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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1964
Page
2
Governor William Egan urged federal help as Alaska reels from the earthquake with widespread damage in Anchorage and coastal towns. Stocks drift in trading as Gov. Sanford cites civil rights protests and state patrols ready to quell violence while airlines and industry show mixed moves.
Frost warnings span from Everglades to Dixie as temperatures dip into the 50s in south Florida and below freezing in north Florida. The spring freeze, the coldest since 1955 in many areas, threatens peach and fruit losses across South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Florida reports sparse crops but warns of deeper cold in the south.
In Kailua Honolulu three youngsters aged 7 to 11 staged a backyard play. They sold tickets to neighborhood children and gave 83 cents to the Alaska quake disaster fund via the Hawaii Red Cross.
Ernesto Guevara, Cuba’s economics minister, said Fulbright’s speech could have shifted U.S. Cuban policy if Rusk had not rejected it. He praised Fulbright for recognizing the Cuban revolution’s stability and noted the blockade’s impact waned to a secondary nuisance during a Geneva news conference.
PHILADELPHIA AP A NFL trade could send quarterback Sonny Jurgensen and defensive halfback Jimmy Carr from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Washington Redskins in exchange for quarterback Norm Snead and defensive back Claude Crabb. An Eagles spokesman said the deal was under discussion and could be completed today.
HALEIGH AP Evangelist Billy Graham will give the main address at a memorial service for President John F. Kennedy at Kenan Stadium on May 17. The event supports the Kennedy Library drive by North Carolinians, with a $10 ticket offering entry and a chance to bring a child under 16. Governor Sanford announced the plan, naming Hugh Morton of Wilmington as fund drive chair and G Andrew Jones as treasurer, with county chairs to follow.
In Kerr Lake near Henderson North Carolina a sailboat capsized in 30 to 40 mph winds. Carl Proctor 17 and Glenn Randall Jr. 16 drowned while Rick Waddell 17 remained missing. Jule Mann 17 swam to shore and alerted locals. The search resumed at dawn with a rescue squad using a boat to locate the missing teen and any other victims. The accident occurred far from Satterwhite Point, about six miles from Henderson.
About 1,900 Negro pupils stayed away from Warren County schools as leaders urged a boycott over standards and a Negro principal. Hawkins High School lost 202 of 1,370. North Warren High had 300 of 1,050 present. County white schools were not involved. no integrated schools exist.
AP reports New York cotton futures opened 25 to 45 cents per bale lower than the prior day’s close as traders reacted to market conditions.
Crescent City residents pick up the pieces after a deadly tidal wave spawned by the Alaska quake. Eleven are confirmed dead. Fifteen were listed as missing but eight reappeared as crews comb a logjam of debris. About 400 people are homeless and damages top $50 million.
In Waynesville North Carolina AP reported Welco Shoe Co suffered a prec dawn blaze destroying a main building at Hazelwood and injuring two firefighters in sub freezing temps. The vulcanizing department sparked the fire spreading to stitching and cutting rooms. storage areas with gasoline and 250000 pairs of shoes were saved by crews from Hazelwood Waynesville Canton Maggie Valley and Lake Junaluska. Two workers Jerry Davis and Tommy Brooks were treated for smoke inhalation. owner Heinz Rolan planned a meeting with employees to discuss status. Earlier twelve hours earlier a glue room fire was extinguished.
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