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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1966
Page
2
In New York early trading, industrials fell while rails and utilities held gains. The Dow Jones average dropped 3.84 to 804.12 at noon after a recent recovery, with oils, drugs and chemicals lifting certain sectors amid a cautious market tone.
New York AP shows selected stock transactions with near prices and notes on dividends. The table uses codes for ex dividends, stock dividends, warrants, and classification such as in bankruptcy or foreign issues, with unofficial sale figures.
The listing shows stock averages for the week with figures across sectors. Notable values include MSNA at 62.6, Ralls index at 904, and overall averages around 725 to 894 with a monthly figure near 81.1.
New York AP reports cotton futures opened quietly with no actual trades registered, indicating a stalled start in the market as traders await clearer price signals.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy denounced a plan to sell 25 jet fighters to Peru, calling it an unnecessary arms race in Latin America. He urged stopping arms sales during a Democratic rally at City Hall in Portland, linking Peru’s purchase to Chile and Argentina.
Forecast shows rising temperatures then cooler relief this week. Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday stay near normal with highs in the 60s to low 70s and scattered showers, mainly in mountains. Regional highs: Asheville 61 Raleigh 67 Charlotte 67 Columbia 71. lows 37 to 57. Rain totals reach a quarter to half inch, with showers Tuesday and rain Friday through Saturday.
National GOP leader lauds Rep. Howard Callaway as Georg ia Republicans rally behind him for governor. Gov. Carl Sanders supporters counter with Maddox backing, while Rep. Gerald Ford touts Georgia’s political clout. Eight regents endorse Callaway as campaign funds flow from Wall Street.
About 50 000 Guineans gathered near the U S Embassy in Conakry and marched through Dakar with chants accusing the United States of involvement in the detention of a Guinea delegation. The crowd, including some in uniform, ended at a stadium where President Sekou Touré appeared. No embassy damage was reported.
The Union reported year-long negotiations collapsed with six Greensboro area mills striking. Strikes involve Print Works 550 workers, White Oak 1800, Edna 350 in Reidsville, Cole 500 in Salisbury, Granite Finishing 350, and larbardrey 350 in Haw River. Spokesman cites workload changes as main contention and picket lines show many Cone workers demanding end to flagrant labor law violations.
Rosemarie Frankland 23 formerly Miss World was divorced in London today from photographer Benjamin Jones on adultery grounds. Married January 1963 they separated six months later. The Welsh actress rose to fame with the 1961 Miss World title.
India called for a universal treaty banning further spread of nuclear weapons after China's test of an intermediate range guided missile with a nuclear warhead. V. C. Trivedi told the General Assembly that disarmament requires mutual responsibilities and concrete steps to halt the arms race and reduce stockpiles. Gil Puyat called the test a grave setback to nonproliferation efforts amid caution from the Soviet Union and United States about prospects for a treaty.
Federal mediators pressed for a last minute agreement to avert a walkout by 14 000 Westinghouse electric workers at 46 plants as contract talks stalled. IBEW says proposed terms lag rival settlements and seeks wage and benefit gains plus tighter layoff protections and arbitration.
An ex marine and two other Americans aided by Brazilian associates fled a federal checkpoint after seizing a plane at Anapolis and landing in Dallas. The 007 diamond tainted the case linking Paulo Leite Takapoulos and others to a 2 million dollar theft. They received three year jail terms for tantalite ore smuggling.
An anonymous caller in Chicago directed police to a trash basket in Grant Park where a half million dollar painting by CorREGGIO titled Madonna and Child with St John was recovered. The piece sustained moderate damage but is repairable. investigators suspect the thief gained access via a second story window and survived a complex escape from the Art Institute.
In Berlin at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church a rain-soaked rally drew about 10 000 as Billy Graham linked the 449th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation to modern woes. He praised Martin Luther as a brilliant lawyer turned reformer and argued that today people face guilt sin and fear of death, with salvation found through faith in Jesus Christ.
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower caught a cold and could not attend a political rally in York alongside Richard Nixon for congressional candidate George A. Goodling. Goodling, 70, challenged incumbent Democrat N Neiman Craley, 38, for the district that includes Eisenhower's home region.
In SOUTH ROCKWOOD Michigan a 105 day strike by 19 women at Better Plastics of Michigan began after they left the Brewery Workers Union to join the UAW. Ten men returned to work and negotiators from the UAW and company meet today to resolve the labor dispute amid court orders and claims of unfair labor practices.
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