI and FAA investigated. A crew member and 16 passengers remained aboard the Eastern jet until its return, while others were bused from Varadero for pickup. The incident involved hijackers described as young men in their 20s or 30s and occurred amid a series of coordinated hijackings toward Cuba.
Ice and freezing rain froze roads and windshields from Oklahoma to New York, prompting school closures in multiple states and heavy traffic jams. In New York City and Philadelphia area travel slowed as flights, buses and trains were disrupted. Snow warnings and below freezing temperatures spread in the Rockies and plains while Texas reached 62 degrees in posed contrast.
If county lawmakers push a tobacco tax, tobacco growing counties may demand rejection of liquor by the drink. The remark frames regional tax tensions as counties weigh policy options and potential backlash from neighboring sectors.
The College of Preachers, an Anglican foundation, seeks 40 000 pounds to improve sermon quality from Elfins ward Diocesan House Sussex. Rev D W Cleverly Ford says many sermons are not well trained and clergy must speak plainly without mannerisms.
Deputy Premier Lubomir Strougal told a Militia rally that the Central Committee had set a line and duties while other demands outside that line criticize the party. Slovak leader Gustav Husak echoed the stance as Moscow aligned. The move accompanies expulsion of Western journalists after visas were halted post invasion.
Russell Train, noted conservationist, appointed undersecretary of the interior by Secretary Mickel. Train, 48, will face Senate confirmation after resigning from the Tax Court in 1965 to head the Conservation Foundation. He is praised for wildlife and global resource insight, with support from lawmakers though some criticism follows his background and views.
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