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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1966
Page
2
New York stock trading opened mixed but trended higher as profit taking and weekend caution tempered gains. Dow Jones industrial average up 2.68 to 816.98 at noon as AP composite average rose slightly, rails and utilities retreating amid selective short covering and volatility on glamor and blue-chip issues.
Senator Long gains control of the Senate Finance Committee replacing Byrd upon his retirement. The White House declines to block Long, while Humphrey’s absence from civil rights advocacy shifts leadership to Mansfield and Hart. Absent senators hinder quorum as campaigns pull members away.
Governor Moore calls for a cooperative effort to prevent violence, praises North Carolina’s relative peace, and warns that indifference and complacency are the greatest threats. He cites Supreme Court decisions as complicating law enforcement duties and urges citizens to stay vigilant.
The AP reports noon figures for the New York Stock Exchange index in New York, detailing market activity and the overall level of stock prices at midday.
New York AP report notes Richard Nixon argues the Democratic party is split among friends of President Johnson VP Humphrey and Senator Kennedy. He dodges discussion of an AP poll predicting his own nomination, labeling the rift a civil war while touring on a speaking schedule.
U S B52 bombers based near Guam hit enemy concentrations between North and South Viet Nam just before Marines pushed inland from the coastal marshes. A Marine reconnaissance unit reported close combat with North Vietnamese troops resulting in moderate Marine casualties and nine enemy dead. The U S also disclosed the burning of the village Lien Hoa after helicopters and air strikes were shot down. A Marine pilot died after falling from a rescue helicopter hoist near Tuy Hoa.
Sluder urges uniform state policy after two Raleigh judges direct law enforcement to limit crime information. He seeks talks with Atty. Gen. Bruton on countywide applicability. Buncombe Sheriff Clay unavailable for comment.
Forecast for North Carolina and South Carolina calls for mostly fair conditions east and cool nights west with increasing cloudiness Saturday. Scattered showers expected in western mountains by evening with high 70s to upper 70s, cooler nights around 50. South Carolina remains partly cloudy tonight with cooler sections and showers possible north and west by evening. highs near 72 to 80 across regions.
The opinions are criticized for tilting justice toward offenders and violence. A growing protest questions the court’s work and may prompt a careful reassessment by the Supreme Court.
A Democrat group led by Rep. Sam Gibbons moves to strip Rep. Adam Powell of chair authority, proposing rules changes to give six subcommittee chairs power. Powell denounces the move as racist and vows to fight, saying the plan targets him amid absences and staff dismissals.
In Georgia a Democratic primary runoff looms as Ellis Arnall and Lester Maddox lead the field. Rep. Howard Callaway switches from Congress to seek governor. Arnall promotes modernization while Maddox touts conservatism amid a rising liberal moderate bloc.
Sam Shenton of Britain’s Flat Earth Society dismisses statements by Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon Jr. about viewing Earth as a sphere. He argues horizons remain level around the observer at any height and contends Atlantic splashdowns prove the earth lies flat beneath.
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