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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1966
Page
2
The American Exchange in New York reports a volatile yet higher trend as stocks push a recovery into the fourth straight session. Trading shows heavy activity with late ticker tape as share prices rebound.
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President Johnson and Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma met to seek a broader Genevalike framework for peace in Southeast Asia. Johnson stressed US commitment to South Viet Nam, warned against aggression, and urged world leaders to persuade Ho Chi Minh to pursue talks. He also noted plans for the Viet Nam conference on October 24 25 and asked for Souvanna's ideas.
Forecast for North Carolina and South Carolina calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions through Friday. North Carolina lows drop to the 40s in the mountains and 47 to 57 elsewhere with highs in the 70s in the mountains and 76 to 84 outside. South Carolina expects partly cloudy conditions with lows from 48 to 68 and highs in the 75 to 85 range.
Washington AP reports efforts to win an antitrust exemption for a combined National and American Football League collapsed. Legal counsel for the leagues and the House Antitrust Subcommittee failed to agree on exemption language, dimming chances for a merger before Congress adjourns.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States hopes for a more considered reply to its Viet Nam peace proposals after the Communists rejected them publicly. He urged continued discussion to clarify their meaning and noted U S hopes for Moscow help on Southeast Asia.
Negotiations to avert a General Electric strike enter a dead center phase with about 125000 workers in 11 unions threatening to strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The White House mediation panel and government officials press for a settlement as the firm faces wage and arbitration demands.
Two former U S Army lieutenants, Buel Wortham and Craddock Gilmour, arrested for aggravated theft of an antique bear statue from a Lenin grand hotel in Moscow. Held in Leningrad under Soviet law with possible up to six years. suspects detained since Oct 1 near the Finnish border. Embassy says case involves group theft by prior agreement.
British researchers at Baldock Hertfordshire Electronics Research Laboratory pursue a neutron beam machine to aid cancer treatment. A spokesman cautions against predicting cures while noting potential for better control than X rays and plans for a compact unit fit for a standard radiotherapy room.
The nine year old Public Bank of Detroit with over 117 million dollars in deposits and 132 million in assets failed Wednesday. It was placed into involuntary receivership by Judge Benjamin Burdick with the FDIC appointed as receiver.
In New York, Spec. 4 John F. Barzan was buried in Long Island National Cemetery after the Army failed to locate any relatives during a nine day search. Barzan died of heat prostration in South Vietnam on Sept. 25 while with the 117th Transport Company. The Army traced his mother Margaret D. Barzan to no forwarding address and, after extensive checks, decided on administrative burial. Remains were flown to Dover and interment set for Oct. 7 at the national cemetery if no relatives come forward.
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