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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
2
The Associated Press reports a 60-stock noon reading with mixed moves. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped about 0.93 points while rails held steady and utilities edged higher around 0.3.
Moyers, an ordained Baptist clergyman and former Peace Corps deputy director, plans to focus fully on the White House press secretary duties while watching his old staff drafting administration proposals for 1966. He has long been close to Johnson since their college days.
Paratroopers from page 1-A overrun by the Viet Cong Tuesday and apparently still in Red hands. Spokesmen said there had been no contact with Tick- To, manned by about 150 government troops, or with the town of Dak Sut, about 18 miles to the north. The military posts in both towns have been frequent targets of the Viet Cong.
AP Special notes indicate a Kremlin shakeup as four top government and party figures disappear for weeks. The move follows Khrushchev era reforms and signals a possible drive by conservative factions to topple Ukrainian and reformist elements from the party leadership.
Mary Ann Noah of Mission Kansas captained a 2,400 mile all women transcontinental Powder Puli Derby with co pilot Mary Akins Wichita. Finishing near the end she overtook rivals in the last lap to win on handicap amid bad weather and last segment travel from Montgomery Alabama to Chattanooga Tennessee. Third place went to June Douglas of Palm Beach with Merle Ann Shallow earning fourth aboard a Bucknell University solo run.
Conn barely beat back a proposed Ribicoff amendment to add a nationwide hospitalization feature for the elderly. Johnson administration spokesmen argued the change would overload the program from the start and disrupt cost estimates.
AP fashion notes preview season trends with Jacques Tiffeau setting primitive jungle mood and tiger stripe catwalks. Warner’s exposes inner fashion world with sheer lingerie, cobra prints, side-button dresses, and Beene’s body clinging silhouettes. Garments include slip dresses, short-shorts, and tunic jackets with smock adaptations throughout the collection.
Washington reports 8000 Marines sent to Vietnam to bolster U S forces against a possible major thrust by Communist troops. Westmoreland asked for rapid reinforcement from Okinawa while officials say no specific crisis exists. The buildup follows signals of intensified activity in the central highlands and a potential large-scale attack along the coast. Ford calls for striking Soviet missile sites in North Vietnam.
About 50 to 60 children slept in the school cafeteria as a fire erupted at the Amcel chemical plant. Technicians reported two metal parts touching and a spark ignited a solvent used in rocket fuels. Plant officials allowed the fire to burn out due to blast risk, destroying the processing building and many internal systems. Evacuations continued as crews assessed damage across the 27 buildings on the 1300 acre site.
Wilson College near the Amcel plant housed evacuees as a radiation scare prompted safety steps. Presby terian officials assured no radiation danger from a potential explosion while Buncombe County Rescue Squad led the relief effort with about 30 members. Red Cross teams aided shelter operations at the school and coordinated transport to Oteen VA Hospital for ill and elderly evacuees.
George Fisher of Greensboro North Carolina was elected Wednesday as president of the Southeastern Community Development Association, heading the group of community development specialists in Atlanta.
In a pivotal page 14 debate, the Ford McCulloch and Celler voting rights bills clash. Tuck argues the McCulloch proposal is more moderate and necessary, while House leaders seek sufficient GOP–Southern Democrat votes to block the challenge. Both plans promise federal examiners and end literacy tests in seven Southern states, with varied timing and scope.
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