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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1971
Page
18
New York stocks slid mildly amid a continued readjustment as analysts noted slower recovery. The Dow fell 0.82, the AP 60 average lost 9, and broad declines led to more losers than gainers on the NYSE.
In North Carolina, Elm City Police Chief Vernice L Wall is charged with murder after a November shooting following a traffic chase that left Herbert Armstrong dead. Witness Marvin Armstrong said the chase ended with Armstrong advancing on Wall. Wall fired after Armstrong grappled for his revolver. Authorities note Armstrong’s death sparked days of protests and demand for the chief’s arrest. Wall remains free on bond while awaiting trial.
The US Command reported three Americans killed and 13 wounded in an artillery and sapper attack on Khe Sanh, the forward base for US helicopter operations supporting South Vietnamese in Laos. Two helicopters were destroyed and three damaged.
A U S District Court in Los Angeles voided the NBA four year rule after Judge Warren J Ferguson signed a memorandum in the Spencer Haywood vs Denver Rockets antitrust case. The ruling declares the rule illegal under section 1 of the Sherman Act and voids similar blanket restrictions.
The FDA ordered recall of intraveneous fluids tied to 350 hospital infections and nine deaths after earlier handling measures failed. Dr David Sencer said urgency grew and Abbott Laboratories products should not be used unless necessary. Ralph Nader criticized the FDA for not banning the fluids earlier as infections rose to 350 in 21 hospitals.
In Benning Georgia AP report Lt William Calleys defense attorney George Latimer contends the murder jury is conducting business as usual after seven days of deliberation. He cites reports the jurors sought laundry and pay arrangements while jurors have hours set by the judge to avoid fatigue. The six veteran officers hear four months of testimony and may return a verdict on the My Lai massacre case.
The ICC grants permanent freight rate increases of about 12 percent in the East and West and 6 percent in the South, effective within five days. The rise, largely built on prior temporary boosts, aims to bolster rail finances and defend public and defense needs, with quarterly service-deficiency reports required starting July 1.
A large forest fire in Dare County, started by a practice bomb at the Air Force Gunnery Range, burned 16 000 acres but a backfire line halted its advance. North Carolina Forest Service officials reported the 400 residents of Stumpy Point are safe as winds shift. The blaze crossed into West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co land, with ongoing monitoring for changes in intensity.
Nixon argues that setting a withdrawal date would torpedo negotiations and hand the enemy advantage. He links any American defeat to future aggression and says credibility gaps stem from events, not deliberate lies, while promising that people will see plans as they unfold.
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