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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
2
Unofficial bid and asked prices from the Association of Securities Dealers provide a guide to approximate ranges where securities have been sold or bought. Origin of quotations available upon request.
In Shelby North Carolina Dr Z P Mitchell county health officer announced Cleveland County’s first polio case of 1961 a ten year old girl Cathy S Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Smith of Rt 2 Lawndale Hospitalized at Asheville Orthopedic Hospital for weakness in both legs The county had 41 polio cases in 1960 with three deaths most cases clustered in the southern part near Cherokee Spartanburg areas
Denise cites basic contractual matters as key to company competitiveness and hopes for a quick settlement. Neather notes Ford's improved unemployment benefits over GM. Reuther rejects halting the national strike, confirming it will continue amid deep unresolved issues.
Five East German refugees were rescued by a U S Army helicopter from Steinstuecken in West Berlin during a routine visit. The Berlin command noted the lift moved five individuals within the American sector of West Berlin. Previously two American helicopters had evacuated seven refugees from the same enclave amid East German accusations of air space violations.
The local government commission sold 6 million dollars in Guilford County school building bonds at 3.3023 percent. The average maturity is 15.77 years. Bonds were purchased by a syndicate led by John Nuveen and Co. against Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and associates.
President Charles de Gaulle declared his resolve to pursue Algerian self determination despite critics. He outlined a provisional executive to govern Algeria until a referendum and a security force to implement the plan, signaling a push backed by a sizable force of largely Algerian Muslims.
In Washington, Patriarch Benedict I announced President Kennedy will be awarded the grand cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Greek Orthodox churchmen say the cross contains a fragment of the true Cross. Kennedy would be the eighth recipient since the fourth century.
An Alitalia DC8 from Rome and Milan carrying 140 passengers slid off a wet Idlewild runway in a rainstorm while taxiing after landing. No injuries were reported.
Carlyle Stevens aged 53 and a continuity director at WGN television died Sunday. He joined WGN in 1949 after serving as program manager and assistant station manager at KFAC in Los Angeles.
John A. Peterson, 55, a Georgia Department of Agriculture clerk and half-brother of Sen. Herman Talmadge, shot his wife Helen Peterson, 49, then killed himself in Hapeville. Helen, an education official, suffered two bullet wounds and was listed in critical condition at Grady Hospital. Witnesses said Peterson shot her at breakfast before turning the pistol on himself. He had a three day drinking problem and prior alcoholism treatment.
The Defense Department ordered 495 doctors 154 dentists and 67 veterinarians drafted to support the Army Navy and Air Force as part of a broader military buildup. Of the doctors 275 join the Army 150 the Air Force and 70 the Navy with all dentists and veterinarians serving in the Army.
The battleship North Carolina was moved up the Cape Fear River to a permanent slip in Wilmington as a memorial to war dead. The operation involved 10 tugs and faced a minor collision and a grounding mishap. The drive raised 250000 dollars with leaders Luther Hodges and Sanford supporting the effort. a public inspection is planned after final preparations.
Premier Mamoun Kuzbari announced a neutral foreign policy aligned with nonalignment and private ownership at home. He pledged parliamentary democracy within four months, proposed possible reprivatization of last year’s nationalized firms, and kept Nasser’s agrarian reform in place.
Kuzbari spoke in Damascus claiming to restore democratic principles after the coup. He said Syria is not aligned with East or West and applied for UN and Arab League membership. He reported the closed intelligence service and arrest of its head, Col. Abul Hamid Serraj, who was later captured again. Shoppers filled Damascus markets as calm returned.
The report lists stock figures for Industrials Rails Utilities and Stocks with opening and closing levels. It shows intraday changes and volume tallies of 560000 1440000 and 2800000 across sectors.
Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Ato Ketema Yifru urged the creation of a regional organization of African states. He said the group would handle regional issues in an African forum to resist cold war influence and outside pressure.
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