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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1962
Page
2
In Chattanooga a woman drove into a service station and complained of an overheating engine. The attendant lifted the hood and found the radiator was stolen.
TV critic notes Art Carney anchors NBC Fadts and Foibles with a patchwork program that relies on old films and napkin humor. Yves Montand on Broadway stands out with lively music and dancing. CBS Acres and Pains disappoints, while repeat shows fill summer slate as news teams shift to space coverage.
Capsule TV notes list 12 shows with brief plot sparks including Ward ordering Wally and Beaver to clean up, Sally Ann Howes on To Tell the Truth, Grandpa McCoy arguing over a tree sprayer, Donna Reed vacation bus tour, National Velvet canine death question, Father Knows Best breakdown, Danny Thomas misadventure with a school, 87th Precinct killer remorse, Andy Griffith Deputy Barney misstep, Thriller revival tale The Weird Tailor, Tonight's Jack Carter emcee stint, and Movie Hour Child of Divorce with air times listed.
A fragmentary local TV guide lists programs across Charlotte and WSLS channels for Tuesday May 15. It shows a sequence of hosted shows including News, Weather, Sports Final, and late-night movies with times ranging from 3:00 PM to 1:00 AM, plus station sign-offs.
A nervous stock market fell sharply then steadied as selling dominated trading. The AP 60 average was down 2.50 at noon to 233.60, with industrials, rails, and utilities lower. Traders cited Laos tensions and a government steel price dispute as headwinds.
David Harris 43 a Negro cook sent to Cape Cod by the Capital Citizens Council in Little Rock arrives in Hyannis and seeks work at the Massachusetts Employment Security Office. He stayed with Joseph Monteiro Sr and was offered a job by John Joakim which he declined. The Dow Jones average fell sharply amid heavy stock trading and bond price declines.
New York AP reports cotton futures opened five cents per bale lower, trading at 85 cents above the previous close.
The 102nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S South debated tighter editorial oversight of the Laymen's Bible Commentary from John Knox Press. The committee recommended against safeguards, while a minority urged continued Council membership. The session also noted a Kennedy family presence and ongoing party politics as Adams, Grant, and Kennedy ties surfaced. The era's mortality figure cites a 1 567 000 average annual U S deaths in the 1950s to 1960.
United States defense obligations under SEATO extend to Laos and nearby areas. A U S Army battle group from the 27th Infantry Regiment, about 1 000 men, remains in southeast Thailand near the Mekong border. Marines and Army units may shift to border defense and potential Laos deployment. The 7th Fleet carrier Valley Forge and Marine battalion anchor a large task force off Bangkok. Winter Olympics include bobsledding hockey skating and skiing.
The report lists Dow Jones averages furnished by Bache & Co for Ti a.m. 12 noon and Cheast 300 Industrials 631.51 633.25 640.63, Rails 133.30 132.95 134.24, Utilities 117.70 117.53 119.61, Stocks 217.99 218.14 220.89 with volumes 1,020,000 2,100,000 4,510,000.
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