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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1966
Page
2
New York AP reports the stock market extended its decline into a second session as trading remained moderate. Prices fell from the start but traded near steady around midday with steels like U S Steel and Republic down about half a point while Ford and Chrysler edged into fractional gains as motors showed some improvement.
William T Grant retires as chair and director of W T Grant Co the merchandising chain he founded. He celebrated his 90th birthday in Greenwich Connecticut as Edward Staley former vice chairman becomes chairman after a decade as chief executive officer.
North Carolina and South Carolina forecasts show partly cloudy skies with a chance of scattered evening thundershowers and continued hot daytime temperatures. Lows range from 58 to 72 across regions. GOP debate on Viet Nam policy critiques prompts Reagan era quarantine proposals, referencing Kennedy’s Cuba quarantine.
In Cr amerton North Carolina a 14 year old boy rescued a three year old girl from a burning home before dawn. Thirteen people escaped with no serious injuries. Diane Ledford awakened by her nine month old twins began beating on walls to rouse neighbors, grabbed the twins and fled with the two other children.
Miami AP reports a Caribbean weather disturbance has strengthened into a tropical depression moving northward. Squalls to 35 mph threaten Cuba and the Florida Straits while small craft are urged to seek port. The system, centered about 185 miles south of Havana and 410 miles southwest of Miami, formed from an easterly wave from Cuba to the Bay of Honduras. Alma was the season's first Atlantic hurricane.
London AP dispatch says Congo Brazza Premier Ambroise Noumazal was announced to have assumed supreme powers in President Massemba Debat's absence. He ordered all army units to lay down arms after days of demonstrations and disorders as the army shows discontent with one party rule amid external pressures and Chinese influence.
World Journal Tribune negotiators announce an agreement in principle with the Newspaper Guild of New York, pending ratification by guild members and the union’s executive board. Terms not disclosed before ratification. Other unions remain in negotiation as presses and mailers resume talks.
A Danville man calmly defused dynamite hidden around his home after a Tuesday night explosion damaged the rear corner of his house. Police said the blast, set near a shack with sticks of dynamite under steps, shook the neighborhood as the man and his wife urged caution and safety. The incident caused minor injuries to a bystander or occupant and led to further investigation by local authorities.
Chicago AP reports two medical investigators estimate that between 3.2 and 4.8 million Americans aged 35 and older had significant silent coronary disease without infarction in 1963. They warn the disease often shows no symptoms and is hard to detect, urging recognition as a major factor in controlling coronary disease.
California lawmakers tell House Armed Services Committee that about 85 percent of draft classifications are handled by civil service clerks rather than local boards. Rep. Chet Holifield cites lack of uniformity and calls for tighter standards, with Lt. Gen. Hershey asked to report findings after the July 4 recess.
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