12 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1961
Page
1
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann testified under oath that he shipped some Jews to concentration camps with knowledge they would be killed. Prosecutor Gideon Hausner pressed him to admit that while some deportations went to work camps others were for immediate extermination. Eichmann said he did not intend to deny it and claimed he did not give the orders.
Fragmentary text hints at a triggering alert from page 1 A that set off a jet fuel incident. Names, places, and exact details are unreadable, leaving a brief, non-specific report of a warning leading to a blaze.
Duke Power stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK after being unlisted on the American Exchange. The 57 year old utility, based in Charlotte, listed 11,505,077 shares initially with 11,395,580 shares outstanding and 109, four hundred ninety seven thousand more authorized. Executives cited the NYSE listing as a milestone for the firm serving 720 communities in the Carolinas and Georgia region.
Cobb testified that he wrote the 1960 letter to reveal a bad election situation in Madison County and to prompt reform. He said he did not target individuals, but affirmed he spoke as a citizen and as party chair. The defamation suit seeks $300,000 from Cobb, while affidavits and court filings reference voting irregularities and poll watcher access.
Eugene V. Connett, director of marketing for the American Carpet Institute, spoke on page 1-A about carpet buying. He noted $12 million was spent on carpet advertising in 1960, stressing price, but urging retailers to emphasize appearance and performance. He reported filament nylon use in carpet production doubled in 1961. Harold M. Short presided, Charlotte SRFA president.
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