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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1963
Page
2
Stock market trading slowed this afternoon with the Associated Press average down 0.1 at 271.9. Industrials were unchanged while rails fell 0.2 and utilities dropped 0.2 as analysts noted the rally’s advance cooling and steelmakers leading a weaker tone.
Demonstrations in Birmingham paused for a truce talks led by a bi racial committee but officials expressed no firm commitment. King announced near noon that an agreement was near addressing lunch counters desegregation and job prospects, while leaders warned of renewed action if talks failed.
Premier Khrushchev gains a tactical edge as China accepts a Moscow meeting to discuss ideological rifts. Teng Hsiao-ping will head the Chinese delegation while Mao may not. Liu Shao-chi visits Hanoi signaling shifts in regional alignments. The piece contrasts peaceful coexistence with anticipated Western conflict.
President Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson meet at Hyannisport for informal talks over two days to ease tensions on nuclear defense and trade. They aim to renew personal ties and forge cooperation while negotiating Bomarc B missile and tariff issues.
Dr. Heller, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, told an executive committee meeting that rising output in early 1963 supports action on a tax cut. He said full employment would require stronger demand and investment, with output projected near 583 billion for the year and deficits easing slightly in 1964.
In Princeton New Jersey handyman Sam Wells boasts a vast lighter collection claiming 910 lighters. He can light four and a half cartons of cigarettes at once and aims to have the world’s largest collection, a trait from his vaudeville days.
The remarks warn it would be unfortunate if North Carolinians believed the Senate mistreated the men who hold the country’s ultimate justice repository. Long and Currie stressed the need to uphold respect for these officials.
Rep. Harold Cooley introduces legislation to replace the two price system with a domestic payment in cotton to offset subsidies and keep U S exports at world price. The bill, backed by the Cotton Policy Committee of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, targets small farmers and two million related jobs.
Cape Canaveral AP report describes astronaut Cooper’s Faith 7 mission with a purse like payload. Readies 34 hour flight from Tuesday 8 to 10 30 am EST aboard Atlas rocket toward Pacific landing near Midway Island. Gear includes balloon cameras medical gear maps geiger counters 28 foot antenna shark repellent raft alarm clock parachutes dehydrated foods and a private satellite beacon to test rendezvous and distance judgement.
The trumpet great Al Hirt explains his decades of struggle before breakthroughs in Las Vegas and television. He recalls early bands with the Dorseys and Heidt, two jobs to support his family, and a key break via a Las Vegas agent and Dinah Shore’s producer. His schedule blends touring with long home rests in New Orleans. He performs on the Ed Sullivan Show this Sunday.
Interview filmed April 21 by Lisa Howard airs tonight on ABC in Eastern Standard Time. Sunday Dinah Shore Show on NBC runs 10 to 11 p m final variety hour in the singer series.
A quick digest of episodes and hosts across shows: The Rifleman scene ends in a fatal gun accident during a skirmish over Lucas McCain’s rifle. Rawhide follows Gil Favor and Wishbone guiding cattle across a ranch amid a steep crossing fee dispute. International Showtime features Variety from Circus and Ice hosted by Don Ameche. Route 66 centers on a getaway car plan after a motel hold up. Sing Along with Mitch previews Frank Loesser tunes and Big Band nostalgia. Alfred Hitchcock offers romantic advisory woes in Dear Uncle George. The Price Is Right showcases four contestants in a shopping spree hosted by Bill Cullen. Jack Parr spotlights Pearl Bailey, Peter Ustinov, Allen Funt, and Peggy Cass. Johnny Carson hosts with guests Al Capp and the Joyce Brothers. Movie Hour features Glenn Ford and Gloria De Haven in The Doctor and the Girl.
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