17 Oct 1964
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson convened the National Security Council at the White House amid major world developments. Agenda includes Khrushchev ouster and Moscow government changes, China’s first nuclear test, and a new Labour government in London.
Delegates anticipated a delay of at least two weeks for the United Nations General Assembly opening to avoid a clash between the United States and Russia over peacekeeping forces. The postponement aims to ease tensions as debates on international security unfold.
RALEIGH AP I Beverly Lake said Friday he plans no statement on the presidential election despite requests to back Goldwater when he visited Lake's home last Saturday. Lake said they talked politics among other things James Gardner of Rocky Mount running for the 4th District congressional seat sent Lake a telegram.
Intelligence sources report Red China began a formal nuclear program in 1958 with a reactor near Peking built with Soviet aid. The plant could yield 2.5 kilograms of plutonium per year, enough for one bomb in two years, with 15 labs in Peking and 21 elsewhere.
Six Athens area men tied to Clarke County Klavern No 224 of the United Klans of America are indicted on conspiring to injure and intimidate Negro citizens in Georgia. FBI agents arrested three of them after a week of civil rights case hearings. Bonds set at 10000 each for Phillips and Turner.
The French Broad River nears flood stage as heavy rainfall in the Blue Ridge triggers swift floodwaters. Rescue crews search Rutherford County for a man swept over a dam. Weather Bureau predicts clearing, warmer weather for much of the state and further rises on the Cape Fear and Pee Dee rivers.
A Washington AP analysis notes that intensive federal security screening exists but occasional slips occur. Civil Service Commission checks 230000 applicants for nonsensitive jobs and conducts 35000 full field investigations costing hundreds. Agencies including FBI and military services conduct probes. Clearances extend from cabinet members to staff. Jenkins resigned amid morals charges, linked to decades of security scrutiny.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan K Moore told oil jobbers in Asheville that government rules burden businessmen and that he remains steadfast against adding more burdens. He warned against further regulatory strain while urging free enterprise and incentive for young entrepreneurs.
Moscow reports indicate Nikita Khrushchev was ousted as premier amid a tense party crisis. The move sparked confusion about leadership, with officials from the Soviet Union and foreign observers weighing the implications for science and space programs and the future direction of communism.
Harold Wilson, installed by a razor thin margin, moves to form a Labour government with about four parliamentary votes to spare. He names six cabinet ministers including Gordon Walker as foreign secretary and Healey and Callaghan in key posts as the Parliament set to convene.
The fall furniture market in downtown High Point expands for a major industry event with anticipated buyer rush. Read the Sunday Enterprise for a full report on the market’s scale and implications for retailers and manufacturers.
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