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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1969
Page
2
The Dow Jones average stood at 643.04 at noon, down 2.00 points as investors remained cautious and on the sidelines in moderate trading. Analysts noted sentiment outside gains, with many awaiting weekend developments that could influence next moves.
Ray Bay, who pleaded guilty in King murder case, was brought back to Memphis from England in a covert operation. He arrived at the Shelby County jail in a black limousine, guarded by troopers and deputies, after serving a prison term in Nashville for the King killing.
Hundreds of police and National Guard members struggled to control a campus clash after a night of violence. James Leon Sutton, seriously injured, and Sgt. Glenn Jackson of Greensboro were among shot officers. About 600 guardsmen sealed off the city as a curfew was set and classes were suspended. A student, George Silva Lima Jr., was injured in the dormitory shooting, with others unnamed.
Realty transfers list multiple property deeds across High Point Township and neighboring areas. Transfers include James H. Wall Jr to Helen I. Lewis on Pinehurst Drive and Ray Smith to George O. Kearns on Beaucrest Avenue, with numerous deeds in Forest Hills Subdivision and other streets.
Apollo 10 in orbit near the moon encountered a three degree misalignment of docking rings and endured 40 minutes of radio silence as ground control urged caution. The crew, including Cernan and Stafford, performed a risky descent stage separation and dealt with unexpected cockpit vibrations caused by a mis-set attitude switch. Flight director Lunney said the error stemmed from documentation omissions during recent procedure revisions.
Moscow AP reports 55 Soviet citizens signed an appeal to the U N Commission on Human Rights demanding investigation of basic civil rights violations in the Soviet Union. Signers include historian Pyotr Yakir and poet Alexander Yesenin-Volpin, among others linked to dissent and persecution. The appeal circulates in Moscow.
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