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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
2
New York stocks mixed in early May with Ford and GM shares pressured by sell orders. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 877.17 at noon, down 8.49, after a brief rally. Chrysler and American Motors posted fractional losses while several securities showed varied moves on the New York Stock Exchange.
A compact list of dividend and stock distribution abbreviations used by the American Exchange including ex dividend ex distribution ex rights and related timing terms such as declared paid in 1965 or 1966 stock dividend and 1966 paid in stock.
The report lists daily stock averages for rails utilities and miscellaneous groups with figures for noon Friday and prior days. It includes highs and lows for the period and notes changes since Friday, along with bond averages and related percentages.
A classified ad plea lures borrowers with quick debt relief offering $2000 loans repaid at $35 monthly, promising consolidation and lower payments. It warns of high rates, legal usury gaps, and widespread risky lending schemes across banks and savings institutions.
About 400 armed men join a third day of a large manhunt for Peggy Ann Brodnick a 17 year old girl and her abductor. Police say a 13 state alert was issued and volunteers joined state and local officers along with FBI in the woods near Shade Gap Pennsylvania where a suspect known as the Mountain Man has been sighted.
Maj. Gen. Gilbert Meyers said North Viet Nam is likely to send more jets into battle as U S airstrikes continue. He noted North Vietnam’s defenses are strong with radar and ground control and that rail and road lines around Hanoi are largely interdicted.
The United States plans to boost its helicopter fleet in South Vietnam to about 1,800 aircraft within a month. Officials say the expansion aims to provide ground troops with greater air support amid rising infiltration.
Stafford and Cernan outline Agena rendezvous tactics in case radar fails. They discuss three rendezvous scenarios with 90 minute target window and upside down flight to use earth horizon for reference. Officials foresee Viet Nam era deployments and increased use of helicopters like the Chinook with heavy loads.
About 2000 to 3000 gowned students marched in Johannesburg to protest drastic restrictions on the president of South Africa's largest student union. Posters called for revoking the ban as police and heckling were minimal. march ended near City Hall with no incidents.
The piece describes Selective Service testing for thousands, noting 1.8 million deferments and about 800,000 to be drafted without it. It lists sample questions on arithmetic and reasoning, and mentions entities like Lt. Gen. Thursday and C-Sheriff in relation to crime and punishment.
veterans recount in 1960s diary style as mortars flare and Marines attempt aid. Two VC move toward a Marine, a rifle grenade fires, and reinforcements struggle to reach the fallen. Heat climbs as dawn reveals wounded and separation among units.
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