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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1972
Page
2
New York trading drifted lower with slow activity and more declines than advances on the NYSE. Investors cited inflation worries, Vietnam tensions, and Wall Street jitters as factors behind a cautious session despite slight gains in some sectors.
Thirty U S B52 bombers dropped 750 tons of bombs on North Vietnamese troop concentrations near Pleiku. Enemy sappers attacked the ammunition dump two miles east of downtown Pleiku causing continuous explosions. North Vietnamese forces damaged a bridge on Highway 1 between Da Nang and Hue, severing the northern front supply route. South Vietnamese infantry reoccupied Fire Bases Rakkasan and Helen west of Hue after further forays.
The listing shows scattered Dow Jones averages with small changes across sectors. Transportation, utilities, and bonds movements appear modest, with slight gains and declines noted in various indexes.
New York noon update shows the Market Index holding at 58.35 with the industrial, transportation, and utility sectors posting minor changes. Finance and related categories show small declines, reflecting flat trading activity across major groups.
Pat Taylor pledges a 10 per cent salary boost for teachers and state employees in the first two years of his potential administration. Bowles rebuts and declines debate, while WBTV invites all five gubernatorial candidates to a live debate. Bowles backs no new taxes and seeks tax reform within existing revenues.
C Willard Heckel, 59, a constitutional law professor and longtime Rutgers law faculty member, was elected moderator of the United Presbyterian Church after pledging to extend Christian influence into controversial social issues. He defended the Davis trial defense fund and denounced the Vietnam War as immoral and illegal, stressing the right to a fair trial and church responsibility. He succeeds Lois Stair, becoming the first new leader since the previous era of debate over social justice within the denomination.
McGovern expands lead as he wins momentum in Wisconsin New York and New Jersey while Humphrey shifts tactics in Oregon Rhode Island and California. Analysts note McGovern could reach 1,590 delegates after California and New York with support from Hart and a strong organization.
A pistol blast wounded Wallace five times, and the wounded governor remained jailed in Baltimore County on $200,000 federal bail after his arrest minutes following the attack. Doctors at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring reported improving indications, with X rays showing the bullet traveled downward and lodged near the spine. Wallace may need further surgery but early signs suggested limited nerve damage. County officials cautioned against premature conclusions about long term paralysis.
DETROIT AP reports early totals from 5 710 precincts in Michigan show Wallace leading with 808 943 votes at 51 percent. McGovern follows with 424 330 votes 27 percent and Humphrey 249 231 votes 16 percent.
With 1,611 of 1,616 precincts reporting Wallace leads with 219,130 votes at 39 percent Humphrey has 150,155 votes 27 percent McGovern 122,661 22 percent Jackson 17,680 3 percent Yorty 13,647 3 percent Muskie 13,093 2 percent Chisholm 12,279 2 percent Mills 4,970 1 percent McCarthy 4,633 1 percent Lindsay 2,196 0 percent Mink 674 0 percent
AP reports Michigan 132 delegates split Wallace 72 McGovern 38 Humphrey 22 from 5,703 of 5,710 precincts and Maryland 53 delegates Wallace 41 Humphrey 6 McGovern 6 from 1,611 of 1,616 precincts.
Treasury officials say the act’s registry and reporting enable tracing of a 3B caliber pistol to an alleged assailant within ten minutes. The weapon, an Undercover 2 by Charter Arms of Bridgeport Conn, is priced at 80 to 96 dollars and marketed for off duty policemen.
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