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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1968
Page
2
A stock market round up report summarizes daily averages and movements on the New York Exchange. It notes warrants distributions, bankruptcy reorganizations under the bankruptcy act, and mentions foreign holdings and interest tax considerations affecting securities.
Washington AP reports Dillon resident Army Pfc Billy C McDaniels killed in action in Vietnam. He is the latest South Carolinian on the Defense Department casualty list released Thursday.
Fayetteville pastor Rev Samuel Robert Johnson faces five counts of false pretense after Columbus County Grand Jury indicted him for permitting checks to be issued to nonparticipants in an anti poverty program and cashing them himself. Johnson leads the AMI Union Church in Fayetteville and was said to be in Washington working on the program at the time.
Forecast North and South Carolina Virginia and Georgia fair with mild to warm temperatures tonight and Saturday North Carolina South Carolina temperatures 33 to 43 with fair skies Virginia mountains 25 to 42 east of mountains 30 to 62 Georgia 32 to 74 partly cloudy improving into weekend Five day outlook calls for above normal temps in region plus an election closing time note A Robeson County Elections Board statement cites registration hours and voting rules and concerns about ambiguous provisions attributed to Lucy Gray executive secretary and board members.
Asheville North Carolina has been selected for the Model Cities Program. The city was among 23 chosen in a final list, expanding the program to 148 cities including Columbia Rock Hill and Charlotte. The effort seeks to improve urban services and development in selected areas.
Washington AP reports LBJ voiced mixed feelings about his presidency and a second heart transplant. He cited achievements in education health and veterans benefits while acknowledging regrets about his late active role. He spoke from his Texas ranch of a quieter phase post office and hopes for ending Vietnam and domestic violence as his term winds down.
President elect Richard M. Nixon has enlisted over 100 leaders from business education and industry to draft confidential reports for his legislative program. The task forces will submit findings by December 15 and cover budget economic policy taxes and national development with input from external advisors.
Two grandparents aged 66 and 74 were found shot and bound behind the front door of their rural Tuckahoe farm home after a blaze swept through the residence. Police said the husband was shot in the throat and the wife in the neck before their bodies were removed from the garage area where kerosene had been used to fuel the fire.
Secretary of State Thad Eure predicted the 1967 North Carolina General Assembly will face money problems with new appropriations and liquor tax proposals. He noted battles over abolition of the death penalty and constitutional changes may appear, and observed lawmakers delay bills while focusing on spending and funding.
Illinois Supreme Court upheld Richard Speck's death sentence for the Chicago nurses murders. The court rejected defense claims that Speck could not receive a fair trial and found the death penalty not cruel or unusual. A new execution date was set for January 31, 1969, with Speck turning 27 that year.
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