21 Nov 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1967
Page
1
Readers seek arranging a farm visit for an Indian Guides tribe and fathers to Fox Turkey Farm in Randolph County. The notice notes live birds and educational displays, with routing details to be provided by owners.
A reader asks about dangers of a cocker spaniel in a utility room with a gas heater. Dr Nelson McCoss says no danger if the heater is properly vented to the outside and there is ample fresh air. The dog’s coat helps tolerate cold, and a fenced area outside may offer more exercise.
Leo Heer manager SFEB states over 80 000 square feet of parking exists. 14 000 sq ft off S Hamilton south of E Green and 66 200 at E Green and Centennial.
Two white men armed with pistols robbed the Unity Street Branch of State Commercial Bank in Thomasville around 11 am taking about 12130 dollars. They fled in a white wrecker, abandoning a car and later described to police. FBI agents arrived quickly as witnesses identified the suspects and their clothing.
Federal investigators moved to determine the cause of a TWA Convair 880 crash near Cincinnati as 64 of 82 aboard were reported dead with 18 survivors. The crash left a debris strewn orchard site near the Greater Cincinnati Airport as rescue efforts continued.
Washington reports that Britain's devaluation rekindles talk of President Johnson's income tax hike. House Ways and Means chairman Mills set a Nov 28 hearing on a 7 billion dollar 10 percent surcharge and 7 billion dollar spending cuts, with White House stressing urgency to pass by Jan 1.
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Conservative opposition moved to censure the government as dissident Labor factions rallied to back the pound at 2.40 to the dollar. Edward Heath led the two day attack on economic policy noting Wilson’s past vow not to devalue.
First National City Bank of New York raised its prime lending rate to 6 percent from 5 percent effective immediately. The move, first among major New York banks, follows the British pound devaluation and mirrors rate rises by Citizens & Southern National Midland National Lincoln National and Continental Illinois Bank. Labourites in Parliament rallied around Chancellor James Callaghan as he defended deflation policies and argued that higher overseas earnings could fix Britain’s balance of payments in about 18 months.
The Senate approved an extra 250 million dollars annually in federal funds for hospitals to reimburse elderly Medicare patients on a per diem basis. The measure, added to the omnibus Social Security bill, would also pressure states to provide welfare for families with unemployed fathers. A 15 senator group seeks to remove compulsory work requirements.
AP reports stock bond and commodity markets reacted to Britain's pound devaluation and higher rates. The Dow rose 7.40 points in early trading before closing down 4.33. bonds fell. grain and meat prices slid while cocoa sugar and copper mixed.
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