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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1965
Page
1
Reports describe heavy U S air strikes around Quang Soui and Khe base near Hanoi with rockets and mortars. Civilian casualties are uncertain while strikes claim hits on ships and a camouflaged navy PT boat. the Viet Cong battalion may have attacked about 70 South Vietnamese troops with unconfirmed American casualties.
Greensboro NC AP reports a high speed crash in the Starmount area killed Lowell Kinsey Mann Jr the son of a Blue Bell executive and four friends all aged about 16 to 20. Survivors Harley Waldrop and Christopher Minton escaped after attempting to help. The group had spent the evening drinking beer and heading to a late store when the car crash occurred.
The ground situation remains fluid as fighting pauses 24 hours after a cease-fire was set to take effect. Junta troops claim a major offensive north of the zone ended rebel holds, while papal mediation seeks a permanent truce and a provisional government. Dominican political prospects remain highly uncertain.
A leading North Carolina educator urges the General Assembly to amend the Speaker Ban law to restore good standing of state colleges and clarify what speakers may be allowed. Senator King proposes trustees gain authority to set rules governing facilities used by speakers linked to the Communist party. The bill faces a tight Senate vote amid accreditation concerns from the Southern Association.
A would be robber armed with a stocking mask fired after attempting to rob a man identified as a father in West Palm Beach Florida. The assailant shot himself during the incident and is reported in critical condition or deceased. Police are investigating the botched robbery and the victim is cooperating.
The Sunday Enterprise explores rising pressures on families including finances, marriages, and parent-child ties. It profiles High Point’s Family Service Bureau working to keep families intact amid strain. Across the country, restless college students protest, challenging teachers and declines in instruction as governments note the campus revolt.
The $392,000 Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington, stolen from the National Gallery in 1961, was recovered in Birmingham last Friday night from a railway station baggage room. It was sent to London for identification and appears in good condition, though not yet exhibited. A letter with the baggage ticket, in the same handwriting as earlier threats, hints at the anonymous author. Police and gallery officials issued a joint statement confirming the return and pending expert examination.
Two armed young men robbed the First Citizens Bank and Trust Co branch in Benson. They forced the manager Charles Turlington to open the vault, tied bank employee Herbert Whittington, and fled in a green late model Chevrolet Malibu or Nova with New Jersey plates. Police pursued leads including a girl driving a New York plate car, while witnesses described the bandits as wearing dark pants and white shirts with a band aid on one band of the face.
In the Bronx near 174th Street station three confrontations occurred after a patrolman chased youths accused of breaking into a furniture store. A Puerto Rican grocer helping the officer was critically injured. Two men and a woman were later detained as more policemen were hurt in a subsequent fracas at the relatives’ home.
Dr. Doreen Blake, church clerk, said minority factions push to defer or amend the confession as ministers plan a formal debate. The proposal envisions adding multiple historic creeds to the Westminster Confession, arguing God speaks in a changing world while preserving the overall confessional position. William Phelps, newly elected moderator, supports caution as supporters and critics clash.
U S officials in Washington see improved prospects for a negotiated Dominican solution with a moderate interim government possible. Some inter-American forces may remain for months as U S troops begin withdrawal, with Bunker confirming pullout of about 1700 personnel. Bracketed by uncertainty, the aim is to reduce U S forces while hoping for new contingents from Latin America and sustained cease-fire progress.
Prospect Connecticut AP says Army will bring home paratrooper Frank Brigna Jr to wed Jacqueline Zabbarro. The couple planned May 29 nuptials but his airborne division was sent to the Dominican Republic on May 4. Lt Col James F. McNab informed Jackie Frank would return home.
Jackie, 19, and Frank Briglia's wedding plans gain new life when Rep. Monagan helps arrange a flight home. Briglia’s mother learns the news, her daughter anticipates a May ceremony, and 450 guests are invited. The bride had worried the wedding would be postponed due to Frank’s absence.
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