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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1962
Page
1
Ten companies of American trained South Vietnamese rangers are sent to patrol the Laotian border to curb Viet Cong incursions. U S advisers accompany the rangers as the spy and guerrilla effort shifts toward border containment amid Cambodian tensions.
In Florence South Carolina three former Peoples National Bank employees are charged by the FBI with embezzling over 50 000. Edna Dusenbury Elise Onley and Sarah Manship are free on 10 000 bonds each. Manship admits restitution and faces a court trial set for April 23 in U S Eastern District Court.
Raleigh AP report says Kidd Brewer's tax appearance before Revenue Commissioner W A Johnson was delayed by a State Supreme Court stay. The stay halts the order directing Brewer to answer questions about his tax returns while petitioning for review proceeds. A related conspiracy trial will feature special prosecutor Charles T Hagan Jr in Greensboro next month.
In Algiers heavy clashes rage as French forces strike Bab El Oued with T6 planes. Officials report at least 10 soldiers killed and 30 wounded amid secret army clashes and European resident resistance.
The bulk of fallout from last fall's Soviet nuclear tests should descend from the stratosphere soon. Public Health Service says little chance of needing protective actions against strontium 90 in food or milk. Debris to fall in two main waves, with some lasting seven to eight springs, starting this spring and continuing into 1963.
At the 17 nation disarmament conference Dean Rusk accused the Soviet Union of blocking a nuclear test ban while planning new atmospheric explosions. Gromyko denied the charge and blamed the United States for stalled talks, citing Western insistence on controls.
East German police fired on a khaki U S mission car near Gotha, injuring no one. A major and driver on official duty argued with East German police who arrested the officer who claimed control. The incident marks a second such attack this month on Western liaison vehicles near Soviet HQ in Potsdam, highlighting East West espionage tensions.
Cosmopolitan Insurance of Chicago votes to merge with Textile Insurance of North Carolina subject to stockholder approval. If approved, Cosmopolitan will command assets over 8.25 million and surplus above 2.25 million with Textile premiums over 1.6 million in 1961. Textile remains licensed in 10 states, mainly in the southeast, and will be rebranded as a Cosmopolitan regional office in High Point North Carolina.
Secretary Udall says a 400 foot wide dune strip using federal funds could shield coastal areas in New Jersey Virginia Maryland Delaware and North Carolina. The plan aims to restore natural protection by preserving outer dunes and vegetation to safeguard lives and property.
In Buenos Aires a 24 hour strike by Peronists pitted working masses against President Frondizi while industrial centers near the capital showed strength. Rosario reported a partial strike with Cordoba and the interior uncertain as military officials met at Government House amid navy calls for Frondizi's resignation.
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