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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
2
Trading in a mixed market showed some strength but softness in key indicators. The Dow Jones average fell 1.56 to 872.43 at noon as drugs gained, autos barely rose, steels wavered and the AP average of 60 stocks was unchanged at 314.5 with industrials down .3, rails up .2, and utilities flat. IBM and U S Smelting lost a point.
The New York cotton market reports no actual price quotes on opening. Trading data notes include terms on dividends and corporate actions across listed securities, with various designations such as ex dividend, stock dividends, and special payments.
In Chicago AP report, two heart specialists told Judge Daniel Ryan that Richard Speck did not have a heart attack. They said his condition involves heart inflammation while in jail hospital and recommended complete bed rest. Hearing remains set for July 28.
A Public Health Service survey from 1959 to 1962 involving 6,672 adults found Americans weighed about five pounds more than Canadians and 10 to 15 pounds more than Brits. It reports average weights by height and gender, noting no clothing adjustments.
Forecast remains generally fair through Saturday with warmer nights and days. Lows range from the 50s in the mountains to the 60s along the coast. Temperatures Saturday to Wednesday average one to four degrees below normal with Asheville Charlotte Raleigh Columbia and Charleston listed. Precipitation generally under one third inch, locally up to three quarters in western sections as showers early next week.
Amid four days of violence in the Hough district and surrounding areas, National Guardsmen patrol riot zones while arson and gunfire yield to sporadic clashes. A Negro councilman urges martial law. authorities deny imminent action. One man dies from gunfire near a bus stop as fires erupt across blocks.
Hundreds of white teenagers clashed with Black and Puerto Rican residents after a shooting death in East New York. Police faced sniper fire and rock and bottle barrages but said officers did not fire. The area remained under tight guard as injuries and tensions rose in a changing neighborhood.
The council defended its safety crusade while criticizing Ralph Nader for errors that harmed people and organizations. The Chicago based safety group has 9 000 members including banks, insurance firms, labor unions, and individuals led by president Howard Pyle. Nader spoke in town Thursday as the council addressed recent criticisms in an interview with Wayne Willie.
In Dallas Parkland Hospital the Lindsey twins Joyce and Janet aged 10 received a twice postponed kidney transplant after tests confirmed compatibility. Joyce weighs 48 pounds and suffers congenital hypoplasia, needing the donated kidney from her sister. A prior 1964 Dallas transplant of twins Nancy and Mary Freeman is noted for comparison.
The page lists stock figures across sectors with price changes. Industrials around 872.43 down 1.56, Utilities 134.03 up 0.31. Bonds show 82.55 down 0.04 and rails higher grade at 76.21 down 0.07.
In Greensboro, two FBI agents Morris Clark and Richard Ranels testified as the trial contends two former mental patients shot Alton Maynard on February 26. Clark, a fabric fiber expert, linked maroon wool sweaters to fibers found in the cab and debris. Ranels described submitting fingerprint lists and impressions from Spence Williams and Maynard for comparison.
A homemade bomb was found near the projection building of the Willis Drive In in Concord North Carolina as a late night audience viewed the uncut film A Patch of Blue featuring Sidney Poitier kissing Elizabeth Hartman. Deputy Hoyt Smith disarmed five sticks of dynamite and the case is under investigation with SBI and FBI involvement.
Chicago police tie five South Side shootings to the Blackstone Rangers amid a pledge of reform by leader Lamar Bell and rival Ninja Shead of the East Side Disciples. Police report multiple youths shot, none seriously hurt. Gray faces trial for aggravated battery.
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